George Stephenson
English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Built the locomotives that made rail travel happen. Stephenson's choice of track width—4 foot 8.5 inches—basically became the global standard, which is either brilliant foresight or the world's most durable accident.
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George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1⁄2-inch (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways.
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