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George Stephenson Quotes

1781–1848

George Stephenson (June 9, 1781 – August 12, 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.

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The rage for railroads is so great that many will be laid in parts where they will not pay.

To tell you the truth although it would put £500 in my pockets to specify my own patent rails, I cannot do so after the experience I have had.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Stephenson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.