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Definition of George Stephenson from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

George Stephenson

/ˌdʒɔːdʒ ˈstiːvnsən/

/ˌdʒɔːrdʒ ˈstiːvnsən/

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(1781-1848) an English engineer. He designed some of the first steam trains and railways in Britain, including the engines for the first passenger trains for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825, and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1826.

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