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Matthew Murray http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAmurray.htm Designed steam locomotives. Includes brief details of his work and a diagram. (1765-1826) Merthyr Tydfil http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITmerthyr.htm Noted for its ironworks and part of the Taff Vale Railway Company. Includes brief history and illustration. Middlesbrough http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITmiddlesbrough.htm Situated on the south bank of the Tees estuary. Noted for its ironworks and railway line. Includes brief history. Midland Counties Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAcounties.htm Line was opened in 1836 and ran from Derby, Leicester, Rugby and Nottingham. Includes brief history. Midland Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAmidland.htm Formed by George Hudson with amalgamation of the York and North Midland, Midland Counties, North Midland Railway, and the Birmingham and Derby. Includes brief history and photo. Moorish Arch http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAmoorish.htm Was an ornate feature on the Stockton and Darlington line. Removed in the 1860s. Includes lithograph. Newcastle http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITnewcastle.htm Situated on the River Tyne. Was a commercial and industrial center and location of Newcastle and Darlington Railway, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, and the York and Newcastle Railway. Newcastle Station http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAnewcastleST.htm Built in 1848 and was the junction point of four routes in Newcastle. Includes illustration. Nicholas Wood http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAwoodN.htm Short biography of an early pioneer in steam locomotives. Includes selected writings and correspondence. (1795-1865) North Eastern Railway http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAeastern.htm Formed in 1854 with merger of three companies, York and North Midland, Leeds Northern and the York, Newcastle and Berwick. Includes brief history of the line. Northumbrian http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAnorthumbrian.htm Steam locomotive built in 1830. Includes brief description and illustration. Norwich http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITnorwich.htm Situated on the River Wensum and established as a major center of the wool trade during the Middle Ages. Includes brief history of the town's railways. Novelty http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAnovelty.htm Steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite. Includes brief description and illustration. Oldham http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IToldham.htm Center of woolen trade and later a site of cotton mills, with over 213 by 1838. Railways also helped its growth. Was a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Includes photo and brief history. Olive Mount http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAolive.htm Location of rock cut project on the Liverpool and Manchester line. Includes brief details and painting by Thomas Bury. Passenger Carriages http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAexperiment.htm Looked very much like a stage coach carriage and were drawn by horses. Includes details and a drawing. Penydarren http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RApenydarren.htm Locomotive built in 1803 by Richard Trevithick. Includes brief details and illustration. Portsmouth http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITportsmouth.htm Was the main harbor used by the British Navy. Railway lines were built to Portsmouth from Chichester and Brighton. Includes short history. Preston http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ITpreston.htm Port at the head of the estuary of the River Ribble. Noted for its wool weaving industry and cotton mill. In 1838 the National Union Railway linked Preston to London, Liverpool and Manchester. Includes brief history. Puffing Billy http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RApuffing.htm Steam locomotive in use at the Wylam Colliery in 1860. Includes description and photo. Rack Railways http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RArack.htm Patented by John Blenkinsop in 1811 and involved the combination of a locomotive cogwheel and toothed rack rail. Includes brief description and illustration. Railway Gauges http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAgauge.htm Included broad and standard measurement. Gives brief history. Railway Post http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAjunction.htm First used by Grand Junction Railway in 1837. Includes details of a traveling post office carriage. Rainhill Trials http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RArainhill.htm Competition between stationary engines and locomotives held by the Liverpool and Manchester Company. Includes details of the event and a drawing. Richard Trevithick http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAtrevithick.htm Builder of steam locomotives. Includes brief biography, illustrations and selections from various writers. (1771-1833)
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