George Stephenson

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The Stockton and Darlington Railway | History - History of Railways

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Liverpool to Manchester - the world’s first modern railway | History - History of Railways

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How Stephenson's Rocket Changed The World

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Description: George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. Self-help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements. His rail gauge of 4 feet 8 1⁄2 inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century ... (more)

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