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George and Robert Stephenson GET MOVING
1825 1830 1848
The Stephensons build the The world’s first passenger George dies, aged 67. By
Stockton and Darlington railway opens with locomotives this time, nearly 40,000 miles
Railway. Although it was built built by the Stephensons, (65,000 km) of railway
for transporting coal, it also including the Rocket. have been built. Robert
carries passengers. dies in 1859, aged 55.
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