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     • By the 1840s George Stephenson stepped back from railway engineering, concentrating instead on his interests in mining.
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   Why did George Stephenson leave railway engineering?

   • By the 1840s George Stephenson stepped back from railway engineering, concentrating instead on his interests in mining. Younger engineers such as his son Robert Stephenson, Joseph Locke and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were driving the construction and development of the railway forward.

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   How long did it take Stephenson to build a locomotive?

   • After ten months of labor, Stephenson's locomotive "Blucher" was completed and tested on the Collingwood Railway on July 25, 1814. The track was an uphill trek of four hundred and fifty feet. Stephenson's engine hauled eight loaded coal wagons weighing thirty tons, at a speed of about four miles an hour.

   George Stephenson and the Invention of the Steam Locomotive Engine

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   How did George Stephenson influence the development of railways?

   • George Stephenson's innovative approach to rail transport had a profound impact on the development of railways not only in Britain but worldwide. His understanding of the importance of level routes and practical solutions for crossing challenging terrains significantly influenced the course of rail engineering.

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   Why did Stephenson build the railroad?

   • To survey and construct the line, Stephenson had to outwit the violent hostility of farmers and landlords who feared, among other things, that the railroad would supplant horse-drawn transportation and shut off the market for oats.

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   What did Robert Stephenson do for a living?

   • Robert Stephenson expanded on the work of his father and became a major railway engineer himself. Abroad, Robert was involved in the Alexandria–Cairo railway that later connected with the Suez Canal. George Stephenson's daughter was born in 1805 but died within weeks of her birth.

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   What did George Stephenson do at Killingworth Colliery?

   • For the next ten years while at Killingworth colliery George Stephenson undertook many different experiments and projects relating to steam engines, locomotives and rails, including building his first steam locomotive, Blucher, the first to use flanged wheels rolling on a smooth iron rail.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › George-StephensonGeorge Stephenson | Biography, Locomotives, & Facts | Britannica

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   George Stephenson, English engineer and principal inventor of the railroad locomotive. When railroad building spread rapidly throughout Britain, Europe, and North America, George Stephenson was the chief guide of the revolutionary transportation medium.

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4. www.networkrail.co.uk › who-we-are › our-historyGeorge Stephenson (1781–1848) - Network Rail

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   By the 1840s George Stephenson stepped back from railway engineering, concentrating instead on his interests in mining. Younger engineers such as his son Robert Stephenson, Joseph Locke and Isambard Kingdom Brunel were driving the construction and development of the railway forward.

5. www.bbc.co.uk › stephenson_georgeHistory - Historic Figures: George Stephenson (1781-1848) - BBC

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   Stephenson died on 12 August 1848 in Chesterfield in Derbyshire. His only son Robert was also a railway engineer and worked with his father on many of his projects.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_StephensonGeorge Stephenson - Wikipedia

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   George Stephenson moved to the parish of Alton Grange (now part of Ravenstone) in Leicestershire in 1830, originally to consult on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, a line primarily proposed to take coal from the western coal fields of the county to Leicester.

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   It was a resounding success and marked the beginning of the railway age. In 1830, George Stephenson's engineering brilliance was once again on display with the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first public inter-city railway to use locomotives.

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8. www.railwaymuseum.org.uk › objects-and-storiesStephenson's Rocket, Rainhill and the rise of the locomotive

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   The pace of change in railway technology was so fast by this point that Rocket was substantially rebuilt within 18 months and laid aside within 10 years, and by 1840 the original was out of use completely. Robert Stephenson's 0-2-2 locomotive 'Rocket', made by Robert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1829.

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   Mar 6, 2017 · The Blucher Hauls Coal. After ten months of labor, Stephenson's locomotive "Blucher" was completed and tested on the Collingwood Railway on July 25, 1814. The track was an uphill trek of four hundred and fifty feet. Stephenson's engine hauled eight loaded coal wagons weighing thirty tons, at a speed of about four miles an hour.