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Pioneers of steam power celebrated in Before Rocket

Alongside Cornishman Richard Trevithick, who is generally considered to have built the first steam locomotive, Dawson chronicles the work of John Blenkinsop and Matthew Murray, who designed and built the first practical railway locomotive in 1812, William Brunton and his ‘Mechanical Horse’ and many more. Advert Before Rocket, based on extensive research of archival material, is fully illustrated with dozens of rare drawings and illustrations to tell the story of the events leading up to 1829, when Rocket was the only locomotive to complete the famous Rainhill Trials. Dawson explores and explains the crucible of innovation and ingenuity which forged the beginnings of the great age of steam that followed.

Norfolk man thanks lifeboat crew - 50 years after rescue

Published: 4:35 PM December 11, 2020    Updated: 4:49 PM December 11, 2020 Martin Stephen and his wife Jenny, with grandchildren (left to right) Leo, Florence, Immy, Raffie and Harry. Grandfather Martin Stephen has written to the lifeboat crew who saved his life in a force ten gale 50 years ago to tell them I owe you everything . - Credit: Martin Stephen/RNLI/PA Wire A Norfolk man has written a heartfelt letter to the lifeboat crew who saved his life 50 years ago to tell them: I owe you everything. Martin Stephen, then aged 21, almost died when he jumped into the sea to try and rescue his cousin David Jeffrey, 11, who had been swept off the rocks at the entrance to Dunbar harbour on December 23, 1970.

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