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Early experimental steam locomotives
steam locomotives to work in the Killingworth Colliery between 1814 and 1826. George Stephenson was appointed as engine-wright at Killingworth Colliery
Killingworth_locomotives
early steam locomotives designed and built by George Stephenson. They were only briefly used and may have been used for fewer than ten locomotives. Early railways
Steam_spring
Railway locomotive powered by a steam engine
former miner working as an engine-wright at Killingworth Colliery, developed up to sixteen Killingworth locomotives, including Blücher in 1814, another in
Steam_locomotive
Town in Tyne and Wear, England
experience to build better locomotives for use both at Killingworth and elsewhere. Later he would build the famous Rocket in his locomotive works in Newcastle
Killingworth
English mechanical and civil engineer (1781–1848)
[citation needed] Altogether, Stephenson is said to have produced 16 locomotives at Killingworth, although it has not proved possible to produce a convincing
George_Stephenson
Steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson in 1829
the weight of the locomotive was also tightly restricted. Six-wheeled locomotives were limited to six tons, four-wheeled locomotives to four and a half
Stephenson's_Rocket
Early steam locomotive (built 1825)
experience building his series of Killingworth locomotives. It is believed that Locomotion No. 1 was the first locomotive to make use of coupling rods to
Locomotion_No._1
Visitor attraction in North East England
known as the Killingworth locomotives, because they were built for use in Killingworth Colliery. It is often referred to as the Killingworth Billy to differentiate
North_Tyneside_Steam_Railway
later modification to the Killingworth locomotives, or even mis-identifying Lyon, even though that would be a quite new locomotive at this time. Some time
Lyon,_Hetton_colliery_railway
the concentration of Grand Allies pits around Killingworth (see Killingworth locomotives). The long-term effect of the development of railways was then
Grand_Allies
English civil and locomotive engineer (1803–1859)
founded Robert Stephenson and Company to manufacture locomotives; the company designed such locomotives as the Lancashire Witch in 1828 and the John Bull
Robert_Stephenson
British steam locomotive (built 1812)
coals." The item continues to mention a rack locomotive about a mile north of Newcastle (Blücher at Killingworth) and one without a rack wheel (probably Puffing
Salamanca_(locomotive)
W. (1966). Locomotives at the Grouping 4: Great Western Railway. Shepperton, Middlesex: Ian Allan Limited. p. 125. "Handyside Locomotives". Industrial
List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives
List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives
English railway company, 1825 to 1863
hauled by steam locomotives from the start, passengers were carried in coaches drawn by horses until carriages hauled by steam locomotives were introduced
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
Early English locomotive manufacturer
mining engineer by his uncle Ralph Dodds and Killingworth Colliery. When George Stephenson joined Killingworth around 1815 and joint patented a Steam engine
Isaac_Dodds_and_Son
Village in Tyne and Wear, England
developed one of the world's earliest locomotives, called the Blücher, as well as several others which ran on the Killingworth Colliery from 1814. The trackbed
Forest_Hall
Locomotive motive power competition (1829)
argument that locomotives would have the best motive power for the nearly-completed Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). Ten locomotives were entered
Rainhill_trials
Mode of transport
rapid transit systems. Starting in the 1940s, steam locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives. The first high-speed railway system was introduced
Rail_transport
Early British steam locomotive
now known to have been of 4 ft 8 in gauge. As with Stephenson's Killingworth locomotives of the year before, it had a centre-flue boiler with two vertical
Steam_Elephant
Railway in England (1830–1845)
Railway Act 1826 forbade the use of locomotives on this part of the line. To determine whether and which locomotives would be suitable, in October 1829
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
Party politician. He was born in Killingworth, Northumberland, where his father, also Nicholas Wood, was a locomotive engineer. The family subsequently
Nicholas_Wood_(MP)
Description of rail transport modernisation
of diesel–electric locomotives was in switching (shunter) applications. General Electric produced several small switching locomotives in the 1930s (the
History_of_rail_transport
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Blutcher may refer to: Blücher (locomotive), also spelled "Blutcher", an early locomotive at Killingworth Colliery Blucher shoe (blutchers), a style
Blutcher
considered narrow gauge despite the gauge. The first such railways were the Killingworth Railway and the Stockton and Darlington Railway The Huddersfield Corporation
4_ft_8_in_gauge_railways
English railway promoter (1767–1858)
and in promoting steam, Nicholas Wood, the engineer and manager of Killingworth Colliery. Pease, described at the time as "a man of weight, of prudence
Edward Pease (railway pioneer)
Edward_Pease_(railway_pioneer)
English colliery and steam locomotive engineer (1795–1865)
of locomotives. In 1823 he accompanied Stephenson to the meeting with Edward Pease in Darlington at which Pease was convinced to use locomotives on the
Nicholas_Wood
have built 16 experimental locomotives for use from the year 1814–1826; the last train he introduced, known as the Killingworth Billy, ran until 1881. The
History_of_transport
Railway in Durham, England
4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm), which had already been previously used for the Killingworth wagonway, which Stephenson had been involved in, as well as other sites
Hetton_colliery_railway
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
later had several branch line extensions to Seahampton, Fairley, and Killingworth) via Cockle Creek junction onto the government's Main North railway line
West_Wallsend
Principal railway station in Tyne and Wear, England
early history of the locomotive is uncertain; it is probably a George Stephenson locomotive, and was probably built at Killingworth Colliery workshops around
Newcastle_railway_station
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Barnsley, Estelville (now Cameron Park), Wakefield, West Wallsend and Killingworth. The Power station was closed in 1976. The weir and the mine manager's
Teralba
Railway in East Ayrshire, Scotland
the rack and pinion system for locomotives, as a means of overcoming the problem of limited adhesion force of locomotives of the time. As the rack was cast
Kilmarnock_and_Troon_Railway
Scotland to trial a steam locomotive. It was the Blücher that George Stephenson had used at the Killingworth Colliery. This locomotive could haul 30 tons of
Timeline_of_railway_history
Railway using horses to pull goods wagons
locomotives made by Matthew Murray of Holbeck, Leeds. George Stephenson made his first steam locomotive in 1813 (patented 1815) for the Killingworth colliery
Wagonway
July 25 – George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside in England. January 21 – Wendel
1814_in_rail_transport
English railway pioneer businessman
stationary engines with mobile locomotives only to be considered if their technology improved. With focus away from locomotives and the pro-stationary engine
Henry_Booth
Railway in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland (1826–1982)
the track for locomotive operation. The same makers delivered No. 2 on 10 September 1831. These locomotives were of the "Killingworth" type, considered
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway
Monkland_and_Kirkintilloch_Railway
Spacing of the rails on a railway track
Darlington Railway was opened in 1825, it used his locomotives, with the same gauge as the Killingworth line, 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm). The Stockton and Darlington
Track_gauge
Historic cartel in the coal industry
China, originated from the rail separation used at his employer the Killingworth Colliery, Northumberland. These early railways were used for carrying
Limitation_of_the_Vend
Scottish textile industrialist
Urpeth Rastrick, a locomotive engineer of Stourbridge and Nicholas Wood, a mining engineer from Killingworth, at the Rainhill locomotive trials in 1829.
John_Kennedy_(manufacturer)
Railway track gauge (1435 mm)
422 mm) for wagonways in Northumberland and Durham, and used it on his Killingworth line. The Hetton and Springwell wagonways also used this gauge. Stephenson's
Standard-gauge_railway
Stephenson built the first practical steam-powered railway locomotive "Blutcher" at Killingworth Colliery. 1816 – The most likely originator of the Bicycle
Timeline of transportation technology
Timeline_of_transportation_technology
City in England
and East ends, with some services extending out to the MetroCentre, Killingworth, Wallsend, Ponteland and Cramlington. Go North East provides the majority
Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Village in Tyne and Wear, England
locomotives could still be seen at work, and a number of its locomotives have been preserved at various heritage railways. Footage of the locomotives
Backworth
Transport operator
using one at the Tredegar works. A locomotive was ordered from Robert Stephenson of Killingworth for trials. The locomotive, named Britannia, started work
Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Monmouthshire_Railway_and_Canal_Company
English lawyer, surveyor, and rail promoter (1771–1837)
Junction Canal; and steam locomotives for the Surrey Iron Railway. Stephenson, however, was never prepared to produce locomotives for James to demonstrate
William James (railway promoter)
William_James_(railway_promoter)
Development of a city in North East England
development of the early railways. George developed Blücher, a locomotive working at Killingworth colliery in 1814, whilst Robert was instrumental in the design
History of Newcastle upon Tyne
History_of_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Rail network in north-east England
replaced by three battery-electric locomotives (designated BL1–BL3), manufactured by Hunslet in 1988. These Brush locomotives were then serviced by RFS then
Tyne_and_Wear_Metro
born in Butcher Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne 1722 Horse races moved from Killingworth to the Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne 1723 James Corbridge published
Timeline of Newcastle upon Tyne
Timeline_of_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Former English railway company
likely that numbers of withdrawn locomotives were re-used on new locomotives On 2 February 1850, the firebox of a locomotive collapsed whilst it was hauling
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
York,_Newcastle_and_Berwick_Railway
July 25 – George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside in England. Late – Completion
1814_in_science
Region of England
coal mines much more safe. George Stephenson a colliery engineer at Killingworth Main Colliery also invented a safety lamp which was successfully tested
North_East_England
attempting to clear the line at Killingworth collides with one of the stopped engines. One man is killed and locomotive designer Wilson Worsdell is seriously
List of rail accidents (1880–1889)
List_of_rail_accidents_(1880–1889)
Cable railway near Newcastle upon Tyne, England
435 mm) so that it could be used by standard gauge colliery wagons. The Killingworth and Dinnington Colleries were connected to the line at the same time
Seaton_Burn_Wagonway
when a steam locomotive named Britannia was introduced on a trial basis. It had been ordered specially from Robert Stephenson of Killingworth by Samuel Homfray
Sirhowy_Railway
'Edinburg Encyclopaedia', a task that involved visiting the colliery at Killingworth where George Stephenson had introduced a steam-powered machine for raising
Robert_Bald
Coal mine manager and engineer
Engineman at Willington Quay and Killingworth.". Lives of the Engineers: George and Robert Stephenson. Vol. 5: The Locomotive – George and Robert Stephenson
Colliery_viewer
Disused railway station in Ryhope, Tyne and Wear
in 1854. By around 1860, the NER had converted the ex-D&SR network to locomotive haulage and Ryhope's passenger services were diverted to new northern
Ryhope_railway_station
Fort Erie. George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive into service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside. 26 July – Opening of Ryde
1814_in_the_United_Kingdom
British learned society and membership organisation
Stephenson, a colleague and contemporary of Nicholas Wood, was his pupil at Killingworth Colliery and when Robert Stephenson died in October 1859 he left £2000
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
North_of_England_Institute_of_Mining_and_Mechanical_Engineers
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