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Robert Stephenson, English mechanical and civil engineer, c 1850s.
Caption
Oil on canvas portrait by John Lucas of Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), English engineer and the son of George Stephenson (1781-1848), whom he assisted with the survey of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1821. In 1829 he designed the 'Rocket' locomotive which won the 'Rainhill Trials', a competition set up to find the most suitable locomotive for haulage on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. He was also chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway, completed in 1838. He designed many bridges, most famously the Royal Border and Britannia Tubular bridges, both constructed in 1850. He is buried in Westminster Abbey in London., 6952748
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01.01.2009
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2728px x 3504px, 23,10 cm x 29,70 cm (300 dpi)
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Stichworte Stichworte
19th century
, Bridges
, Britannia Tubular Bridge
, British
, Edinburgh University
, Engineers
, English
, Industrial Revolution (1780-1869)
, Liverpool & manchester Railway
, London & Birmingham Railway
, PERSONALITIES
, Railways
, Robert
, Royal Border Bridge
, Stephenson
, Stephenson's Rocket
, Stockton & Darlington Railway
, Victorian
, civil engineers
, engineer
, engineering
, man
, mechanical engineers
, men
, oil paintings
, ow_science-society
, pmscartandhistory
, pmscinternational
, portrait
, portraits
, steam locomotives
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