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Centenary pamphlets

Files/scrapbooks of newspaper clippings

Magazines

Article from 'The New York Times Magazine' entitled ‘When the Locomotive was a mad idea’

'London and North Eastern Railway Programme of ceremonies in connection with the commemoration of the centenary of the railways'

‘The Railway Centenary Medallion’

'Centenary Celebrations of the Opening on 15 September 1830 of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Catalogue of the Railway Exhibition held in St George's Hall, Liverpool. Stamped ‘with compliments’

'George Stephenson (The Colliery Engineman) his Life and Work as Founder of the Railway Locomotive System', published for the George Stephenson Centenary Festival Committee by Bemrose & Son, London and Derby and Thos. P. Chapman, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW

'The Auckland'

Article from 'Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society' entitled ‘Some notes on Sir George Cayley as a Pioneer of Aeronautics’ by J.E. Hodgson

Papers and printed drawings relating to Hackworth and Klug’s Patent Reversir-Steuerung mit variabeler expansion fur locomotive, marine- und andere maschinen

Article from 'The Engineer' entitled 'Water Tube Boilers' by John H Hackworth, Managing Director, The Machinery and Hardware Company, 147, Queen Victoria Street, London

Article entitled ‘Inventor of the Locomotive’

Article from 'The Financial Times Special Railway Supplement' entitled 'The Chairmen of the principle railway companies of Great Britain and Ireland with arms of their respective companies'

Article from Northern Echo entitled 'The Railway Jubilee, Jubilee Number III'

Article from an unknown journal entitled ‘The Mystery of Trevithick’s London Locomotives’

Article from 'Auckland Chronicle' entitled 'Record of addresses given by John Wesley Hackworth, George Edward Young and Thomas Greener at an ‘Interesting banquet by Daniel Adamson Esq., to the members and friends of the New Shildon Mechanics Institute’'

Article from the 'Boston Advertiser Railway and Locomotive Historical Society' entitled ‘The opening of the first railroad in America- the Quincy Rail-Road- on October 7th, 1826'

'Railway Machinery. Division I. Wheeled or Rolling Plate. Part First- Locomotives. Historical Progress of the Locomotive, Chapter I. History of the Locomotive, from 1784-1830, Transport Institute Civil Engineers'

Artcile from ‘The Engineer’ p. 78-75

'The Daily Chronicle' and supplement

Article entitled ‘Railway Accidents’ letter to editor from E. Brown

'The Echo'

‘The Children’s Newspaper’

'The Railway News'

Article entitled 'To the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders, Merchants and Others in the County of Durham and Cleveland, in the County of York. On proposed S & D R line, Christopher Tennant, Stockton’

'American Artisan'

'The Northern Daily Express'

Article from 'The Daily Mirror' entitled ‘Puffing Billy on the Film’ pictures only

Newpspaper cutting showing sketch of Timothy Hackworth Young described as ‘Chief Railway Division, Transportation Division’

'The Northern Daily Express'

Article from 'The Yorkshire Evening Post' entitled ‘Our readers views on general topics’ including letters from J.G.H. Warren

Article entitled ‘Television- British Industry in need of a Rocket’

‘Newcastle Daily Journal’

Article from 'Invention' entitled 'Invention of the Exhaust Steam Blast' by Clement E Stretton

'Yorkshire Weekly Post’

Article entitled 'Shildon and Railway Centenary. Proposed memorial to Timothy Hackworth’

Article entitled 'The Vibratory Movement of Locomotives' [no mention of Hackworth]

Article from the 'Daily Mail' entitled ‘Rival to Stephenson’ including letter from Thomas Greener

‘Darlington and Stockton Times’

'The Railway Times'

'Stockton and Darlington Times'

‘The Northern Echo’

‘The Newcastle Weekly Chronicle Special Edition'

'A list of printed and illustrated material on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in the Reference Library', published by Liverpool Libraries Museums and Arts Committee

Copy of 'A report made by George Stephenson and Letters written by his son Robert Stephenson in reference to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1828-9 (the original letters are shown at the L&N.W.R. Co’s Stand in the Machinery Hall of the Franco-British Exhibition, London)'

'Summer catalogue 1930 comprising new books at much reduced prices. Grenville Worthington, Birmingham'

‘Not merely a priced catalogue of books- scarce, interesting and of general utility- documents (official, private and otherwise), pamphlets, &c.., on Railways, various Railroadana Items, &c., but with succinct annotations of considerable value to the student of Railway History, Evolution, Expansion, and development. The notes thus form a brief History of Railways , C.E. Thomas'

'The North Eastern Railway Magazine'

'The Railway Magazine'