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Early Railways
By Ciamar Price
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This e-book consists of two short essays - introductions to their topics originally written for school use.
The Surrey Iron Railway, the first public railway in the world. Predating commercial steam engines, it was horse-drawn and made from cast-iron instead of steel. Rendered obsolete by the advent of steam engines, the route it ran through is still in use.
The South Devon Railway, driven by atmospheric pressure instead of standard steam engines or horses.
A brief overview of the North Star, built by Sir Daniel Gooch and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the first Broad Gauge engine which eventually outlived the broad gauge network and was the last surviving broad gauge engine.
In addition, four other famous steam engines are mentioned at the back as ideas for class projects or personal research.
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Ciamar Price
"History is about stories. I find them fascinating but many books can be very dry, so I try to focus on the story, the people and the challenges. These are written as introductions. Entire books could be (and have been) written on these topics, so if one of my essays piques your interest, there are many more resources out there to tell the whole story with far more detail." C.Price
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Early Railways - Ciamar Price
Early Railways
The First Public Railway, The first Broad Gauge engine, and four more Famous Steam Engines
Copyright Ciamar Price and Ragged Angel Ltd 2010. Smashwords Edition
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Surrey Iron Railway – The First Public Railway
The South Devon Railway - Brunel's Atmospheric Railway
The North Star – The First Broad Gauage engine
Four Other Famous Steam Engines
Resources
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Introduction
These essays were created as introductions to steam and railway history.
They cover two of the more unsual pieces of railway history, The Surrey Iron Railway and the North Star, the first broad gauge engine. We conclude with a selection of other steam engines, as ideas for projects of further research.
The author would like to thank Ragged
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