Robert Stephenson
1803 CE – 1859 CE
Robert Stephenson, DCL (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives. The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father.
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Born · 1803 CE
1829 CERainhill TrialsThe Rainhill trials were a competition run from 6 to 14 October 1829 to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would have the best motive…
Died · 1859 CE
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