Locomotion No. 1 is an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company, put into service in 1825 to haul the opening train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in northern England, widely regarded as the first public railway to carry both freight and fare-paying passengers using steam locomotive power. Built several years before Stephenson's later and more famous Rocket, it demonstrated that a steam locomotive could reliably haul substantial loads on a public line rather than only within an industrial colliery, helping establish the practical case for steam railways that spread rapidly across Britain and beyond in the following decade.
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SignificanceFirst steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia, Locomotion No. 1
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an early steam locomotive that was built in 1825
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by the pioneering railway engineers George and Robert Stephenson at their manufacturing firm, Robert Stephenson and Company
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It became the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR).
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