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Locomotive builders and designers

  • Robert StephensonRobert Stephenson was born on the 16th of October 1803 at Willington Quay, east of Newcastle upon Tyne. His father George worked as a brakesman on a…
  • Matthew MurrayMatthew Murray was born in Newcastle upon Tyne during 1765. He left school at the age of fourteen to begin an apprenticeship as a blacksmith or whitesmith.
  • Richard TrevithickRichard Trevithick was born on the 13th of April 1771 at Tregajorran in the parish of Illogan. This location sat between Camborne and Redruth within one of…