Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a pioneering railway engineer who designed steam trains, oversaw the construction of new railway tracks and built bridges and tunnels along his railway routes.

Once railways were established as Britain's newest and fastest communication and transport system ... People were willing to invest in railway stocks and this boosted Britain's economy.

In late July 1910, Brattleboro was in the middle of a railroad strike. The town was at a standstill, and financial tensions ...