Letters cast doubt on steam legend.(News) From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: August 2, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A railway controversy has been re-ignited after a decision to donate a North-East pioneer's papers to a museum.

The great great grandchildren of railway pioneer Timothy Hackworth, who was born in Wylam in Northumberland, have agreed to present his surviving papers next week to the National Railway Museum in York.

Among the treasures in the collection of papers and memorabilia is a controversial letter dated July 25, 1828 from fellow North-East railway engineer...

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