Robert Stephenson
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Robert Stephenson, DCL was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father.
Stephenson in 1856
Dial Cottage, Killingworth, where Stephenson grew up. The sundial installed by Stephenson and his father can be seen above the front door.
The opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825
Stephenson's cottage at Santa Ana
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. It was also the
A lithograph of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway crossing the Bridgewater Canal at Patricroft, by A. B. Clayton.
Illustration of the Rocket hauling a passenger train on the L&MR in 1830
A replica L&MR coach and the Rocket at the Rocket 150 event in 1980
Stephenson's viaduct crosses the Sankey Brook, and the remains of the Sankey Canal. The viaduct is in use to this day.