For the boiler burst and all around
The Fragments lay upon the ground;
Like a vessel dashed before the gale,
The engine was thrown clear off the rails. [Note 743.1]
A man, whose name was John Thomas Hirst,'
Was learning to drive when the boiler burst;
Away at it sped, as though by fate 'twas led,
And now he's numbered with the Silent dead [Note 743.2]
A young woman persuades her wealthy parents to pay her to take a pleasure ride on the new steam coach
A general complaint about political changes and new technology includes references to steam coaches and railways.
Richard Trevithick's "Puffing Devil"
A country man where he cheated out of money and clothes by a young woman and her accomplices. Mentions a steam coach.
Gilpin's misadventures driving a steam "coach"
A countryman is impressed by London including Gurney's steam coach. [625Synopsis]
Mentions steam trams in Plymouth
Immediate reaction to the steam coach and its impact upon stage coaches.
The dangers of travelling by steam coach
Fragment noting the arrival of the steam coach.
Steam bus service in Birmingham and the consequent air pollution
A visitor to Dublin sees the first railway in Ireland and also the road steam coach Erin.
Alludes to the London to Brighton steam coach.
Refers to a steam coach as a "Gurney" after the engineer Goldsworthy Gurney.
A tram cleaner killed when the engine explodes. [Fragment]