Railway Herald
Northern Rail Class 156441 'William Huskisson MP' named after the first railway casualty on 18th September 1830 was struck by Stephenson's Rocket, The melancholy death of Mr Huskisson at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway is marred by a grisly accident The train that struck William Huskisson was Stephenson's Rocket, making the return part of the historic journey between Liverpool and Manchester. George Stephenson was on board at the time, but the driver was his young apprentice, Edward Entwhistle.on 30th March 2015.
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