Reminded of the Different Trains performance I attended EIGHT YEARS AGO at historic (1836) Edge Hill Station. The composer, Steve Reich, made a brief appearance at the end. Bill Morrison’s …
Reminded of the Different Trains performance I attended EIGHT YEARS AGO at historic (1836) Edge Hill Station. The composer, Steve Reich, made a brief appearance at the end. Bill Morrison’s …
In the summer of 1834 an innovative moving panorama of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway called the Padorama was displayed in the Baker Street Bazaar, London (see Part 1). The exhibition there …
The first modern railway, the Liverpool & Manchester, opened in 1830 and by 1834 construction of railways into London, notably the London & Greenwich, was already in progress. To accompany …
Conjecture on the evolution of the memorial to William Huskisson MP at Parkside after his fatal accident on the Opening Day of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Conjecture on a possible seating plan for the ducal carriage on the Opening Day of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
What happened to MP William Huskisson and the role of medic Joseph Brandreth.
What happened to the trains when they arrived in Manchester and how they got back to Liverpool.
What happened after George Stephenson departed Parkside and some background on one of the key players, Hulton of Hulton.