Accident, G. Stephenson's stage-coach, 389.
Accidents in coal-mines, 175, 196.
Adam, Mr., counsel for Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill, 265.
Adhesion of wheel and rail, 82, 152, 156, 165.
Albert, Prince, an early traveler by rail, 390.
Alderson, Mr., counsel against Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill, 268, 271, 274, 275.
Allcard, Wm., 283.
Alton Grange, G. Stephenson's house at, 344.
Ambergate, land-slip at, 372;
lime-works at, 394, 395.
Anderson, Dr., his early advocacy of railroads, 73.
Arnold, Dr., on railways, 390.
Atmospheric railways, 402, 403, 426-428.
Bald, Robert, mining engineer, 198, 212.
Barrow, Sir John, on railway speed, 262.
Beaumont, Mr., his wooden wagon-ways, 48.
Belgium, railways in, 382;
G. Stephenson's visits to, 382, 383, 415.
Benton Colliery and village, 138, 140, 151.
Berkeley, Mr., on railways, 341.
Berwick, Royal Border Bridge at, 430.
Bird-nesting, G. Stephenson's love of, 106, 109, 380, 491.
Black Callerton Colliery, 109, 116, 117.
Blackett, Mr. Wylam, 102, 153, 154, 157-161.
Blast, the steam, its invention, 170.
Blenkinsop, Mr., Leeds, his locomotive, 155-157, 162.
Blisworth Cutting, 355.
Boiler, the multitubular, its invention, 316-318.
Booth, Henry, 256, 312, 318, 319.
Boulton, Matthew, his tubular boiler, 316-318.
Boulton and Watt, and the locomotive, 63-68.
Bradshaw, Mr., his opposition to Liverpool and Manchester line, 255, 258.
Braithwaite and Ericsson's "Novelty," 322-324.
Brake, G. Stephenson's self-acting, 334, 398.
Brakeing of colliery engines, 116-118, 131.
Brandling, Messrs., 184, 191, 192, 431.
Brandreth's "Cycloped," 322.
Bridge building, rapid progress of, 431, 432.
Bridges—
Royal Border, 430;
High-Level, Newcastle, 431;
Britannia (Menai), 439-442;
Conway, 451;
Victoria, Lower Canada, 476.
Britannia Bridge, North Wales, 449, 452-459.
Brougham, William, counsel for Liverpool and Manchester Bill, 262, 265.
Bruce, Mr., R. Stephenson's schoolmaster, 141.
Brunel, I. K., 423-427, 486.
Brunton's "Mechanical Traveler," 157.
Brussels, railway celebrations at, 383, 416.
Buckland, Dr., 467.
Bull Bridge, near Ambergate, 373.
Bull, Edward, his Cornish engine, 76;
William, partner of Trevithick, 76, 88.
Burrell, G. Stephenson's partner, 207.
Burstall's "Perseverance," 322, 326.
Callerton Colliery and village, 109, 116, 117.
Canada, railways in, Pref., v., 476.
Canal Companies' opposition to railways, 260, 341.
Cardiff and Merthyr Railroad, 73.
Carrying stock of railways, Pref., ix., 334.
Cattle brought to London by rail, Pref., xx.
Chapman's locomotive, 157, 163.
"Charlotte Dundas," the first practical steam-boat, 70.
Chat Moss, surveying on, 252, 264;
railway constructed on, 283-288.
Chester and Birkenhead Railway, 402;
and Holyhead Railway, 438.
Chesterfield, town of, 395, 471.
Clanny, Dr., his safety-lamp, 179, 196.
Clark, Edwin, R. Stephenson's assistant, 448.
Claycross Colliery, 394, 420.
Coach, first railway, 240.
Coal, working of, 100, 101;
supply of, to London, Pref., xxv.;
haulage of, 153, 161;
supply of, by railways, 386, 392.
Coal Railways, G. Stephenson on, 393.
Cochrane, Lord, and Peruvian revolution, 89.
Coe, William, 116, 117, 121, 125.
Coffin, Sir Isaac, on railways, 280.
Collieries, G. Stephenson's, at Snibston, 344;
at Claycross, 392.
Colombia, R. Stephenson's residence in, 301-308.
Companies, joint-stock railway, 339, 404.
Contractors and railways, 353, 360, 361, 493.
Conversation, G. Stephenson's love of, 463, 491.
Conway, tubular bridge at, 450, 451.
Cooper, Sir A., R. Stephenson's interview with, 350.
Cornish engineers, early, 75, 76.
Correspondence, G. Stephenson's, 297, 379, 380.
Crib-work, Victoria Bridge, 479, 480.
Cropper, Isaac, Liverpool, 293, 313, 325.
"Crowdie night," a, 465.
Croydon and Merstham Railroad, 74, 216.
Cubitt, W., evidence of, on Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 272.
Cugnot, N., his road locomotive, 60.
Curr, John, his cast-iron tram-way, 50.
Cuttings—
Olive Mount, 291;
Tring, 354;
Blisworth, 355;
Ambergate, 372;
Oakenshaw, 372.
Darlington, railway projected at, 218.
Darwin, Erasmus, his fiery chariot, 53-59.
Davy, Sir H., on Trevithick's steam-carriage, 79;
his paper on fire-damp, 179;
his safety-lamp, 189;
testimonial to, 191;
his lamp compared with Stephenson's, 195.
Denman, Lord, 463.
Derby, Earl of, and Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 252, 258, 280.
Dewley Burn Colliery, 107-111.
Direct lines, rage for, 408.
Dixon, John, assists in survey of Stockton and Darlington Railway, 219, 236;
resident engineer Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 283.
Dodds, Ralph, Killingworth, 132, 139.
Dutton Viaduct, 366.
East Coast route to Scotland, 426.
Edgeworth, R. L., early speculations on railways, 56, 57.
Eggs, brought to London by rail, Pref., xxii.
Egypt, R. Stephenson's tubular bridges in, 475;
Suez Canal, 484, 485.
Electric telegraphing on railways, Pref., xiii.
Emerson, G. Stephenson's meeting with, 469, 470.
Ericsson's "Novelty," 322-324.
Evans, Oliver, his steam-carriage, 71, 72;
his boiler, 77.
Explosions from fire-damp, 175.
Fairbairn, William, C.E., early friendship with G. Stephenson, 124, 125;
experiments on iron tubes for R. Stephenson, 446.
Fire-damp, explosions of, 175.
Fish brought to London by rail, Pref., xxi.
Fitch, John, American engineer, 71.
Food brought to London by rail, Pref., xix.
Forth-Street Works, Newcastle, 232, 396.
Foster, Jonathan, Wylam, 158.
Foundations—of bridge on the Derwent, 372;
of High-Level Bridge, Newcastle, 434;
of Victoria Bridge, Montreal, 479.
Free Trade, G. Stephenson's notions of, 494, 495.
Friction, G. Stephenson's early experiments in, 202;
and gradients, 400.
Frolic, G. Stephenson's love of, 135, 375, 465.
Gauge of railways, 234, 424.
"Geordy" safety-lamp, 175-195.
Gilbert, Davies, and Trevithick, 79, 82, 83.
Giles, Francis, C.E., his evidence against Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill, 273, 275, 289.
Gooch, Thomas, C.E., 277, 295, 328, 330.
Government and railways, 337, 338.
Gradients and friction, 202, 400.
Grand Allies, Killingworth, 135.
Grand Junction Railway, 341, 365.
Grand Trunk Railway, Canada, 476.
Gray, Thomas, and the locomotive, 156, 311.
Great Western Railway, 340, 342, 424.
Greenwich Railway opened as a "show," Pref., xv.
Gurney, Goldsworthy, 171, 317.
Hackworth, T., and the steam-blast, 174;
his locomotive "Sanspareil," 322, 324, 325, 326.
Half-lap joint, G. Stephenson's, 200.
Harrison, Mr., counsel against Liverpool and Manchester Bill, 265, 272, 276.
Harvey, Mr., engineer, Hayle, 76.
Hedley, William, Wylam, 159, 160, 171.
Henderson, Fanny, G. Stephenson's first wife, 118, 123, 125, 127.
Heppel, Kit, Killingworth, 132, 135.
Hetton Railway constructed by G. Stephenson, 208.
High-Level Bridge, Newcastle, 433.
Hindmarsh, Miss, G. Stephenson's second wife, 214.
Hodgkinson, Professor, his calculations as to strength of iron tubes, 447.
Holyhead, railway to, 438.
Hornblower, Jonathan, 75, 76.
Horticulture, G. Stephenson's experiments in, 460, 461.
Horse traction on railways, 48, 57, 74, 153, 166, 234, 240.
Howick, Lord, his support of atmospheric railways, 427;
G. Stephenson's interview with, 428, 429.
Hudson, George, the "Railway King," 407, 411.
Huskisson, Mr., an early advocate of railways, 278, 280;
fatal accident to, 331.
Hydraulic press used to lift the tubes at the Britannia Bridge, 456.
Ice-flood at Montreal, 481, 482.
Inclined planes, self-acting, 149, 150, 162.
India, railways in, Pref., iv.
Iron bridge building, progress in, 432, 443.
Italian railways, Pref., iv.
James, William, surveys Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 248;
visit to Killingworth, 250;
arrangement with Stephenson and Losh, 251;
compelled to relinquish the survey, 253, 254.
James, W. H., his tubular boiler, 317.
Jameson, Professor, Edinburg, 213.
Jessop, William, his cast-iron edge-rail, 51.
Joy, Mr., counsel for Liverpool and Manchester Bill, 265, 268.
Keelmen of the Tyne, 101, 102.
Kent, opposition to railways in, 342.
Killingworth, 126, 129;
High Pit, 131;
locomotive, 168;
underground machinery, 198;
visited by Edward Pease, 230;
W. James, 250;
promoters of Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 257.
Kilmarnock and Troon tram-road, 206.
Kilsby Tunnel, 342, 357-361, 363.
Lambton, Mr. (Earl of Durham), 225.
Lamp, invention of the safety, 175.
Land-slip at Ambergate, 372.
Landlords and railways, 223, 252, 341, 352, 469.
Lardner, Dr., on undulating lines, 400.
Leicester and Swannington Railway, 343.
Leopold, King, G. Stephenson's interviews with, 382, 383, 416.
Lime-works at Ambergate, 394, 395.
Littleborough Tunnel, 368.
Liverpool and Manchester Railway projected, 247;
survey by W. James, 249;
George Stephenson appointed engineer, 254;
virulent opposition, 259, 260;
the bill in committee, 265;
rejected, 277;
renewed application, 278;
the bill passed, 280;
the railway constructed, 281;
discussion as to the power to be employed to work the line, 311;
prize offered for the best locomotive, 314;
the competition at Rainhill, 322;
triumph of the "Rocket," 326;
public opening of the railway, 330;
its success, 332.
Locke, Joseph, C.E., resident engineer on Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 283.
Locomotive engine gradually perfected, 47;
Sir I. Newton's idea, 53;
Darwin's, 53-59;
Cugnot's, 60-63;
James Watt's, 60, 64;
William Murdock's model locomotive, 66;
William Symington's model, 68-70;
Oliver Evans's 71;
Richard Trevithick's steam-carriage and first locomotive, 77-82;
Blenkinsop's Leeds locomotive, 155;
Blackett's Wylam locomotive, 157-161;
Stephenson's Killingworth locomotive, 164-170;
farther improvements by Stephenson, 201, 202;
locomotives constructed for Stockton and Darlington Railway, 235;
the "Rocket," 319;
farther improvements in locomotives, 335;
number of locomotives in the United Kingdom, Pref., ix., x.;
self-feeding apparatus of, ib., xiv.
Locomotive workshops at Newcastle, the Stephensons', 232, 396.
London and Birmingham Railway, 349-364.
London, railways in, opening or the Greenwich line, Pref., xv.;
magnitude of suburban traffic, ib., xvi.;
new lines opened, ib., xvi.;
population increased by, ib., xviii.;
provisioning of London, ib., xix.;
coal supply of, ib., xxv.
Losh, Mr. Stephenson's partner, 201, 233.
Lough's statue of G. Stephenson, 472.
Mackworth, Sir H., his sailing-wagon, 52.
Mail service by railway, Pref., xxvi.
Manchester, railways projected in connection with, 340;
and Leeds Railway, 366.
Mania, the railway, 405, 406.
Maps—
of Newcastle district, 98;
Stockton and Darlington Railway, 224;
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 250-251;
Leicester and Swannington Railway, 343;
London and Birmingham Railway, 354;
Midland Railway, 370;
Straits of Menai, 442.
Mechanics' Institutes, G. Stephenson at meetings of, 397.
Menai, bridge over Straits of, 439.
Merchandise, traffic of London, Pref., xxvi.
Merstham tram-road, 74, 217.
Merthyr tram-road, 73;
Trevithick's locomotive tried on, 80.
Middlesborough-on-Tees, growth of, 245.
Midland Railway, 370.
Milk brought to London by rail, Pref., xxiv.
Miller, Mr., Dalswinton, and steam navigation, 70.
Montreal, Victoria Bridge at, 476.
Moore, Francis, his patent for steam-carriages, 63.
Morecambe Bay, G. Stephenson's proposed line across, 376.
Moss, Chat (see Chat Moss).
Multitubular boiler, invention of the, 318.
Murdock, William, his model locomotive, 66;
Watt discourages his application to the subject, 67, 77.
Murray, Matthew, and the Leeds locomotive, 155.
Nasmyth's steam-hammer first applied to pile-driving, 434.
Navvies, Railway, 362.
Newcastle-on-Tyne, early history, 97;
Literary and Philosophical Institute, 142, 185, 189, 209, 494;
Mechanics' Institute, 397;