I'm not sure the core readership is at all interested in what I have to say about the various transport museums I visit, but these are glimpses of Locomotion museum located on what was originally the Stockton-to-Darlington railway line which began life 200 years ago and featured the first steam-locomotives running upon iron rails.
It did eventually offer services to passengers as well as freight, but the honour of being the first commercial rail service went to the Liverpool-Manchester railway that was pioneered by George Stephenson. I came here to see his locomotive ~ ROCKET ~ as it inaugurated the service having trounced all-comers during the Rainhill Trials.
The locomotive had been removed to the national railways museum in York just three weeks prior, though I didn't let that spoil my enjoyment.
Meanwhile I'd like regular readers to accommodate those forwarded from my review of the Locomotion museum amongst others I've posted on Google's pages: they're here to look at the pictures, and we welcome them on board!
