Full view of Locomotion No.1
© Image courtesy of Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum Locomotion No.1 is on loan from the National Railway Museum.
Close up of coal tender
© Image courtesy of Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum Locomotion No.1 is on loan from the National Railway Museum.
Close up of wheels and track
© Image courtesy of Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum Locomotion No.1 is on loan from the National Railway Museum.
An early locomotive
Print with a Yorkshire scene showing an early colliery steam locomotive in the background; AD 1813.
Railway works at Ebute Metta
The British Governor of Lagos, Nigeria, local kings and chiefs inspect the railway works at Ebute Metta. The kings are dressed in Yoruba traditional attire and hold walking sticks; AD 1880 – 1898.
The Stockton and Darlington railway
Source: bbc.co.uk
BBC Class Clip about the Stockton and Darlington Railway, with a working replica of Locomotion No.1 pulling passenger carriages.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0151qsmStephenson’s development of Locomotion No.1
Source: bbc.co.uk
BBC Class Clip on Stephenson’s development of Locomotion No.1.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zxmcjxsA boiler explosion
Source: thenorthernecho.co.uk
Northern Echo article about the driver killed by a boiler explosion and his descendants.
Visit the site http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1260042.born_cree/Locomotion No.1’s first journey, accidents and subsequent developments
Source: spartacus-educational.com
Visit the site http://spartacus-educational.com/RAlocomotion.htmVictorian sources
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk
A variety of Victorian sources from the National Archives, including several linked to the theme of railways.
Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/victorian-lives/?show=all#moreConsequences of the railways, a useful summary
Source: bbc.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/shp/britishsociety/railwaysrev7.shtmlA day at the great exhibition
Source: vam.ac.uk
Video with a diary entry about an excursion by train to the Great Exhibition in 1851 (01:20-02:00).
See this video on vam.ac.uk http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/videos/a/video-day-at-the-great-exhibition/
Victorian transport and communications
Source: bl.uk
Article and prints, photographs and newspaper cuttings from the British Library.
Visit the site http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/victorians/transport/communication.htmlThe world that railways made
Source: bbc.co.uk
BBC video: 10 minutes, with sections on positive and negative aspects and leisure.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0151t8rEarly views on steam power
Source: wellcomeimages.org
Cartoon reflecting some early views on steam power; a high resolution image can be downloaded free of charge.
Visit the site http://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/V0041005.htmlGeorge Stephenson
Source: sciencemuseum.org.uk
Portrait and short article about George Stephenson.
Visit the site http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/people/george%20stephenson%2017811848.aspxHow did the railways change the lives of people in Victorian Britain?
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk
National archives sources and activities.
Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/victorianbritain/pdf/happy.pdfOutside the classroom
Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum, Darlington
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Visit the site http://www.darlington.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/head-of-steam/National Railway Museum, York
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Visit the site http://www.nrm.org.uk/Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham
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Visit the site http://www.beamish.org.uk/Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields
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Visit the site http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/stephenson.htmlScience Museum, London
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Visit the site http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/Map of heritage railways in the UK
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Visit the site http://www.heritage-railways.com/map.php