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A County Durham town is gearing up for a major community celebration as the town hosts its historic street parade to mark 200 years since the first steam-hauled passenger railway journey departed from ...
LONDON (AP) — The historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated Saturday on the 200th anniversary. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam powered ...
A North East town has marked the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway with commemorative plaques. Durham County Council unveiled the two plaques at a new public space in Shildon, celebrating ...
Two plaques commemorating the ‘Father of the Railways’, George Stephenson, and the starting point of the world’s first passenger journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway have been unveiled. The ...
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people on Saturday celebrated the 200th anniversary of the historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first ...