Top 7 Times Leeds Was Surprisingly First

Leeds has a remarkable record of early railways, photography, transport technology, engineering and industry.

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The Salamanca steam locomotive

The Middleton Railway

Washington Teasdale's photographic self-portrait

Leeds' permanently automated traffic lights

Leeds' early colour-printing industry

Leeds' early steam-tram engineering

The Blackburn Type D

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