. Jubilee memorial of the railway system, a history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and a record of its results . I. 1X5 3: F^^^5 JUBILEE MEMORIAL RAILWAY SYSTEM. a iptstorg STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY AND A RECORD OF ITS RESULTS. ]T ^^ E A N S. V^ /o LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1875. To HENR V PEA SB, The only surviving sou of the Father of Railways the oldest Director of the first Public Raihvay, and one who has done much to facilitate the extension of Railways, and of Northern commerce gemrally, El)is Folumr is loith sincere regardRESPECTFULL Y DEDICA TED. INTRODUCTION. Fift
. Jubilee memorial of the railway system, a history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and a record of its results . I. 1X5 3: F^^^5 JUBILEE MEMORIAL RAILWAY SYSTEM. a iptstorg STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY AND A RECORD OF ITS RESULTS. ]T ^^ E A N S. V^ /o LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1875. To HENR V PEA SB, The only surviving sou of the Father of Railways the oldest Director of the first Public Raihvay, and one who has done much to facilitate the extension of Railways, and of Northern commerce gemrally, El)is Folumr is loith sincere regardRESPECTFULL Y DEDICA TED. INTRODUCTION. Fifty years ago there were only twenty-five miles ofpublic railroad open in the world—the Stockton and Dar-lington line—constructed at a cost of less than ;^ 150, is estimated that there are now constructed one hundredand sixty thousand miles of railway, which, at an averagecost of ^20,000 per mile, represent a total sum of 3200millions sterling.* Then there were only two locomotive en-gines available for use on a public railway. Now there are50,000 locomotives in use, representing a total power equalto that of
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