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"Built by Stephenson to compete in a trial of locomotive engines for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The greatest speed it attained in the trial was 29 miles an hour, but some years later it ran at the rate of 53 miles an hour. The total weight of the engine and tender was only about 7 1/2 tons."

The Rocket

"Built by Stephenson to compete in a trial of locomotive engines for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.…

An eminent inventor, born near Newcastle, England, June 9, 1781; died Aug. 12, 1848.

George Stephenson

An eminent inventor, born near Newcastle, England, June 9, 1781; died Aug. 12, 1848.