George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848), father of Robert Stephenson, was an English mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives and is known as the "Father of Railways".

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  George Stephenson
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  Statue in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Sculptor ???
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  (2) Statue in the National Railway Museum. Sculptor ????
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  Plan of intended Stockton and Darlington Railway line, 1821.