This collection contains letters sent by George Stephenson to Robert William Brandling, with comments on the Great North British Line, including disputes with landowners such as Lord Gray and Lord Hawick. Robert Stephenson also writes about the line near Newcastle.
Brandling was a locomotive engineer who worked for North British Railway.
The records are presented in chronological order. Transcripts of the contents can be viewed by a) selecting the 'metadata' button at the bottom right corner of the book explorer or b) selecting the 'read transcription' button in the top left corner
View further details about the collection on our archive catalogue
Loading
Double click/tap page to open full screen