Railway heroes George and Robert Stephenson take centre stage in a gripping new children’s book inspired by the early days of ...

In 1987, George Stephenson, then 36, was given a life sentence in prison after he was found guilty of murder at Burgate House in Fordingbridge. Stephenson died in hospital on April 20, 2025.

A STEAM train will be departing from Warrington to mark the modern railway’s 200th anniversary. In 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, ...