On the 15th of September 1830 the first passenger died as a result of a railway train incident.
Poetry Corner: The Cloud of Fate
Poetry Corner: From a Railway Carriage
On February 24th 1923, the world famous steam train, the Flying Scotsman, went into service with LNER. It was the first train to run non-stop between London and Edinburgh, and also the first steam train to reach the speed of 100mph.
