Stephenson family, the, [15], [17], [19], [21], [39];
“Old Bob,” [14], [15], [39], [55].
Stephenson, George, birth and parentage, [13], [15];
employed as herd-boy, makes clay engines, [16], [17];
plough-boy; drives the gin-horse, [18];
assistant-fireman, [19];
fireman, [21];
engineman—study of the steam-engine, [22];
his schoolmasters, [24], [48], [60];
learns to brake an engine, [26];
duties as brakesman, [27];
soles shoes, [28];
saves his first guinea, [29];
fights with a pitman, [30];
marries Fanny Henderson, [33];
heaves ballast, [34];
cleans clocks, [35];
death of his wife, [36];
goes to Scotland, [37];
returns home, [38];
brakesman at West Moor, Killingworth, [39];
drawn for the militia, [40];
takes a brakeing contract, [41];
cures pumping-engine, [42];
engine-wright to the colliery, [46];
evenings with John Wigham, [48];
education of his son, [50]–4;
cottage at West Moor, [57];
the sun-dial, [60];
erects winding and pumping engines, [61];
study of locomotive, [62];
makes his first travelling-engine, [82];
invents the steam-blast, [85];
second locomotive, [85];
fire in the main, personal courage, [90];
invents and tests his safety-lamps, [93], [102];
the Stephenson testimonial, [105];
further improvements in the Killingworth locomotive, [110];
constructs the Hetton Railway, [117];
surveys and constructs the Stockton and Darlington Railway, [128];
his second wife, [129];
starts a Locomotive Manufactory, [132];
appointed engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester line, [154];
examined before Parliamentary Committee, [162];
the Railway across Chat Moss, [173]–86, [192];
life at home, [190];
the “Rocket” constructed, [210];
public opening of Liverpool and Manchester line, [223];
engineer of Grand Junction, [230];
purchases Snibston Colliery, and removes to Alton Grange, [234];
appointed joint engineer of London and Birmingham Railway, [237];
engineer of Manchester and Leeds Railway, [253];
of Midland Railway, [257];
of York and North Midland Railway, [261];
life at Alton Grange, [263];
visit to Belgium and interviews with King Leopold, [267];
takes lease of Clayross Colliery, [277];
lime-works at Ambergate, residence at Tapton House, [278];
appearance at Mechanics’ Institutes, [280];
opinions of railway speed, [282];
views as to atmospheric system of working, [287];
opposes the railway mania, [290];
again visits Belgium, [295];
visit to Spain, [297];
retires from the profession of engineering, [301];
Newcastle and Berwick Railway, and Chester and Holyhead Railway, [307];
habits, conversation, etc., [343];
theory of coal formation, [351];
meeting with Emerson, [352];
illness and death, [354];
characteristics, [368].
Stephenson, Robert,
his birth, death of his mother, [36];
his father’s care for his education, [50];
is put to Rutter’s school, Benton, [50];
sent to Bruce’s school, Newcastle, [52];
evenings with his father, [54];
his boyish tricks, [55];
repeats Franklin’s lightning experiment, [56];
his father’s assistant, [50], [53];
gives lessons to the pitmen’s sons, [60];
calculates the latitude for a sundial at Killingworth, [60];
his recollections of the trial of the first safety-lamp, [94];
apprenticed to a coal viewer, [119];
sent to college at Edinburgh, [121];
assists in survey of Stockton and Darlington Railway, [128];
assists in survey of Liverpool and Manchester Railway, [153];
leaves England for Colombia, [193];
residence at Mariquita, [196];
resigns his situation as mining engineer, [199];
rencontre with Trevithick at Cartagena, [200];
shipwreck, [201];
return to Newcastle, [202];
pamphlet on the locomotive engine, [206];
discussions with his father as to the locomotive, [208];
constructs the “Rocket,” [210];
wins the prize, [218];
improvements in the locomotive, [221];
appointed engineer of Leicester and Swannington Railway, [232];
his first tunnel, [233];
finds coal at Snibston, [234];
appointed joint engineer of London and Birmingham Railway, [237];
construction of the works, [242];
overcomes the difficulties of the Kilsby Tunnel, [248];
letter to Sir Robert Peel on “undulating railways,” [293];
his extensive employment, [302]–3;
the competitor of Brunel, [304];
engineer of Newcastle and Berwick Railway, [306];
engineer of Royal Border Bridge, Berwick, [311];
engineer of High Level Bridge, Newcastle, [312];
engineer of Chester and Holyhead Railway, [320];
constructs the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges, [324];
succeeds to his father’s wealth, and arranges to retire from business, [357];
designs tubular bridges for Canada and Egypt, [357];
member of Parliament, foreign honours, [366];
death, [368];
character, [377].
Stock Exchange and railway speculation, [289].
Stockton and Darlington Railway,
projected, promoted by Edward Pease, [123];
act passed, [125];
re-surveyed by G. Stephenson, [128];
opening of the Railway, [136];
the coal traffic, [138];
the first passenger coach, [139];
coaching companies, [140];
increase of the traffic, [141];
town of Middlesborough, [144].
Strathmore, Earl of, [46], [105].
Sun-dial at Killingworth, [60], [280].
Swanwick, Frederick, C.E., [190], [192], [352].
Symington, Wm., steam-carriage, [65].