Now this is one I missed back in 2018, so it's a wonderful opportunity to get to hear it two years on.
Along with pictures I took of the Planet and the Blue Boxes.**
"In a programme first broadcast on April 12th 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the contribution of George Stephenson (1781-1848) and his son Robert (1803-59) to the development of the railways in C19th. George became known as The Father of Railways and yet arguably Robert's contribution was even greater, with his engineering work going far beyond their collaboration.*
Robert is credited with the main role in the design of their locomotives. George had worked on stationary colliery steam engines and, with Robert, developed the moving steam engine Locomotion No1 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825.
They produced the Rocket for the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. From there, the success of their designs and engineering led to the expansion of railways across Britain and around the world.
with
Dr Michael Bailey
Railway historian and editor of the most recent biography of Robert Stephenson
Julia Elton
Past President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology
and
Colin Divall
Professor Emeritus of Railway Studies at the University of York
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
This programme is a repeat"*
And yes, I know the pictures of Planet and the Blue Boxes are replicas, are replicas, but they are all I have.
Added to which wikipedia tells me, Planet was "the ninth locomotive built for the L&MR, it was Stephenson's next major design change after the Rocket. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as Planets.
On 23 November 1830 No.9 Planet ran the approximately 50 km (30 mi) from Liverpool to Manchester in one hour.
It only lasted in service about ten years; having been rebuilt in 1833, it was withdrawn circa 1840–1841.
A working replica was built in 1992 by the Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester, and is operated by volunteers to provide rides for visitors.[4] When not in steam the locomotive is on display in the museum's Power Hall. Planet has visited several other Heritage railways including Shildon Locomotion Museum.
The replica was used as an on-screen stand-in for itself in an episode of the ITV/PBS television series Victoria".**
Pictures; Greater Manchester Museum of Science & Industry, 2008, from the collection of Andrew Simpson, The former station on Liverpool Road, S. Langton, 1860, m62891, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass Liverpool Road from the OS map of Manchester and Salford, 1842-49, courtesy of Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.co.uk/
*George and Robert Stephenson, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09y6zfr
****Planet, (locomotive), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_%28locomotive%29
Along with pictures I took of the Planet and the Blue Boxes.**
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| Planet, 2008 |
Robert is credited with the main role in the design of their locomotives. George had worked on stationary colliery steam engines and, with Robert, developed the moving steam engine Locomotion No1 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825.
They produced the Rocket for the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829. From there, the success of their designs and engineering led to the expansion of railways across Britain and around the world.
with
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| Replica Blue Boxes, 2008 |
Railway historian and editor of the most recent biography of Robert Stephenson
Julia Elton
Past President of the Newcomen Society for the History of Engineering and Technology
and
Colin Divall
Professor Emeritus of Railway Studies at the University of York
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
This programme is a repeat"*
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| 1st Class Booking Hall, 1860 |
Added to which wikipedia tells me, Planet was "the ninth locomotive built for the L&MR, it was Stephenson's next major design change after the Rocket. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as Planets.
On 23 November 1830 No.9 Planet ran the approximately 50 km (30 mi) from Liverpool to Manchester in one hour.
It only lasted in service about ten years; having been rebuilt in 1833, it was withdrawn circa 1840–1841.
A working replica was built in 1992 by the Friends of the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester, and is operated by volunteers to provide rides for visitors.[4] When not in steam the locomotive is on display in the museum's Power Hall. Planet has visited several other Heritage railways including Shildon Locomotion Museum.
The replica was used as an on-screen stand-in for itself in an episode of the ITV/PBS television series Victoria".**
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| Railway Station and Warehouse complex, 1842 |
*George and Robert Stephenson, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09y6zfr
****Planet, (locomotive), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_%28locomotive%29
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