"It was [George] Stephenson's first standard gauge locomotive that we know of, and is the predecessor of of all the other standard gauge locomotives in the world," he said. Billy hauled coal ...

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George Stephenson is elected first President ... 5 wagons and 70 men for 9.75 miles in 4 hours and 5 minutes (at an average speed of approximately 2.4 mph). Making it the first steam locomotive to ...

The Rocket was designed and built by George Stephenson with the help ... This was due to several new design features. It was the first locomotive to have a multi-tube boiler - with 25 copper ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. In 1801 Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive.

In the life of George Stephenson, the distinguished railroad ... Duke of Wellington would not trust himself behind a locomotive. When the first passenger railroad in Englan d was opened in 1828 ...