Steam Power and Tragedies
The year 1814 witnessed George Stephenson construct his first steam locomotive while working as an enginewright at the West Moor Pit,...
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Kieran Carter
May 14, 20215 min read
The Tyneside Manufactories I: Stephenson Works
This is an article from the Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury, dated Saturday 2 May 1846. It has been transcribed by our good friend...
Ralph Sloiop
Apr 1, 20214 min read
Give Pease Pudding A Chance! – The Forgotten Darlington Railway Origins of Pease Pudding
*This was an Aprils Fools article. Please do not take it as gospel!* Ralph Sloiop investigates the origin's of one of the North East's...
Georgia Brusby
Jan 30, 20218 min read
A Hidden History: The Victoria Tunnel
For 178 years a secret has lurked beneath the city, from the North West in Spital Tongues to the Tyne itself. It was not always a secret....
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