"Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway King of the Railway is a 2013 direct-to-video CGI-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film of the TV series, ""Thomas & Friends"". The film's CGI animation is by Arc Productions. Directed by Rob Silvestri, the film stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK and the US respectively. Co-stars include Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, William Hope and Teresa Gallagher. Bob Golding, Mike Grady, Jonathan Forbes, Rebecca O'Mara and Miranda Raison join the cast. The sequel to Hero of the Rails. In 2013, Thomas, Percy, James and all their Steam team"
"George Hudson George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as ""The Railway King"" – a title conferred on him by Sydney Smith in 1844. Hudson played a significant role in linking London to Edinburgh by rail, carrying out the first major merging of railway companies (the Midland Railway), developing his hometown of York into a major railway junction, and represented Sunderland in the House of Commons. Hudson's success was built on dubious financial practices"
"George Hudson, often referred to as ""the Railway King"". Hudson was determined that the group of railways he controlled would dominate the scene. His dubious methods were later exposed and he was disgraced, but in the meantime he sought to extend the ECR northwards, to get access to the huge flows of coal from South Yorkshire and elsewhere to London, and of merchandise. As well as the income from carrying a share of this traffic, the company would get better access to engine coal for their own business. The Great Northern Railway was authorised in 1846, to build a line"
"George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the ""Father of Railways"", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements. His rail gauge of , sometimes called ""Stephenson gauge"", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution. Built by"
"Robert R. Young Robert Ralph Young (February 14, 1897 – January 25, 1958) was a United States financier and industrialist. He is best known for leading the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and New York Central Railroad during and after World War II. He was a brother-in-law of the famous western painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Because of his initials, R.R. Young was often labeled ""Railroad"" Young; he was otherwise known as the ""Populist of Wall Street,"" or, as his press agent encouraged journalists to call him, ""The Daring Young Man of Wall Street"". He regarded himself as a crusader against the mismanagement"
"exclusive territory, but given the compact size of Britain, this meant that two or more competing lines could connect major cities. George Hudson (1800–71) became the most important railway promoter of his time. Called the ""railway king"" of Britain, Hudson amalgamated numerous short lines and set up a ""Clearing House"" in 1842 which rationalized the service by providing uniform paperwork and standardized methods for apportioning fares while transferring passengers and freight between lines, and loaning out freight cars. He could design complex company and line amalgamations and his activities helped to bring about the beginnings of a more modern railway"
"David Ward King David Ward King (October 27, 1857 – February 9, 1920) was an American farmer and inventor of the King road drag. His invention, which was the horse-drawn forerunner of the modern road grader, had a great influence on American life because his invention improved the widespread dirt roads of his day to the extent that they could accommodate the advent of the automobile, rural mail delivery and mail order catalogues. King was often referred to then and now as ""the Missouri farmer"", which he was. However, he was born, reared and educated in Springfield, Ohio, and came"
"David Ward King and his King Road Drag? David Ward King David Ward King (October 27, 1857 – February 9, 1920) was an American farmer and inventor of the King road drag. His invention, which was the horse-drawn forerunner of the modern road grader, had a great influence on American life because his invention improved the widespread dirt roads of his day to the extent that they could accommodate the advent of the automobile, rural mail delivery and mail order catalogues. King was often referred to then and now as ""the Missouri farmer"", which he was. However, he was born,"
"this meant that multiple competing lines could provide service between major cities. George Hudson (1800–1871) became the ""railway king"" of Britain. He merged various independent lines and set up a ""Clearing House"" in 1842 which rationalized interconnections by establishing uniform paperwork and standard methods for transferring passengers and freight between lines, and rates when one system used freight cars owned by another. By 1850, rates had fallen to a penny a ton mile for coal, at speeds of up to fifty miles an hour. Britain now had had the model for the world in a well integrated, well-engineered system that"
"of £200 million; that about equalled one year of Britain's GDP. Once a charter was obtained, there was little government regulation, as laissez faire and private ownership had become accepted practices. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859) designed the first major railway, the Great Western, built originally in the 1830s to cover the 100 miles from London to Bristol. Even more important was the highly controversial George Hudson. He became Britain's ""railway king"" by merging numerous short lines. Since there was no government agency supervising the railways, Hudson set up a system that all the lines adopted called the Railway Clearing House."
"Lough and is listed Grade II. From 1990 until 2003, Stephenson's portrait appeared on the reverse of Series E £5 notes issued by the Bank of England. Stephenson's face is shown alongside an engraving of the ""Rocket"" steam engine and the Skerne Bridge on the Stockton to Darlington Railway. In popular media, Stephenson was portrayed by actor Gawn Grainger on television in the 1985 ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Mark of the Rani"". George Stephenson George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the ""Father of Railways"", Stephenson was considered"
"Samuel Polyakov Samuel (Shmuel) Polyakov (also Poliakoff, Poliakov, ) was a Russian businessman, informally known as the ""most famous railroad king"" of the Russian Empire, the senior member of the Polyakov business family, a philanthropist and a Jewish civil rights activist, co-founder of World ORT. Polyakov's business interests concentrated in southern Russia and Ukraine. By the time of his sudden death at the age of 50 he was credited with the construction of one quarter of Russia's railroads, his personal net worth was estimated at 31.4 million roubles. Samuel and his brothers, future bankers Lazar Polyakov and Yakov Polyakov, were"
"appropriate to call it 'Beeching Way'.. Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways and an affiliate of the Conservative Party in Britain. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report ""The Reshaping of British Railways"", commonly referred to as ""The Beeching Report"", which led to far-reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the Beeching Axe. As a result of the report, just over"
"of this means of transport. He proposed a number of projects that later came to fruition and is credited with carrying out a survey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Unfortunately he became bankrupt and his schemes were taken over by George Stephenson and others. However, he is credited by many historians with the title of ""Father of the Railway"". It was not until 1825, that the success of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, world's first public railway, proved that the railways could be made as useful to the general shipping public as to the colliery owner. This railway broke"
"projects. He influenced Frederick List, called the ""Father of German Railroads"" and Michel Chevalier, the Minister of Public Works under Louis Philippe and the most eminent engineer in France. In 1853, the American Society of Civil Engineers bestowed one of its highest honors on Robinson by electing him an honorary member. Moncure Robinson is referred to as ""one of the most distinguished civil engineers in the United States"" and the ""genius of America's earliest railways."" He was instrumental in the early development and growth of the country's great railroad system. Moncure Robinson Moncure Robinson (February 2, 1802 – November 10,"
"Tom King (highwayman) Tom King (c.1712 – 19 May 1737) was an English highwayman who operated in the Essex and London areas. His real name is thought to have been Matthew King; whether ""Tom"" was a nickname or an error in reporting his crimes is uncertain, but it is the name by which he has become popularly known. Some sources claim that he was nicknamed ""The Gentleman Highwayman"" and he was also known as “Captain Tom King”. A contemporary account of his last robbery also mentions a brother, either John or Robert King, who was captured by the authorities on"
"Charles Brady King Charles Brady King (February 2, 1868 – June 22, 1957) was an American engineer and entrepreneur remembered as an automotive pioneer, artist, etcher, musician, poet, architect, mystic, industrialist and inventor. King was the first person in Detroit to design, build and drive a self-propelled automobile – 3 months before Henry Ford built his automobile. The ""Detroit Journal"" of March 7, 1896, reports that King drove his motor-powered vehicle down Woodward Avenue – being the first person in Detroit to build and drive such a vehicle. The ""Journal"" also reports King made and sold the first complete automobile"
"stationary steam engine could have had to have been used to assist trains in the ascent of a 1:30 incline. As a result of rising cost estimates, backers withdrew, leading to the failure of the first Parliamentary Bill. Nine years later, in 1839, a revised scheme was put forward, but this failed to secure enough financing and was shelved. Four years later the project gained the attention of George Hudson, who became known as ‘The Railway King’. Bickerdike credits Hudson's intervention as having playing a critical role, when difficulties were encountered in raising sufficient capital, Hudson offered a guaranteed return"
"Pease, the youngest daughter of Edward Pease, ""the father of the railways"". They had two children: Francis Gibson (banker) Francis Gibson (1805-1858), was a British banker and businessman. He was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, the son of the banker Atkinson Francis Gibson (1763-1829). Soon after his marriage, Gibson became a director of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Soon afterwards, he was one of the four Quaker founders of Middlesbrough. Although still base in Saffron Walden, Gibson and his wife spent two months every summer in County Durham and bought a house there, Balder Grange, in 1843. The Victorian house"
"Robert Schuyler Robert Schuyler or Robert Livingston Schuyler (September 16, 1798 – November 15, 1855), was a financier, steamboat operator, and railroad president who acted as the de facto head of the prominent Schuyler family during his adulthood. Schuyler, who in his day was known as ""America's first railroad king,"" is best known today for his role in America’s first large-scale stock fraud on the New York and New Haven Railroad. His scandal is among the greatest scandals in Wall Street history alongside the Bernie Madoff scandal and the Richard Whitney scandal. Schuyler was born in Rhinebeck, New York in"
"Richard Beeching Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 – 23 March 1985), commonly known as Dr Beeching, was a physicist and engineer who for a short but very notable time was chairman of British Railways and an affiliate of the Conservative Party in Britain. He became a household name in Britain in the early 1960s for his report ""The Reshaping of British Railways"", commonly referred to as ""The Beeching Report"", which led to far-reaching changes in the railway network, popularly known as the Beeching Axe. As a result of the report, just over 4,000 route miles were removed from"
"Samuel Smiles described Pease as ""a thoughtful and sagacious man, ready in resources, possessed of indomitable energy and perseverance."" An edition of his diaries appeared in 1907. Edward Pease (railway pioneer) Edward Pease (31 May 1767 – 31 July 1858), a woollen manufacturer from Darlington, England, was the main promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825. He is sometimes referred to as the ""Father of the Railways"". Pease was born on 31 May 1767, the eldest son of the Darlington woollen manufacturer Joseph Pease (1737–1808) and his wife, Mary Richardson. The family were prominent Quakers: his"
"George Hudson had earned the title of ""the Railway King"" by his adroit manipulation of railway companies, finances and shareholders, but at length difficult questions were posed. On 20 February 1849, a question was raised at the half-yearly meeting of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Company by Mr. Robert Prance, of the London Stock Exchange regarding shares acquired by Hudson. Among many other irregularities, it was shown that he had purchased the Brandling Junction Railway on excessively favourable terms; one of the former Brandling shareholders published a pamphlet to show the inadequacy of the price given for it. The resulting"
"Cornelius Vanderbilt Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877) was an American business magnate and philanthropist who built his wealth in railroads and shipping. Born poor and having only a mediocre education, Vanderbilt worked his way into leadership positions in the inland water trade and invested in the rapidly growing railroad industry. Nicknamed ""The Commodore"", he is known for owning the New York Central Railroad. His biographer says, ""He vastly improved and expanded the nation's transportation infrastructure, contributing to a transformation of the very geography of the United States. He embraced new technologies and new forms of business"
"Maurice W. Graham ""Steam Train Maury"" Graham (June 3, 1917 – November 18, 2006) was best known as five-time holder of the title ""King of the Hobos"", and was later known as ""Patriarch of the Hobos"". Born to a broken home in Ohio, he was shunted from father to mother to aunt to married siblings. In 1931, at the age of 14, Graham began riding the rails as a hobo during the Great Depression. He settled in Toledo, Ohio with his wife Wanda in the late 1930s, and worked as a cement mason and founded a trade school for masons."
"William James, the Stephensons and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, all considered by many to be ""Fathers of the Railways"". It is very likely, as indicated by the sequence of events after his first edition, that Gray's first published proposals directly and significantly influenced the writings and actions of William James and the Stephensons, among many others, when they began to design and build the earliest passenger railway system in Britain. Much as today, commercial interests over-rode ""the good of the community"", that underpinned Gray's advocacy of a General (National) Passenger Railway, to be funded jointly by Government and Capital(ists). Thomas Gray,"
"Edward Pease (railway pioneer) Edward Pease (31 May 1767 – 31 July 1858), a woollen manufacturer from Darlington, England, was the main promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which opened in 1825. He is sometimes referred to as the ""Father of the Railways"". Pease was born on 31 May 1767, the eldest son of the Darlington woollen manufacturer Joseph Pease (1737–1808) and his wife, Mary Richardson. The family were prominent Quakers: his brother Joseph Pease (1772–1846) was a founder of the Peace Society in 1817 and involved in the second, 1839 Anti-Slavery Society, for which he wrote tracts. Edward"
"Napoleon, Ohio. He was 89. Maurice W. Graham ""Steam Train Maury"" Graham (June 3, 1917 – November 18, 2006) was best known as five-time holder of the title ""King of the Hobos"", and was later known as ""Patriarch of the Hobos"". Born to a broken home in Ohio, he was shunted from father to mother to aunt to married siblings. In 1931, at the age of 14, Graham began riding the rails as a hobo during the Great Depression. He settled in Toledo, Ohio with his wife Wanda in the late 1930s, and worked as a cement mason and founded"
"Edward Watkin Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (26 September 1819 – 13 April 1901) was a British Member of Parliament and railway entrepreneur. He was an ambitious visionary, and presided over large-scale railway engineering projects to fulfil his business aspirations, eventually rising to become chairman of nine different British railway companies. Among his more notable projects were his expansion of the Metropolitan Railway (part of today's London Underground network); the construction of the Great Central Main Line, a purpose-built high-speed railway line; the creation of a pleasure gardens with a partially constructed iron tower at Wembley and a failed"
"Iron Foot Jack Jack Rudolph Neave or Neaves (born c. 1886; died 1959), usually known as ""Iron Foot Jack"", was an Australian nightclub owner who came to prominence in London during the notorious Caravan Club trial of 1934. Maurice Richardson described him as ""a more agreeable kind of Alistair Crowley ""[sic]"" in a poorer way of business."" He described himself as the ""King of the Bohemians"". According to Mark Benney, who attempted with difficulty to write Neave's biography (published 1939), Neave was born in the working class area of Woolloomooloo, Sydney, Australia, but was taken to England at a young"
"had removed a statue of Forrest from the Health Sciences Park, and a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from an easement in Fourth Bluff Park. Nathan Bedford Forrest Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877), called Bedford Forrest in his lifetime, was a cotton farmer, slave owner, slave trader, Confederate Army general during the American Civil War, first leader of the Ku Klux Klan and president of the Selma, Marion & Memphis Railroad. Prior to the outbreak of the war, Forrest amassed substantial wealth as a cotton planter, horse and cattle trader, real estate broker and"
"William James (railway promoter) William James (13 June 1771 – 10 March 1837) was an English lawyer, surveyor, land agent and pioneer promoter of rail transport. According to his obituary ""He was the original projector of the Liverpool & Manchester and other railways, and may with truth be considered as the father of the railway system, as he surveyed numerous lines at his own expense at a time when such an innovation was generally ridiculed."" William James was born in Henley-in-Arden in Warwickshire in 1771, the second of the seven children of William James, a solicitor from Moseley near Birmingham,"
"William James (railway promoter) William James (13 June 1771 – 10 March 1837) was an English lawyer, surveyor, land agent and pioneer promoter of rail transport. According to his obituary ""He was the original projector of the Liverpool & Manchester and other railways, and may with truth be considered as the father of the railway system, as he surveyed numerous lines at his own expense at a time when such an innovation was generally ridiculed."" William James was born in Henley-in-Arden in Warwickshire in 1771, the second of the seven children of William James, a solicitor from Moseley near Birmingham,"