What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Middleton Railway. Began nearby in 1758 to carry coal from Middleton Colliery to Leeds by horse drawn wagon. The world's first commercially successful steam locomotive, designed and built by Matthew Murray and incorporating John Blenkinsop's patented rack wheel, started work here on 24 June 1812. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
Matthew Murray was a pioneering engineer who designed and built the world's first commercially successful steam locomotive in 1812 for the Middleton Railway, significantly advancing transportation technology.
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