Lives of George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles

The Life of George Stephenson and of his son Robert Stephenson; Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the Railway Locomotive. By Samuel Smiles. Pubished by Harper and Brothers of Franklin Square, New York in 1868

• Preface

Part I

Chapter I	Schemers and Projectors.
Chapter II	Early Locomotive Models.
Chapter III	Early Railways. The Cornish Locomotive Memoir of Richard Trevithick

Part II

Chapter I	The Newcastle Coal-Field. George Stephenson’s early years.
Chapter II	Newburn and Callerton. George Stephenson learns to be an engine-man.
Chapter III	Engine-man at Willington Quay and Killingworth.
Chapter IV	The Stephensons at Killingworth. Education and self-education of father and son.
Chapter V	The Locomotive Engine. George Stephenson begins its improvement.
Chapter VI	Accidents in Mines. Invention of the Geody Safety Lamp.
Chapter VII	George Stephenson’s farther improvements in the Locomotive. The Hetton railway. Robert Stephenson as viewer’s apprentice and student.
Chapter VIII	George Stephenson engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Chapter IX	The Liverpool and Manchester Railway projected.
Chapter X	The Parliamentary contest on the Liverpool and Manchester bill.
Chapter XI	Stephenson again appointed engineer. Chat Moss. Construction of the railway.
Chapter XII	Robert Stephenson’s residence in Columbia and return. Battle of the Locomotive ‘The Rocket’.
Chapter XIII	Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the extension of the railway system.
Chapter XIV	Robert Stephenson constructs the London and Birmingham Railway.
Chapter XV	Manchester and Leeds, and Midland railways. Stephenson’s life at Alton. Visit to Belgium. General extension of railways and their results.
Chapter XVI	George Stephenson’s coal-mines. Appears at Mechanics’ Institutes. His opinion on railway speeds. Atmospheric system. Railway mania. Visits to Belgium and Spain.
Chapter XVII	Robert Stephenson’s career. The Stephensons and Brunel. East coast route to Scotland. Royal border bridge, Berwick high-level bridge, Newcastle.
Chapter XVIII	Chester and Holyhead Railway. Menai and Conway bridges.
Chapter XIX	Closing years of George Stephenson’s life. Illness and death. Character.
Chapter XX	Robert Stephenson’s Victoria Bridge, Lower Canada. Illness and death.

• George Stephenson
• Robert Stephenson

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