£155
Great Britain: Stockton & Darlington Railway Company, Class A Preferential 5% Shares, 1858, #15410, steam train crossing bridge in centre, black on pink paper which is a little faded, embossed seal. Incorporated on 19th April 1821. An early line running 25 miles between the towns, with branches to collieries and the River Tees. Originally built as a horse tramroad, the line was at first accessible to anyone with suitable vehicles! It was soon converted in 1822-23 to allow steam locomotive use as well as horse power, costing approximately £250,000, and was the first ‘railway’ authorised to carry passengers using locomotive power. The railway opened in September 1825, was extended to the port of Middlesborough in the 1830’s, and joined the North Eastern Railway in 1863, alone owning 200 miles of track and 160 locos. EF.
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