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Photograph appearing in the 1905 Railway Magazine. Emett, Charlie (2000). The Stockton and Darlington Railway 175 Years. p. 93. ISBN 0-7509-2511-6.

Photograph appearing in the 1905 Railway Magazine. For many years, before and during preservation, it was thought that Lyon was one of this original group of locomotives, built in 1822. Lowe describes four named 1820 locomotives and an unnamed 1822 locomotive, which he identifies as this one, the only one to be preserved. Its designers were held to be George Stephenson and Nicholas Wood.

For many years its prosperity depended on its status as a market town, and on the production of leather and woollen and linen cloth, but the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825 focused the world's attention on this part of North-East England and set the pattern for the development of railway systems throughout Britain and beyond.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863. The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington in County Durham, and was officially opened on 27 September 1825.

Stockton and Darlington Railway Carriage Works, also known as Hopetown works. Darlington TMD. References. a b c "A grandiose monument to the region's railway past". Retrieved 17 April 2012. Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML · GPX. 54°32′17″N 1°33′18″W, 5. 3802°N . 5488°W, 5. 3802; -. 5488 (North Road Shops)Coordinates: 54°32′17″N 1°33′18″W, 5. 5488 (North Road Shops), North Road Shops.

Charlie Emett has compiled a pictorial history of Stockton-on-Tees. A great book on Stockton-on-Tees by Charlie Emett, as is all his books -well put together. With this superb collection of over 200 photographs, he illustrates many aspects of the town's development - both as a port and as a commercial centre - following the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.

Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) was the world’s first railway to. .Later, it became the standard gauge for railways not only in Britain but also all over the world.

Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) was the world’s first railway to successfully use steam locomotives for carrying freight and passengers. In 1821, a parliamentary bill was passed to allow the building of the S&DR. The 26-mile railway was to connect various coal mines. On the 12-mile line connecting Stockton and Darlington, the rails were laid on wooden blocks. The 15-mile track between the mines and Darlington was laid on stone blocks. The line’s structures included one of the first railway bridges.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the first permanent steam locomotive . However, George Stephenson had been perfecting his engines at Killingworth for about seven years, and had built the Hetton Colliery Railway.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the first permanent steam locomotive public railway  . With a deputation from Killingworth, he persuaded Edward Pease, on the day that the Act received Royal Assent, to allow him to resurvey the route and work it, at least partly, by steam.

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Ever since the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened in 1825 the north-east of England has been at the heart of the railway system. Charlie Emett, ex-railwayman, author and historian, has collected a fascinating selection of over 250 photographs, all informatively captioned. His compilation takes the reader on a journey from these pioneering beginnings, through the revolutionary age of steam and the diesel era, to the birth of the electric expresses, drawn by the most powerful locomotives ever to run in Britain.

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