The world's first over-packed train: First ever passenger journey is recalled as railway station where George Stephenson's Locomotion No 1 engine was put on the rails in 1825 is given upg [Daily Mail]
Date: 28/09/2023
At least twice as many people than the 300 who had bought tickets packed in to carriages being pulled by George Stephenson's Locomotion No 1 at Heighington, County Durham, in 1825.
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At least twice as many people than the 300 who had bought tickets packed in to carriages being pulled by George Stephenson's Locomotion No 1 atHeighington, County Durham, in 1825.
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