Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Audiobook12 hours
George and Robert Stephenson
Written by Samuel Smiles
Narrated by John Roland
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
George Stephenson, known as "Father of the Railways" is considered as a genius in steam locomotive engineering. George and his son Robert worked very closely together and it is often difficult to separate their works. They both made remarkable contributions to development of railway.
More audiobooks from Samuel Smiles
Character Happy Homes and the Hearts that Make Them: Or Thrifty People and why They Thrive Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to George and Robert Stephenson
Related audiobooks
The Business of Travel: A History of the Man who inspired Around The World In Eighty Days Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFull Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Titanic: History in an Hour Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLondon: A History Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5George Stephenson: His Inventions in the Industrial Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do You Think You Are? Behind the Headlines: 1890 Forth Bridge: Episode 21 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory Revealed: Brunel the Great Engineer: Episode 46 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThree Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGeorge and Robert Stephenson Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Railroad Strike of 1877: The History and Legacy of the Protests across America over Wages and Labor Conditions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIndustrial Revolution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTom Paine's Iron Bridge: Building a United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great Inventors and Their Inventions Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5History of London Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Museo Nacional Pablo Neruda de Temuco Inglés Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great North Road: London to Edinburgh – 11 Days, 2 Wheels and 1 Ancient Highway Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGunpowder and Geometry: The Life of Charles Hutton, Pit Boy, Mathematician and Scientific Rebel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/520,000 Leagues Under the Sea Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Terrific Transportation Inventions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSteel: From Mine to Mill the Metal that Made America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRenewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Biography & Memoir For You
Fairy Tale Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5And Then There Were None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twisted Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divine Rivals: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Blood and Ash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Local Woman Missing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dutch House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Later Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nothing to See Here Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Year of Magical Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dead Zone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Five Years: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pet Sematary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
88. The World's First Underground Railway 0% found this document usefulUltimate Ship Models 2: The Great Eastern: Brunel's Monster Ship 0% found this document usefulMay 30th - A User's Guide to the Elizabeth line: Simon Calder takes a trip on the new railway line. 0% found this document usefulThe Oldest Canal in Britain? The Exeter Ship Canal 0% found this document usefulThe City - a history, part 2: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city. 0% found this document usefulThe City - a history, part 2: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city. 0% found this document usefulBritish Maritime History: Is it even possible to imagine what Britain would have been without seafaring? 0% found this document useful#143 Water for New York: Croton Aqueduct 0% found this document usefulFreak Ships of the Nineteenth Century IV: The Cleopatra 0% found this document usefulMaritime Disasters: SS Waratah - The Ship That Disappeared 0% found this document usefulA Baffled Martian Scrutinizes America These Past 110 Years - 2/9/18: The Tribalization of America 0% found this document usefulThe Titanic 0% found this document usefulThe Royal Navy at the time of the Great Fire of London: Charles II's Navy 0% found this document usefulMaritime Disasters: Empress of Ireland: Canada's Titanic 0% found this document usefulThe Great Stink: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1858 crisis from the flow of sewage into the Thames. 0% found this document usefulThe Great Stink: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1858 crisis from the flow of sewage into the Thames. 0% found this document usefulThe Great Portage of 1829 | North Coast Chronicles 0% found this document usefulIconic Ships 13: Thermopylae: The Finest All-Round Clipper of Them All? 0% found this document useful
Related articles
ASPECTS OF THE MANCHESTER & LEEDS RAILWAY PART ONE BacktrackArticle
ASPECTS OF THE MANCHESTER & LEEDS RAILWAY PART ONE
Oct 21, 2021
21 min readThe North Wales Hol iday Coast 1846-1922 BacktrackArticle
The North Wales Hol iday Coast 1846-1922
Jul 20, 2023
22 min readExpress Electric Railways BacktrackArticle
Express Electric Railways
May 20, 2021
12 min readDown the Tube Discover BritainArticle
Down the Tube
Sep 6, 2019
6 min readFive Railway Bridges Over The Big Ditch BacktrackArticle
Five Railway Bridges Over The Big Ditch
Nov 17, 2022
13 min readThe Trent Valley Line In The News 1845-1900 BacktrackArticle
The Trent Valley Line In The News 1845-1900
Mar 17, 2022
20 min readThe Railways Of Gravesend And Grain Part One BacktrackArticle
The Railways Of Gravesend And Grain Part One
Aug 18, 2022
12 min readBritain’s Shortest Branch Line The Railway MagazineArticle
Britain’s Shortest Branch Line
Oct 5, 2020
12 min readA Golden Age The Railway MagazineArticle
A Golden Age
Jul 4, 2022
5 min readA Tale Of Four Tunnels BacktrackArticle
A Tale Of Four Tunnels
Feb 15, 2024
15 min readTake The Train For The Boat The Rise And Fall Of The Boat Train BacktrackArticle
Take The Train For The Boat The Rise And Fall Of The Boat Train
Dec 9, 2021
19 min readFrom The Railway Magazine Archives The Railway MagazineArticle
From The Railway Magazine Archives
Nov 4, 2018
ON March 15 the London and North Western Railway steamer Rathmore was in collision with a naval boat. Six hundred and forty passengers, mainly military, were taken off by destroyers and landed at Kingstown. Several passengers were reported missing an
2 min readSpying In Darlington BacktrackArticle
Spying In Darlington
Feb 17, 2022
21 min readSpying In Darlington BacktrackArticle
Spying In Darlington
Feb 17, 2022
21 min readMaking a SPLASH The Railway MagazineArticle
Making a SPLASH
Apr 29, 2018
IT’S a hot summer’s day in the steam era and you are relaxing in aPullman car speeding along the East Coast Main Line. After a while, a member of the catering crew leans across your table and gently slides the window shut. Apologising for disturbing
17 min readA SUPERSEDED IDEA THE FOUR AGES OF THE STRATFORD & MORETON TRAMWAY BacktrackArticle
A SUPERSEDED IDEA THE FOUR AGES OF THE STRATFORD & MORETON TRAMWAY
Apr 21, 2022
19 min readClosure Of The First Part Of The east Coast Main Line BacktrackArticle
Closure Of The First Part Of The east Coast Main Line
Dec 14, 2023
17 min readBritain’s Last Victorian Main Line The Railway MagazineArticle
Britain’s Last Victorian Main Line
Jul 4, 2022
11 min readWilliams Revisited BacktrackArticle
Williams Revisited
Mar 17, 2022
10 min readEnthusiasts Seek Wider Recognition For Railway Builder Thomas Brassey Heritage RailwayArticle
Enthusiasts Seek Wider Recognition For Railway Builder Thomas Brassey
Jan 14, 2020
4 min readLament For A Branch Line Heritage RailwayArticle
Lament For A Branch Line
Feb 15, 2022
4 min readGreat Central Part One 1836-1957: Genesis To Maturity BacktrackArticle
Great Central Part One 1836-1957: Genesis To Maturity
Nov 17, 2023
17 min read'A Main Line In Miniatur e'? The Legacy Of The Metropolitan Railway BacktrackArticle
'A Main Line In Miniatur e'? The Legacy Of The Metropolitan Railway
Jul 20, 2023
16 min readHastings To Tunbridge Wells BacktrackArticle
Hastings To Tunbridge Wells
Apr 20, 2023
16 min readMoretonhampstead And The teign Valley Railway BacktrackArticle
Moretonhampstead And The teign Valley Railway
Aug 17, 2023
12 min readMoments In Time The Railway MagazineArticle
Moments In Time
Jul 4, 2022
WE called at Paddington to interview Mr Joseph Wilkinson, general manager of the Great Western Railway. After explaining the purpose of our visit, Mr Wilkinson wished to know why we had chosen the GWR for the first of the series of Railway Magazine i
10 min readThe ‘Big Four’ Begins The Railway MagazineArticle
The ‘Big Four’ Begins
Jan 3, 2023
3 min readThe Railway Viaduct British Railway Modelling (BRM)Article
The Railway Viaduct
Aug 12, 2021
9 min readDistrict Line 150 Rail ExpressArticle
District Line 150
Mar 12, 2019
5 min readStockport Viaducts in The News BacktrackArticle
Stockport Viaducts in The News
Oct 19, 2023
17 min read
Reviews for George and Robert Stephenson
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews