<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Frances Henderson (1802--1806); Elizabeth Hindmarsh (1820--1845) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Robert Stephenson </Td> </Tr> <P> George Stephenson (9 June 1781--12 August 1848) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer . Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement . Self - help advocate Samuel Smiles particularly praised his achievements . His rail gauge of 4 feet 8 ⁄ inches (1,435 mm), sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways . </P> <P> Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution . Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 . George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830 . </P>

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