George Stephenson
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Left home in company with John Dixon to attend the internment of George Stephenson at Chesterfield. I fear he died an unbeliever.
— Edward Pease, diary entry (1846-08-16)
George Stephenson (* 9. Juni 1781 in Wylam bei Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland; † 12. August 1848 in Tapton House bei Chesterfield) war ein englischer Ingenieur und Hauptbegründer des Eisenbahnwesens. Er war Autodidakt und erwarb sich umfangreiche technische Kenntnisse.
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Left home in company with John Dixon to attend the internment of George Stephenson at Chesterfield. I fear he died an unbeliever.
I got leave to go from Killingworth to lay down a railway at Hetton, and next to Darlington, and after that I went to Liverpool to plan the line to Manchester.
This railway is the most absurd scheme that ever entered into the head of a man to conceive. Mr. Stephenson never had a plan — I do not believe he is capable of making one.
The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.
I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway.
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