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George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. [1] Renowned as the "Father of Railways", [ 2 ] Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement.
The Lyttelton rail tunnel is still in use today as the country's oldest operational rail tunnel. Stephenson enjoyed a long association with the country, for which he designed several other works in the mid-nineteenth century. He is perhaps most famous for his close relationship with the Institution of Civil Engineers. He became a member in 1853 ...
Wylam / ˈ w aɪ l ə m / is a village and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England.It is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne.. It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early railway pioneers.
George Stephenson was jailed for life in October 1987 aged 36 after being convicted alongside two others of murdering four people, raping a woman and robbery a year earlier in what became known as ...
Later conjectural drawing of the Rainhill trials. In the foreground is Rocket and in the background are Sans Pareil (right) and Novelty.. The Rainhill trials were a competition run from the 6 to 14 October 1829, to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would have the best motive power for the then nearly-completed Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). [1]
Locomotion was ordered by the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company in September 1824; its design benefitted from George Stephenson's experience building his series of Killingworth locomotives. It is believed that Locomotion No. 1 was the first locomotive to make use of coupling rods to link together its driving wheels, reducing the chance of ...
Stephenson moved into Tapton House, near Chesterfield, and in 1837 he established George Stephenson and Company. The Clay Cross Tunnel is just over a mile long and was completed in 1839. Clay Cross Coal and Iron Works were started by George and his son Robert Stephenson , with backing from Lord Wolverton, George Hudson , Sir Joshua Walmsley ...
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns: 0-6-0 T: Static Exhibit Billy [12] 1816 George Stephenson: 0-4-0: Static Exhibit No.401 1950 Bagnall: Victor/Vulcan 0-6-0 ST: Operational Ashington No.5 Jackie Milburn: 1939 Peckett and Sons: 0-6-0 ST: Undergoing Overhaul A.No.5 1883 Kitson & Co. 0-6-0 T: Static Exhibit No.69 1953 Hunslet: Hunslet Austerity 0-6 ...