Download or read book Railway Pioneer the Story of George Stephenson written by John Rowland and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the English inventor whose pioneer work in railway engineering marked the beginning of England's railroad network.
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1857 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Robert Stephenson written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dual biography of the father and son railroad engineers who revolutionized Victorian transportation and reshaped modern British life. Engineer and inventor George Stephenson is known as the Father of Railways. Together with his son Robert, he built the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public line. They also developed much of Britain’s early railway map. In George and Robert Stephenson, industrial historian Anthony Burton examines the lives of these two giants of the late Georgian and early Victorian ages. With new research, Burton offers a fresh look at the achievements of Robert Stephenson and Company Limited, the first engineering firm devoted to railway engines. Above all, he underscores the ability of both men to overcome some of the most pressing engineering problems of their time.
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography discusses the life of George Stephenson. He improved on the earlier steam-powered locomotive designs by using flanged-wheel adhesion on his locomotive, the Bl?cher. He also built the Locomotion, the train of choice on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. That railway was the first public steam railway in the world and had considerable influence on the wide-spread use of trains. His train Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition for locomotions of the time. He continued to make larger, better-running trains throughout his life.
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The life of George Stephenson railway engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Railway History of New Shildon written by George Turner Smith and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “extraordinarily informative and profusely illustrated” history of how a town built a railway, and a railway built a town (Midwest Book Review). On September 27, 1825, the first public railway steam train left New Shildon for Stockton-on-Tees, England. The driver was George Stephenson and the engine he was driving was the “Locomotion No.1.” It set off from a settlement that consisted of just a set of rails and four houses, none of which had been there a year before. The four houses became a town with a five-figure population, a town that owed its existence to the railway that made its home there—the Stockton and Darlington (S&DR). Some of the earliest and greatest railway pioneers worked there, including George and his son Robert; the Hackworth brothers, Timothy and Thomas; and the engineer William Bouch. Their story is part of New Shildon’s story. The locomotive works, created to build and maintain steam locomotives, morphed into the world’s most innovative works, whose demise had more to do with politics than productivity. This book covers Shildon’s years between 1820 and today, including the war interludes when the Wagon Works was manned by women and the output was mostly intended for the Ministry of Defense. The story of the creation of the town’s railway museum and the arrival of Hitachi at Newton Aycliffe brings the history up to date and, to complete the picture, there is also a description of the ongoing new build G5 steam locomotive project on Hackworth Industrial Estate, the very site where the S&DR locomotive and wagon works was located. It is the story of a railway town—and also the story of the people who lived there and made it what it is today.
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson written by Samuel Smiles and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains Samuel Smiles Jr.'s 1857 biography, “The Life of George Stephenson”. George Stephenson (1781–1848) was an English engineer who is responsible for building the world's first inter-city railway line to use steam locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. This fascinating and insightful biography is highly recommended for those with an interest in locomotive history, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Samuel Smiles (1812–1904) was a Scottish author. Other notable works by this author include: “Self-Help” (1859), “Character” (1871), and “Thrift” (1875). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
Download or read book George and Robert Stephenson written by L. T. C. Rolt and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2009-03-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway.
Download or read book The story of the life of George Stephenson railway engineer Abridged written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book George Robert Stephenson written by Chris Morris and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is primarily a photographic celebration of the legacy of George and Robert Stephenson, the father and son team in the forefront of the development of the railways, servicing the burgeoning industrial revolution. The life of George Stephenson presents a classic rags to riches tale - from illiterate colliery worker to pit owner and railway magnate. His son Robert combined the best traits of his father's character with new talents of his own to become, rightly, the most feted of the heroic' Victorian engineers. Their transport revolution was made posible through improvements in rail technology and, most importantly, the development of the steam locomotive itself.
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book The Story of the Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Life of George Stephenson Railway Engineer written by Samuel Smiles and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
