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How Did George Stephenson Change Lives?
How did George Stephenson change lives? Timeline 1812 1825 1829 1850 1863 1863 1879 1912 1938 1964 Invention of The first George Luxury steam ‘The flying The The first First diesel Mallard The first high trains with soft the steam railroad opens Stephenson Scotsman’ Metropolitan electric locomotive train speed trains train in Britain seats, sleeping had its first is opened as train runs in invented run in Japan. invents ‘The and dining journey. the first presented Switzerland ‘The bullet Rocket’ underground in Berlin train railway (Germany) invented’ Key Vocabulary Famous figures The Flying diesel These locomotives burn diesel as fuel and Scotsman is a were far more powerful than previous George Stephenson (1781-1848) steam train that steam locomotives. He worked on the development of ran from Edinburgh electric Powered from electricity which they collect to London. railway tracks and bridge building from overhead cables. and also designed the ‘Rocket’ high-speed Initially produced in Japan but now which won the Rainhill Trials in international, these trains are really fast. The Mallard holds 1829. It was the fastest steam locomotive Engines which provide the power to pull a the record for the locomotive of its time, reaching 30 whole train made up of carriages or fastest steam train miles an hour. Some people were wagons. Rainhill The Liverpool and Manchester railway at 126 mph. scared of the train as they felt it Trials competition to find the best locomotive, could be dangerous to go so fast! won by Stephenson’s Rocket. steam Powered by burning coal. Steam was fed The Bullet is a into cylinders to move long rods (pistons) Japanese high The Rocket and make the wheels turn. -
Publications Robert Stephenson – Engineer & Scientist
The Robert Stephenson Trust – Publications Robert Stephenson – Engineer & Scientist – The Making of a Prodigy by Victoria Haworth 185 x 285 90pp ISBN 0 9535 1621 0 Softback £9.95 postage & packing £1.50 The work of Robert Stephenson has always been overshadowed by that of his father George and the author attempts to lay to rest the confusion that various myths have created. The book highlights Robert’s formative years and his major contribution to the development of the steam locomotive design, including notable locomotives such as Rocket, Planet and Patentee . The factory in Newcastle, which bears his name, not only produced these machines but trained talents in abundance, changing the face of civilisation. Also included is a chronology of the main events in his life. Robert Stephenson: Railway Engineer by John Addyman & Victoria Haworth A4 195pp ISBN 1 873513 60 7 Hardback £19.95 postage & packing £5.00 This biography seeks to return Robert Stephenson to his rightful position as the pre-eminent engineer of the Railway Age. The book surveys the whole range of his railway work and aims to correct the imbalance due to Smiles who credited most of Robert’s early work to his father George. All aspects of his work are covered, from very important locomotive development to railway building and consultancy around the world. Fully referenced primary sources and well reproduced lithographs, drawings and other art work complement this essential reference book. The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station by John Addyman and Bill Fawcett A4 152pp ISBN 1 873513 28 3 Softback £9.95 postage & packing £3.00 This book recognises the 150 th anniversaries of the opening of the High Level Bridge and the Central Station. -
Lesson Plan Created by Tina Corri on Behalf of Sunderland Culture
Lesson plan created by Tina Corri on behalf of Sunderland Culture STEAM Teachers Notes and Lesson Plans for KS2/KS3 Teachers STEAM Teachers Notes and Lesson Plans for KS2/KS3 Teachers Welcome to Sunderland Culture’s Cultural Toolkit for STEAM activities! This resource contains notes and lesson plans linking to STEAM education. They are created for KS2 and KS3 teachers, and are editable. They are designed to be easy to use, adaptable and creative - ready to plug in and play. The activities have been developed in partnership with teachers, and take Sunderland’s people and places as their inspiration. Teacher Notes - Introduction to STEAM What is STEAM? STEAM stands for Science, TechnologyWelcome, Engineering to Sunderland, Art and Maths. By placing art at theCulture’s heart of STEM Cultural Toolkit education, it recognises the vitalfor role STEAM of the arts activities!and This resource contains notes and lesson plans linking creativity in scientific discoveries,to STEAM inno education.vative design, They are createdand for KS2 and KS3 ground-breaking engineering. teachers, and are editable. They are designed to be easy to use, adaptable and creative - ready to plug in and play. The activities STEAM education explores whahavet happens been developed when in ypartnershipou combine with teachers,these different subjects together and take Sunderland’s people and places as their as a way to explore real-world situainspiration.tions and challenges. It is an approach which encourages invention and curiosity throughTeacher creative, Noteshands-on - Introductionand experimen tot STEAMal learning. At the core of STEAM education are two key concepts: What is STEAM? STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. -
The Evolution of the Steam Locomotive, 1803 to 1898 (1899)
> g s J> ° "^ Q as : F7 lA-dh-**^) THE EVOLUTION OF THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (1803 to 1898.) BY Q. A. SEKON, Editor of the "Railway Magazine" and "Hallway Year Book, Author of "A History of the Great Western Railway," *•., 4*. SECOND EDITION (Enlarged). £on&on THE RAILWAY PUBLISHING CO., Ltd., 79 and 80, Temple Chambers, Temple Avenue, E.C. 1899. T3 in PKEFACE TO SECOND EDITION. When, ten days ago, the first copy of the " Evolution of the Steam Locomotive" was ready for sale, I did not expect to be called upon to write a preface for a new edition before 240 hours had expired. The author cannot but be gratified to know that the whole of the extremely large first edition was exhausted practically upon publication, and since many would-be readers are still unsupplied, the demand for another edition is pressing. Under these circumstances but slight modifications have been made in the original text, although additional particulars and illustrations have been inserted in the new edition. The new matter relates to the locomotives of the North Staffordshire, London., Tilbury, and Southend, Great Western, and London and North Western Railways. I sincerely thank the many correspondents who, in the few days that have elapsed since the publication: of the "Evolution of the , Steam Locomotive," have so readily assured me of - their hearty appreciation of the book. rj .;! G. A. SEKON. -! January, 1899. PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. In connection with the marvellous growth of our railway system there is nothing of so paramount importance and interest as the evolution of the locomotive steam engine. -
NATURE 19 the Map Was Drawn, and So the Omission of the Name of Tion Set In, Due to Errors Introduced by Repeated Copying, St
NATURE 19 the map was drawn, and so the omission of the name of tion set in, due to errors introduced by repeated copying, St. Gilles can be accounted for. Vesconte knew that uncontrolled by any check. there was no longer a port of St. Gilles, if he knew that From the evidence outlined above we may reconstruct there ever had been, and, being of no interest to those the history of St. Gilles as a seaport. In Roman times for whom the map was made, it was omitted, but the it was an inland town, of no great importance, past topography he took, directly or indirectly, from the which one of the branches of the Rhone flowed, as at older map. If this map is compared with a restoration the present day, but, instead of turning southwards, of the twelfth century topography, as deduced from the river flowed on to the west, in a valley cut out of the modern maps of the region, upraised alluvium, to where the etang de Mauguio now the agreement, as regards stands. Then came the subsidence in the Dark Ages, the eastern end of the inlet, the lower part of this valley became submerged, and an is so close, that his repre inlet of the sea was formed, with sufficient depth of sentation of the western por water to enable ships to reach St. Gilles, which, by 108o, tion, where direct restoration had become so well established that it was selected Fw. 3·-Coast between Cette is more uncertain, may be as the most appropriatelanding-place for a princess of and Cap Couronne, from the map by Petrus Vesconte, dated taken as corroboration of the Sicily, on her way to the Court of France. -
The 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway
The 1825 S&DR: Preparing for 2025; Significance & Management. The 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway: Historic Environment Audit Volume 1: Significance & Management October 2016 Archaeo-Environment for Durham County Council, Darlington Borough Council and Stockton on Tees Borough Council. Archaeo-Environment Ltd for Durham County Council, Darlington Borough Council and Stockton Borough Council 1 The 1825 S&DR: Preparing for 2025; Significance & Management. Executive Summary The ‘greatest idea of modern times’ (Jeans 1974, 74). This report arises from a project jointly commissioned by the three local authorities of Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council which have within their boundaries the remains of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) which was formally opened on the 27th September 1825. The report identifies why the S&DR was important in the history of railways and sets out its significance and unique selling point. This builds upon the work already undertaken as part of the Friends of Stockton and Darlington Railway Conference in June 2015 and in particular the paper given by Andy Guy on the significance of the 1825 S&DR line (Guy 2015). This report provides an action plan and makes recommendations for the conservation, interpretation and management of this world class heritage so that it can take centre stage in a programme of heritage led economic and social regeneration by 2025 and the bicentenary of the opening of the line. More specifically, the brief for this Heritage Trackbed Audit comprised a number of distinct outputs and the results are summarised as follows: A. Identify why the S&DR was important in the history of railways and clearly articulate its significance and unique selling point. -
George Stephenson Fact File
George Stephenson Fact File • George Stephenson was born in 1781 near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. • His dad worked at a coal mine and looked after the steam engines that were used to pump water out of the mine. He taught George about these machines and when George was 14 he went to work down the mines himself. He would play about with the machines to learn more about how they worked. • In 1814, George designed his first steam locomotive for the railways for Killingworth Colliery near Newcastle. The loco was a success and George was asked to work on other railways being built. • In 1825 a new railway was opened between Stockton and Darlington. George and his men built the track and the locomotive for this railway. It later became the first steam loco to carry passengers in the world! • But the steam loco George is probably most famous for is the Rocket... - In 1829 a new railway was planned to run between Liverpool and Manchester. - George competed against two other engineers to find the best locomotive to run on the railway and pull heavy loads of materials over long distances. With his son, Robert, he built the ‘Rocket’. This travelled faster than all the other trains at 36mph. - The opening of this railway line and the success of the rocket led to many more railway lines and steam locomotives being built across the country. Richard Trevithick Fact File • In 1803 Trevithick began to build the first steam locomotive in Britain to run on rails. • He had been asked by the boss of an ironworks company in South Wales to build a steam loco to run on rails from the ironworks (a place where iron a strong metal is used to make things) to the local canal. -
Hackworth Family Archive
Hackworth Family Archive A cataloguing project made possible by the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives Science Museum Group 1 Description of Entire Archive: HACK (fonds level description) Title Hackworth Family Archive Fonds reference code GB 0756 HACK Dates 1810’s-1980’s Extent & Medium of the unit of the 1036 letters with accompanying letters and associated documents, 151 pieces of printed material and printed images, unit of description 13 volumes, 6 drawings, 4 large items Name of creator s Hackworth Family Administrative/Biographical Hackworth, Timothy (b 1786 – d 1850), Railway Engineer was an early railway pioneer who worked for the Stockton History and Darlington Railway Company and had his own engineering works Soho Works, in Shildon, County Durham. He married and had eight children and was a converted Wesleyan Methodist. He manufactured and designed locomotives and other engines and worked with other significant railway individuals of the time, for example George and Robert Stephenson. He was responsible for manufacturing the first locomotive for Russia and British North America. It has been debated historically up to the present day whether Hackworth gained enough recognition for his work. Proponents of Hackworth have suggested that he invented of the ‘blast pipe’ which led to the success of locomotives over other forms of rail transport. His sons other relatives went on to be engineers. His eldest son, John Wesley Hackworth did a lot of work to promote his fathers memory after he died. His daughters, friends, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and ancestors to this day have worked to try and gain him a prominent place in railway history. -
Stephensons Track
Exploring Hadrian’s Way Based upon the 2000 Ordnance Survey map A69 with permission of the Controller of H.M.S.O N Crown Copyright Reserved LA 076244 S S B6528 A P HEDDON-ON - THE-WALL Y Throckley B Stephenson’s Track N R E Walbottle T S E TYNE W A 1 RIVERSIDE 69 A COUNTRY PARK Up to 8 miles / 12km Ideal for cycling and walking Newburn ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı for all the family ı ı ı ı ı ı ı A60 ı ı ı ı ı 85 ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı Wylam ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı Ryton ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı B6 ı 317 ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ııı ı ı ı ı ı ı ııı ı ı A695 ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı ı Blaydon ı ı ı ı Location of walk METRO ı CENTRE ı ı ı ı ı This 4 miles / 6 km walk/cycleway Contact details: links the Tyne Riverside Country Park at Newburn with Wylam. -
Locomotion No.1 Positive Discussions Between , , and Darlington Borough Council
Locomotion No.1 Positive discussions between , , and Darlington Borough Council (DBC) over the autumn. As a result, SMG offered Memorandum of Understanding which included offer of future short-term loans of Locomotion No.1 back to DBC during the period 2025-2030 (including 50:50 share during 20205). DBC have rejected the MOU as it stands and want us to commit to loan of the vehicle beyond 2030 We believe our MOU offer to be very generous for an SMG owned vehicle. It goes far beyond any arrangements we have with other lenders. We cannot tie the hands of the Museum that far into the future. The current loan expires at the end of March. Just before Christmas we wrote to DBC to confirm that we will be collecting Locomotion No.1 w/c 22 February. DBC have replied that it will not be possible to collect Locomotion No1 whilst pandemic restrictions are in place; and seeking to extend the current loan for another year. This is the first indication from DBC that they may not cooperate with collection. Our legal advice is that the pandemic does not change the position in relation to 31 March loan expiration. We have further meetings with DBC later this week, after which we hope they will cooperate with collection. The administration of loans is critical business as usual work which we continue to progress across the group. Locomotion No.1 – briefing note A. Timeline of NRM and Darlington Borough Council (DBC) discussions 2015 [For context, not to be shared: DBC consider brewery proposal to turn museum space into brewery-restaurant. -
Lines to Take on NRM Masterplan for York • NRM Is at the Heart of York
Lines to take on NRM Masterplan for York • NRM is at the heart of York Central, one of Europe’s most ambitious city centre regeneration projects. Through the redevelopment of the museum NRM will become the cultural centre of this new community bringing benefits to new residents and driving the uptake of new commercial opportunities. • The York Central scheme will divert Leeman Road to improve the road network for an existing residential area (Salisbury Island). This will enable NRM to unite the two halves of their split site for the first time since the museum opened in 1975. • A new Central Hall will unite the historically important Great Hall and Station Hall creating space for new visitor facilities and gallery space and ensuring level access and a better visitor experience for everyone. • The museum is not being demolished: the only building that will be demolished is the single storey entrance built in 2012 which currently houses the visitor entrance and the museum shop. The depot, a temporary structure erected in 2000, will also be taken down. All other buildings are being retained. • Through the Cultural Development Fund DCMS are contributing £18.6m towards the £55.3m cost of the NRM scheme. NRM will fundraise to secure the balance of investment. Background notes 2025: Stockton & Darlington Railway bicentenary The Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) was the world’s first steam traction public passenger railway. Its first passenger train left Shildon on 27th September 1825 hauled by Locomotion No.1. 2025 will see the 200th year anniversary of this occasion and offers an exciting opportunity for the region and the rest of the country to celebrate this world changing event. -
The Evolution of Permanent
TECHNICAL ARTICLE AS PUBLISHED IN The Journal January 2018 Volume 136 Part 1 If you would like to reproduce this article, please contact: Alison Stansfield MARKETING DIRECTOR Permanent Way Institution [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS JOURNAL ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EDITOR OR OF THE INSTITUTION AS A BODY. TECHNICAL The evolution of AUTHOR: Charles E. Lee permanent way Associate Fellow PWI PAPER READ TO THE PERMANENT WAY INSTITUTION, LONDON, ON MONDAY MARCH 8TH 1937. PART 5 This seems to be the period that the word renewed. This was done on a new plan; and it railway came into use on Tyneside. The “Term is now acknowledged to be the most complete This is the fifth and final part of this Reports” for 1798 give details of an appeal in Britain. The sleepers are very broad, and fascinating paper. I have not edited this against a poor rate assessed on “a piece or only 18 in. from centre to centre. A rail of paper due to its historical nature. parcel ground called a wagon-way situate at foreign fir, 4 in. Square, is pinned down to Wallsend and leading from a colliery there to them and another rail, of the same dimensions, Returning to the main channel of development, the River Tyne.” In this report is the following is laid over it, and the whole well beat up in we find that, after the introduction of cast-iron statement: “The appellants . made and laid good clay; on the top of the upper rail is laid facings on wagon-ways, the next step was to a wagon-way in, through, and over .