The Stockton & Darlington Railway Locomotion No.1 Bookmark

Locomotion No.1 Bookmark

A beautiful bespoke pewter bookmark with tassel designed specially to celebrate the world class heritage of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. The bookmark is hand made in Sheffield and features the distinctive funnel of Locomotion No.1.

Locomotion No.1 was the first mobile locomotive to be commissioned by the Stockton & Darlington Railway and came into official operation on 27^th September 1825 – the opening of the S&DR. It was designed by George Stephenson and made in the Stephenson Works in Forth Street, Newcastle with the assistance of Timothy Hackworth.

Each S&DR inspired product comes with a S&DR certificate of authenticity