OPENING OF THE FIRST TRAMWAY IN ENGLAND

... street railway in England took place to-day at Birkenhead, and the event was celebrated by a grand banquet given by Mr George Francis Train, the patentee for Europe. The opening of the line was attended with tie most perfect success throughout, all the a ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1860
Newspaper: Glasgow Free Press
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 828 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TOWN COUNCIL OE EDINBURGH. On Tuesday the usual meeting of the Town Council took place—the Lord Provost ..

... signing the schedule. The bill was ordered to lie on the table. RAILWAYS ON SUE PUBLIC STREIT,. A letter was read from Mr George Francis Train, requesting permiasion to lay rails, and run patent railway can along the chief thoroughfares of the city. Oa the motion ...

Literature

... for the most part sound.— “ Observations oa Horse Railways.” (London : Sampson, Low, Sen, snd Co.) A pamphlet by Mr George Francis Train, addressed to the President of the Board of Trade, ita subject—the introduction of horse railways, on the American ...

Published: Thursday 15 March 1860
Newspaper: John o' Groat Journal
County: Caithness, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 809 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER ARCTIC

... friend now near Torquay ; though not well bodily all wish him to be, yet mentally as brilliant as ever. —I am, &c, George Francis Train. ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1860
Newspaper: Dunfermline Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 758 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LIVERPOOL NEWS

... Birkenbsead at least. The di agitation in this neighbourhood has been got up and main. tained by an American, named Mr. George Francis Train, tr who is not altogether unknown to British readers as an tb Australian agent and a-post-prandial orator; and the ...

Published: Tuesday 24 April 1860
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 742 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. London, Tuesday, October 16, 1860. Oar glorious crisp weather hu vanished ..

... Marylebone vestry were In council assembled, and after much talk, they decided upon acoepting the proposition Mr George Francis Train, the American merchant, to lay down one of his tramways—similar to that now working with success at Birkenhead—in London ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1860
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1404 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CtlQlUb fictotf

... eclat at Birkenhead, through which township the rails are laid along the streets, from the! ferry Birkenhead Park. Mr George Francis Train, of Boston, and late chairman of the Chamber of Commeice at Melbourne, is the patentee, and he is engaged in constructing ...

General Intelligence

... say that my esteemed friemfis now near Torquay; though not so well bodily as a W *rrL e brilliant e*ver.-I am, &c, George Francis Train IN DDB EORjTHE IRISH BRIGn ° the P P a army, took place on Friday, in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Dublin, on scale ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1860
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1606 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GLASGOW•

... fortnightly mee•ing of this committee was held on Monday—the Lord Provost presiding. A communication was read from Mr George Francis Train, of Westminster, proposing to construct a double line of rails for a street railway from the Cross to the Goshet House ...

Published: Saturday 24 November 1860
Newspaper: Renfrewshire Independent
County: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1817 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE JULLIEN FESTIVAL

... Birkenhead, through which township co theorails are laid along the streets, frotmthe ferry fo to Birkenhead Perk. Mr George Francis Train, of Boston, and late chairman of the Chamber of hi Commerce at Melbourne, is the patentee, end Ill High- he is engaged ...

A Bale Old Man.—Mr. James Scot! of Greetham (80 years of ag«), daring one day this harvest, forked 400 stocks,

... upon this matter until yon can see the syatem under weigh in Victoria Street, lam, gentlemen, jour obedient servant, George Francis Train To the Vestry of St. Marylebone.” It was then resolved, with only five or six dissentient*, to adjourn the consideration ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1860
Newspaper: Scottish Banner
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1771 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LATEST NEWS

... now near Torquay; though not so well bodily as all wish him to be, yet mentally as brilliant as ever. I am, &c., George Francis Train. Commercial Yesterday the Bank of England was repaid the advances made stock daring the period the transfer books ...

Published: Thursday 18 October 1860
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2984 | Page: 8 | Tags: none