E. L. Ahrons: The British Steam Railway Locomotive. 1825-1925

"This classic of railway literature presents a complete, accurate and detailed history of the British steam locomotive during its first century.
With more than 470 illustrations - including 385 photographs and 188 line drawings - it tells the story of the steam railway engine from Stephenson's "Locomotive No 1" and the opening of the world's first public railway, between Stockton and Darlington, on which the early locomotives shared the track with horses. This was four years before the completion of the famous "Rocket", which achieved a maximum speed of 29 miles per hour. A year later, in 1830, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened, relying for the first time on steam engines alone."