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Description: | Printed and hand coloured map 'Plan and Section of the intended Railway or Tramroad from Stockton by Darlington to the Collieries near West Auckland in the County of Durham : and Several Branches therefrom, and of the Variations and Alterations Intended to be made therein Respectively & also of the Additional Branch of Railway or Tramroad Proposed to be made. 1822'. Scales 3":2 1/2m (horiz); 1":300' (vertic). This plan, the first enlarged plan of the Stockton and Darlington railway, belonged originally to George Brigham who surveyed the line for the opponents of the Bill. The first Act was passed 19 April 1821, the works were begun 13 May and the first rail laid 22 May 1822; the line was opened 22 Sept 1825. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | map | Temporal: | 1822 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Miller, W | Identifier: | 1945-102 | Go to resource |
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