The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson / Comprising Also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Railway Locomotive

by Samuel Smiles

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] "The Railway Service, its Exigencies, Provisions, and Requirements." By W. F. Mills. London, 1867.

[2] "Lives of the Engineers," vols. i. and ii.

[3] Harleian MSS., vol. iii., 269.

[4] "Six Months' Tour," vol. iii., 9.

[5] "Travels in England, Scotland, and the Hebrides," vol. i., 142.

[6] "Railway Locomotion and Steam Navigation, their Principles and Practice." By John Curr. London, 1847.

[7] A curious account of this early project is to be found in the library of the British Museum, under the name "Stevin, 1652."

[8] The writer adds—"I believe he (Sir Humphry Mackworth) is the first gentleman in this part of the world that hath set up sailing engines on land, driven by the wind; not for any curiosity or vain applause, but for real profit; whereby he could not fail of Bishop Malkin's blessing on his undertakings, in case he were in a capacity to bestow it."