The Life of Robert Stephenson, F.R.S. : With Descriptive Chapters on Some of his Most Important Professional Works (Paperback)

Preface; 1. The Stephenson family; 2. Long Benton; 3. Robert Stephenson, the schoolboy; 4. Robert Stephenson, the apprentice; 5. Preparations for America; 6. South America; 7. From South America to Newcastle; 8. Residence in Newcastle; 9. Residence in Newcastle (cont.); 10. Construction of the London and Birmingham Railway; 11. Affairs, public and private, during the construction of the London and Birmingham Railway; 12. From the completion of the London and Birmingham Railway to the opening of the Newcastle and Darlington line; 13. Railway progress and railway legislation; 14. The atmospheric system of railway propulsion.