About George Stephenson

George Stephenson was born in 1781, the son of a Northumberland colliery engineman.

His Railway Legacy

Within a hundred years of his birth his railway legacy had opened up vast tracts of the planet, many of those routes engineered by George himself or his son Robert.

Locomotive Factory and Engineering Achievements

Their locomotive factory at Newcastle upon Tyne soon outgrew its premises and a much larger site was founded at Darlington. The father and son are well known for their pioneering work on the Stockton & Darlington and Liverpool & Manchester railways, but they engineered more than locomotives.

Robert Stephenson's Contributions

Robert is responsible for some of the world’s most innovative and impressive bridges and the company the Stephensons founded continued (as Robert Stephenson Hawthorn) to build locomotives for a burgeoning worldwide market for well over a century.

About the Book

This book will tell its story and show its global influence.