George Stephenson
(9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. He built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives in 1830. He was also known as the "Father of Railways". His rail gauge of 4 feet 81⁄2 inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways.
(9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. He built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives in 1830. He was also known as the "Father of Railways". His rail gauge of 4 feet 81⁄2 inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways.
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