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The Beginnings of Railways and Locomotives. - Early Tramroads.
Speculations as to mechanical Methods of Traction. - Cugnot's Model
Locomotive. Symington's Model. Murdock's Model.
thick's Steam-carriage and Locomotive. - Blenkinsop's Engine. Mr.
Blackett's Experiments at Wylam

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Mr. Stephenson contemplates building a Locomotive. Is encouraged
by Lord Ravensworth. Want of competent Mechanics. Mr. Ste-
phenson's First Locomotive described. Successful Application of the
Steam Blast. His Second Locomotive. · Summary of the important
Results effected

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His Self-education continued. - Views on Education.
Killingworth. Apprentices his Son as Underviewer at the Colliery. -
Sends him to Edinburgh University

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Slow Progress of Opinion as to Railway Locomotion. Sir Richard
Phillips's Prophetic Anticipations. - William James. - Edward Pease,
Projector of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. — Thomas Gray. —
Mr. Stephenson constructs the Hetton Railway

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Defective Communication between Liverpool and Manchester. - A
Tramroad projected. Mr. James surveys a Line.

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Stephenson at Killingworth.-Is admitted to
Patent Locomotive. - Fails in introducing it.
Plans of the Liverpool Tramroad -

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Renewed Application to Parliament for the Liverpool and Manchester
Bill. Messrs. Rennie selected as Parliamentary Engineers. - Passing
of the Act. Mr. Stephenson appointed chief Engineer. - Formation
of the Road over Chat Moss. - The Directors contemplate the Aban-
donment of the Work. Mr. Stephenson's Perseverance. His Or-
ganisation of Labour. - The Railway Navvy. - Progress of the
Works. Private Life and Habits at Liverpool

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Advance of Public Opinion in favour of Railways. - Singular Instances
of Opposition to Railways and Predictions of Failure. - Locomotion
on Common Roads promoted by the Legislature. - Results of the
Opening from London to Liverpool, &c. Benefits to the Public.
-Travelling by Stage Coach and Private Carriage. Mr. Stephen-
son in a Stage-Coach Accident. The Railway at length adopted by

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Mr. Stephenson resigns the Chief Engineership of several Railways. -
Residence at Tapton, in Derbyshire. Leases Clay Cross and Tapton
Collieries. Proposed Testimonial, - Sir Robert Peel's Allusion to his
useful Career. His Interest in Mechanics' Institutes. - Chairman of
Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. Completion of the East Coast

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