'''George Stephenson''' (1781-1841) is generally considered to be the 'Father of the [[Railway]]'; although he neither invented railways nor steam locomotion, he improved the engineering of the former and the technology of the latter to such an extent that modern railway transportation became possible. | '''George Stephenson''' (1781-1841) is generally considered to be the 'Father of the [[Railway]]'; although he neither invented railways nor steam locomotion, he improved the engineering of the former and the technology of the latter to such an extent that modern railway transportation became possible. |