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Há 3 dias · George Stephenson, who built the first practical steam locomotive in England, laid his rails based on the width of coal wagons. Laying the rails five feet apart and accounting for two inch wheels and a bit of leeway, the resulting space between the rails, or the rail gauge, was four feet eight and a half inches.
Há 3 dias · No. 11.—Joseph Locke, civil engineer, who had been articled to George Stephenson in 1823, and was responsible for the construction of many miles of railway in the British Isles and abroad, occupied No. 11, Adam Street, in 1848–51, when he was M.P. for Honiton.
Há 4 dias · Prominent in the hall is Baily's colossal statue in marble of George Stephenson, "the father of railways." Above the staircase and around the galleries are offices for the chief managers.
Há 6 dias · First class Georgette Madill, first-class passenger. The Titanic 's first-class list was a "who's who" of the prominent upper class in 1912.A single-person berth in first class cost between £30 (equivalent to £3,800 in 2023) and £870 (equivalent to £109,000 in 2023) for a parlour suite and small private promenade deck.
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Há 3 dias · LXXIV—EUSTON STATION AND RAILWAY WORKS. On 30th September, 1830, the promoters of two independent schemes for constructing a railway from London to Birmingham agreed to combine and on 13th October in the same year, Messrs. Stephenson and Son were proposed as the engineers.
