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railway. He did not by any means rest satisfied with 

 the success, decided though it was, which had been 

 achieved by the " Kocket." He regarded it but in the 

 light of a successful experiment ; and every succeeding 

 engine placed upon the railway exhibited some improve- 

 ment on its predecessors. The arrangement of the parts, 

 and the weight and proportions of the engines, were 

 altered, as the experience of each successive day, or 

 week, or month, suggested ; and it was soon found that 

 the performances of the " Eocket " on the day of trial 

 had been greatly within the powers of the locomotive. 



The first entire trip between Liverpool and Manchester 

 was performed on the 14th of June, 1830, on the occa- 

 sion of a board meeting being held at the latter town. 

 The train was on this occasion drawn by the " Arrow," 

 one of the new locomotives, in which the most recent 

 improvements had been adopted. Mr. Stephenson him- 

 self drove the engine, and Captain Scoresby, the circum- 

 polar navigator, stood beside him on the foot-plate, and 

 minuted the speed of the train. A great concourse of 

 people assembled at both termini, as well as along the 

 line, to witness the novel spectacle of a train of carriages 

 dragged by an engine at a speed of seventeen miles an 

 hour. On the return journey to Liverpool in the 

 evening, the " Arrow " crossed Chat Moss at a speed of 

 nearly twenty-seven miles an hour, .reaching its destina- 

 tion in about an hour and a half. 



In the mean time Mr. Stephenson and his assistant, 

 Mr. Gooch, were diligently occupied in making the 

 necessary preliminary arrangements for the conduct of 

 the traffic against the time when the line should be ready 

 for opening. The experiments made with the object of 

 carrying on the passenger traffic at quick velocities 

 were of an especially harassing and anxious character. 

 Every week, for nearly three months before the opening, 

 trial trips were made to Newton and back, generally 

 with two or three trains following each other, and carry- 



