Locomotion No 1 was built in 1825 by George and Robert Stephenson Controversial plans to move a world famous steam locomotive between museums will go ahead within weeks, its owners have claimed. Built ...

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One of the fortunate few able to take a brief ride on the Locomotion No. 1 wonders aloud which way we'll be going. The reply comes: "It's a bit of a surprise actually. We'll see." The steam billows, ...

A row between two railway museums over the future home of a famous locomotive has been resolved. For most of the past 163 years Locomotion No 1, the first engine to pull a passenger train on a public ...

A tug of war has broken out over the world's first ever passenger steam engine after the National Railway Museum announced it would be removing it from its home of 160 years. The organisation has said ...

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Residents and train lovers alike will have the chance to see the restored replica of an early steam locomotive recreate the historic first journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR). In 1825, ...

Hundreds of steam enthusiasts lined the tracks to watch a newly restored replica of Locomotion No.1 re-enact the birth of the railways 200 years ago. The engine, pulling a carriage with the Duke of ...

A town's mayor has vowed to leave a national tourist attraction "in a world of pain" amid a row over the relocation of a famous locomotive. The National Railway Museum (NRM) wants to move Robert ...