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George Stephenson

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George Stephenson (1781-1848) English mechanical engineer and railway pioneer, born at Wylam, near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Stephenson instructing the navvies constructing the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, England, which was opened in September 1830. From "The Triumphs of Steam" by Henry Frith (London, c1898). Engraving. British Civil Engineering Transport Rail Industrial Revolution

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