Hartlepool Railways

by George Smith

Without the railway, the Hartlepool of today would be very different. The present town of Hartlepool is really an amalgamation of what local people call Old Hartlepool and West Hartlepool; the latter not existing before the arrival of railways. The railway and dock complex, created by rivals George Stephenson and Sir John Rennie, grew up in a way that reflected the rivalry between the two towns. The first Hartlepool railway was created at the beginning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445619156
• ISBN13: 9781445619156
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.8" x 9.8"