The story of Timothy Hackworth and his pioneering work on the early steam locomotives. Between 1825 and 1840, Hackworth led the way in terms of ingenuity, accomplishment, and delivery of locomotive power. The story embraces three specific aspects of the era - The Adventure in America, The life of Timothy Hackworth and the History of the town he created, Shildon and its railway works.
Author Mike Norman has researched records at the National Railway Museum, Hackworth family records and innumerable digitised files in order to establish this challenging account of the critical and essential contribution of Timothy Hackworth.
The book is predominantly a textual account, accompanied by a small number of black & white figures and illustrations, plus a short section of colour reproductions. 406 pages. Hardback.