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George Stephenson was born
He was born on June 9, 1781 in England. -
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Georges Life
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Becomes Engineman
George becomes and engineman for Water Row Pit at 17 years old in Newburn. -
George began to work at Black Collerton Calliery
A colliery is a workplace consisting of a coal mine. -
George gets married
He gets married to Frances Henderson and then moves to Willington Quay. -
George gets promoted
George gets promoted to enginewright for fixing a pumping engine in High Pit, Killingworth. He fixes colliery engines for neighboring collieries as well. He became an expert in steam driven machinery soon after that. -
Improved on Steam Boiler
George improved on the steam boiler so it could haul 30 tons of coal. -
Locomotive Design
George's first locomotive design was produced in 1814. George produced 16 locomotives alotgether at Killington. -
Creation of the miner's safety lamp
George created the miner's safety lamp. It was a lamp that had tiny holes that air could enter through it. It was made so that it would not create explosions whenn dropped in the mine. -
Commissioned to build Steam Locomotive
In 1821 George was commissioned to construct a steam locomotive so it could carry people from Stockton and Darlington. -
Public Transportation
Public transportation is available after the locomotive carried 450 people at 15 mph. -
Rocket
After the new Liverpool-Manchester line had been built there was a competition to see who could build the best locomotive and sure enough Stephenson won. With the Rocket going 36 MPH it was a model for later locomotives. -
George goes into Partnership
George moves into the Tapton House in Chesterfield. He also becomes partners with George Hudson known as the railway king and James Sanders. They opened up ironworks, coalmines and also limestone quarries with their money. -
Death
George dies and is burried at Tapton House. He still lies there today. He would be known for creating the Rocket and creating public transportation possible with his locomotives.
