17 October 1829 Mr Stephenson’s steam locomotive The Rocket takes just fourteen minutes to complete a seven mile trial.
18 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway line is marred by a grisly accident.
1 April 1915 The less well off might have to cancel their holiday as cheap train tickets are withdrawn.
4 June 1956 The third class compartment, a British institution, is no more.
8 May 1957 Work on electrifying the Manchester-London railway line is underway, which, in a decade or so, may see trains reach speeds of 100 miles per hour.
26 October 1959 Could it be the end of the line for the train dining car?
8 February 1960 The punctuality of trains improves but some customers still complain.
10 June 1963 A BR spokesman blames the Beeching Plan for the closure of less used stations.
17 April 1964 Twelve men convicted of the Great Train Robbery are sentenced to a combined total of 307 years in prison.
14 February 2017 Settle-to-Carlisle passengers arrive on first scheduled steam train in decades.
