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Situated on the south bank of the Tees estuary. Noted for its ironworks and railway line. Includes brief history.
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Builder of steam locomotives. Includes brief biography, illustrations and selections from various writers. (1771-1833)
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Produced steam locomotives, including Puffing Billy and Wylam Dilly. Includes brief biography and photo. (1779-1843)
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Engineer involved in the Surrey Iron Railway project. Includes brief biography. (1745-1814)
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Designer of steam locomotives. Includes brief biography and a drawing of his six-wheel engine, the Royal George. (1786-1850)
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Produced locomotives, including the Salamanca, which weighed five tons and was capable of hauling a load of ninety tons at four mph. Includes brief description.
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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)
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Founder of the first company in the world that built locomotives. Includes brief biography, photo and selections from the works of various writers. (1803-1859)
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Brief life history of the 19th century engineer who worked on the Thames Tunnel and the Great Western Railway. (1806-1859)
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Joint chief engineer of the Grand Junction Railway. Became first railway engineer to realize locomotives would gradually be able to overcome steep gradients. (1805-1860)
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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)
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Superintendent of the Great Western Railway and was responsible for the Severn Tunnel project. Includes brief biography. (1816-1889)
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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)
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Designed steam locomotives. Includes brief details of his work and a diagram. (1765-1826)
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Short biography of an early pioneer in steam locomotives. Includes selected writings and correspondence. (1795-1865)
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