. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Carlisles Wrought (rolled) Iron Rail, A. D. Lcsh & Stephensons Edge Rail, Stockton & Darlington Railroad, A. D. 1810. Fig. C. quite generally accredited with being the fatherof this machine and, therefore, of the railwaysystem. He did much to perfect the I have had occasion to remark elsewhere, his 26 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS, prominence in connection with the opening ofthe Liverpool & Manchester railway, where
. Building and repairing railways ... : Forming one of the series of the volumes comprised in the Revised and enlarged edition of The science of railways, . Carlisles Wrought (rolled) Iron Rail, A. D. Lcsh & Stephensons Edge Rail, Stockton & Darlington Railroad, A. D. 1810. Fig. C. quite generally accredited with being the fatherof this machine and, therefore, of the railwaysystem. He did much to perfect the I have had occasion to remark elsewhere, his 26 BUILDING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS, prominence in connection with the opening ofthe Liverpool & Manchester railway, where forthe first time the attention of the world wasgenerally drawn to the railroad question, concen-trated attention upon him, so that it was believed,though erroneously, that he invented the loco-motive and operated the first successful one. Theidea of the locomotive originated with Trevithick,in 1803, but it was not a financial success. Af-terward, John Blenkinsop accomplished whatTrevithick had been unable to do. Blenkinsophad constructed two locomotives which answeredevery requirement, so far as the action of steamand economy of operation were concerned, beforeStephenson manufactured his
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