Chapter 14

MANCHESTER AND LEEDS, AND MIDLAND RAILWAYS--STEPHENSON'S LIFE AT ALTON--VISIT TO BELGIUM--GENERAL EXTENSION OF RAILWAYS AND THEIR RESULTS.

Projection of new lines--Dutton Viaduct, Grand 253-274 Junction--The Manchester and Leeds--Summit Tunnel, Littleborough--Magnitude of the work--The Midland Railway--The works compared with the Simplon road--Slip near Ambergate--Bull Bridge--The York and North Midland--George Stephenson on his surveys--His quick observation--Travelling and correspondence--Life at Alton Grange--The Stephensons' London office--Visits to Belgium--Interviews with the King--Public openings of English railways--Stephenson's pupils and assistants--Prophecies falsified concerning railways--Their advantageous results