George Stephenson, a coal mine engineer and his son Robert, entered the annals of locomotion with their “Locomotion”.
In 1826 they moved to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, where father and son soon built the “Rocket,” a locomotive that ran on rails and not on the roads as Trevithick’s had.
In 1829 the Rocket was able to do a speed of 45 kilometres an hour with 30 people on board, winning the 500 pounds prize for the best locomotive.
This credited George Stevenson with being the inventor of the locomotive for railways, and the age of steam locomotion was well and truly on its way. (Wikipedia, BBC)
allbymyself09 said:
I’ll be darned! Who knew! Interesting info!
thetransportfiles said:
We’ve come a long way since then! I remember watching videos about steam locomotives when I was young. Always love hearing facts about transport.