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Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAedinburgh.htm Opened in 1842. Includes brief history. Edmund Denison http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAdenison.htm Appointed parliamentary counsel for the Great Northern Railway. Also involved in promoting the line that linked the Great Northern Railway with the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1865, and the GNR's Derbyshire and Staffordshire Bill in 1872. (1816-1905) Edward Bury http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbury.htm Railway engineer whose design combined horizontal inside cylinders with a horizontal tubular boiler. Became general manager and engineer of the Great Northern Railway. He also advised on the building of three railway towns, Swindon, Wolverton and Doncaster. (1794-1858) Edward Pease http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RApease.htm Partner in company to manufacture locomotives. Includes brief biography. (1767-1858) Euston Station http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAeustonST.htm Built in 1838 for the London and Birmingham Railway. Includes brief details and illustration. Exeter http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITexeter.htm Situated on the River Exe. Part of the Bristol and Exeter line, completed in 1844. Includes brief history. First Class Travel http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAfirst.htm Early carriages were similar to traveling inside a stage coach but had provision for carrying luggage on the roofs. Includes brief details of design improvements made by Nathaniel Worsdell and a lithograph. George Bidder http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbidder.htm First person to design and build a railway swing bridge. Also one of the founders of the first company formed to provide telegraphic communication. (1806-1878) George Bradshaw http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbradshaw.htm Formed a company to publish railway timetables. The first issue of Bradshaw's Monthly Railway Guide appeared in 1838.(1801-1853) George Hudson http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAhudson.htm Builder of railways. He controlled 1,016 miles of railway track and obtained the title, the Railway King. Includes brief biography. (1800-1871) George Rennie http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RArennie.htm Engineer responsible for building Waterloo Bridge and Southwick Bridge in London. Established company that built sixteen locomotives. (1791-1866) George Stephenson http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAstephensonG.htm Early railroad pioneer who, with his son Robert, became the world's first locomotive builder. Engineered many railways and worked to improve the quality of steam engines. Includes biography and selections from letters and other writings. (1781-1848) George Walker http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JwalkerG.htm Artist who did a series of paintings for the book Costume of Yorkshire. Included the first ever painting of a locomotive, the Salamanca at Middleton Colliery. Includes brief biography. (1781-1856) Glasgow http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITglasgow.htm City in Scotland, known for its university and shipyards. Important lines included the Garnkirk and Glasgow, the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the Caledonian Railway that linked the main industrial centers of England with Glasgow. Includes brief history and selections from works of several authors. Gradient Profile http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgradient.htm Includes sketch of Liverpool and Manchester Route. Grand Junction Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgrand.htm Established in 1833. Includes brief history and illustration. Great Northern Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAnorthern.htm Provided service between London and York. Includes brief history. Great Western http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAwestern.htm Locomotive produced by Daniel Gooch in 1846. Includes brief details and illustration. Great Western Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgreat.htm Linked London and Bristol and was completed in 1841. Includes brief history of the line and photo of the locomotive, The Great Western. Henry Booth http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbooth.htm Early advocate of railways. Worked for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway until the company was merged with the Grand Junction Railway in 1845. (1788-1869) Iron Duke http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAiron.htm Locomotive designed and built by Daniel Gooch in 1847. Includes description and drawing. Isambard Kingdom Brunel http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAbrunel.htm Brief life history of the 19th century engineer who worked on the Thames Tunnel and the Great Western Railway. (1806-1859) J. M. W. Turner http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAturner.htm One of Britain's leading topographical watercolorists who painted Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway. Includes brief biography and illustration. (1775-1851) James Wilson Carmichael http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jcarmichael.htm Artist who published a set of engravings entitled Views of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Includes brief biography and illustration. (1800-1868) Jenny Lind http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAjenny.htm Steam locomotive on the London and Brighton Railway. Includes brief description and illustration.
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