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George Stephenson

New   FATHER OF RAILWAYS GEORGE STEPHENSON created the railway system as we know it.
His best-known works include the world's first steam-powered permanent public line, the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and its first engine Locomotion No.1, plus the world's first intercity line, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway ..... Read his story >


Locomotin No.1 Locomotion No.1, by Ben Salter [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Timber Railway Viaducts in Wales
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Timber Railway Viaducts in Wales
... once a common sight in Wales ... their eminent designers include Isambard Kingdom Brunel ... find out why timber was used >
contributed by Stephen K. Jones, with the support of the ICE's R&D Panel
Hugh Iorys Hughes
Biography
Hugh Iorys Hughes
... Welsh civil engineer, instrumental in the Mulberry Harbour project, and designer of significant concrete structures ... biography >
supported by the R&D Panel Of the Institution of Civil Engineering
Large Hadron Collider, CERN
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Large Hadron Collider
... the world's largest single machine and its most powerful particle accelerator ... straddles the France/Switzerland border ... see deep underground >
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Warrington Transporter Bridge
LANDMARK BRIDGE GAINS MORE FRIENDS
photo courtesy Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge
Warrington Transporter Bridge (Crosfield's Transporter Bridge) is currently listed on Historic England's at-risk register. In March 2016, Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge was formed to be its independent voice and champion. Local supporters would like to see the bridge more-widely recognised as an industrial landmark, and used as a symbol for Warrington ....
More information is available from www.warringtontransporterbridge.co.uk or Facebook
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photo courtesy Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge

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