Sensational inheritance: Portrait of Germany's first train driver discovered - long considered lost. The painting measures about seven by five and a half centimeters - but its historical value is enormous.
William Wilson, also known as the “tall Englishman”, came from Newcastle to Nuremberg on the Adler locomotive in 1835. Wilson was a respected employee at the world's first locomotive factory, Robert Stephenson and Company. He accompanied the Eagles on their journey from northern England to Franconia.