Plaque, first passenger train drawn by a steam engine
- Made:
- 1840
Brass plaque, engraved, 'From Shildon near this site, the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company, on the 27th September 1825, ran the first passenger train drawn by a steam engine'.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Infrastructure
- Object Number:
- 1985-8516
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
: 19 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.; 482.6 x 768.35 x 38.1 mm
- type:
- plaque
- credit:
- BREL (Shildon)
