The Last Journey of William Huskisson - How a Day of Triumph became a Day of Despair at the Turn of a Wheel

The engine attained the speed of 35 miles per hour, which made it the fastest train in the world. Unaware of any incident, vast crowds of onlookers waved heartily as the calamity rattled past... The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the greatest engineering feat of its age. George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket was to become the most famous locomotive in history. William Huskisson was one of the greatest statesmen of his generation, and certainly the most accident-prone. On 15 September 1830, the three met for the first time...