George Stephenson

George Stephenson is often referred to as the “Father of the Steam Locomotive”. Although many worked to evolve the engineering behind steam locomotive, it is a fact that Stephenson had a major role in promoting the use of the locomotive – first at the Wylam and Killingworth collieries in England and then at the Stockton and Darlington Railroad. Following are a list of biographies and articles on his contributions.

George Stephenson – a biography (From the Stockton & Darlington Railway web page)

In William H. Brown’s, The History of the First Locomotives In America, Chapters 7 - 10 are devoted to the career of George Stephenson.

Robert H. Thurston, in his History Of The Growth Of The Steam-Engine gives a detailed account of Stephenson’s activities beginning with the construction of his first successful engine at the Killingworth colliery in 1814.

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