1829-LOCOMOTIVE STEAM-George Stephenson, England

It was George Stephenson English was one of the forerunners of steam locomotives; indeed he together with his son Robert marked a watershed in the history of the railway. George Stephenson worked around 1798 mines as steam engine operator and although he had no formal education, their curiosity and willingness took him to the study and improvement of steam locomotives; the first built, named it as "Borrow" and put in motion at Killingworth coal mine. This work was benefit to society of the time since it opened a new era in the history of transport, though exclusive of railway lines in coal mines.