English civil engineer, son of George Stephenson. He was chief engineer on numerous early railways and was responsible for the detailed design of the locomotive Rocket, built with his father and entered in the 1829 Rainhill Trials, which it won. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Robert Stephenson , DCL (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803 – 12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives.
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London and Birmingham Railway section
it was Robert, not yet 30 years old, that signed the contract on 20 September 1833 to build the 112-mile (180 km) railway from Camden Town to Birmingham.
Locomotive designer section
Robert designed the locomotive for the trials during the summer of 1829.
Preceded By: George Stephenson
The only son of George Stephenson, the "Father of Railways", he built on the achievements of his father.
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Robert Stephenson , DCL (Hon. causa) (16 October 1803-12 October 1859) was an English civil engineer and designer of locomotives.
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