The Robert Stephenson Trust promotes the achievements of Robert Stephenson, aiming to raise awareness of his work and humanityrobertstephensontrust.comJoined April 2022
2nd May 1830, Robert Stephenson put locomotive Invicta to the test on the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway, reaching speeds of 17 mph. The 12 hp locomotive was built by Robert Stephenson & Co., in Newcastle.
Invicta is proudly displayed at Whitstable Museum @WhitsMuseum.
BBC Look North covering the arrival of the Robert Stephenson statue at Locomotion - including Robert Stephenson Trust Trustee Philip Benham MBE, starts at 21 minutes and 10 seconds into the programme which can be viewed here bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
The statue of Robert Stephenson, the great railway engineer, is now on display at @LocomotionSHD marking 200 years of British passenger railways. After being stored by HS2, it's now on loan to the museum for 10 years.
Read more here 👉ow.ly/Ivrq50VwreW@railway200
Fantastic news regarding the statue of Robert Stephenson, formerly at Euston station, to be displayed at @LocomotionSHD with a lease of ten years
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