Stephenson was a pioneering railway engineer and inventor of the 'rocket', the most famous early railway locomotive.george stephenson was born on 9 june 1781 near newcastle-upon-tyne. his father was an engineman at a coalmine. stephenson himself worked at the mine and learned to read and write in his spare time. he gained a reputation for managing the primitive steam engines employed in mines, and worked in a number of different coalmines in the northeast of england and in scotland. in 1814, stephenson constructed his first locomotive, 'blucher', for hauling coal at killingworth colliery near newcastle. in 1815, he invented a safety lamp for use in coalmines, nicknamed the 'geordie'.in 1821, stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the stockton and darlington railway. it opened in 1825 and was the first public railway. the following year stephenson was made engineer for the liverpool to manchester railway. in october 1829, the railway's owners staged a competition at rainhill to find the best kind of locomotive to pull heavy loads over long distances. thousands came to watch. stephenson's locomotive 'rocket' was the winner, achieving a record speed of 36 miles per hour. the opening of the stockton to darlington railway and the success of 'rocket' stimulated the laying of railway lines and the construction of locomotives all over the country. stephenson became engineer on a number of these projects and was also consulted on the development of railways in belgium and spain. stephenson died on 12 august 1848 in chesterfield in derbyshire. his only son robert was also a railway engineer and worked with his father on many of his projects.
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я хочу рассказать как я встретила 2012 новый год. сначала мы с мамой украсили праздничный стол: красивая красная скатерть на ней еловые шишки и зеленые свечи. в высоких хрустальных вазах красовались мандарины и апельсины. папа настоящую елку и запах хвои был по всему дому. часы пробили 12 и свершилось чудо. дед мороз (а я знаю что это мама и папа) подарил мне мою мечту. путевку в дисней ленд. потом был взрыв фейерверка и звон шампанского. и все зимние каникулы я провела в дисней ленде. но сказка иногда кончается и я снова с вами на школьных занятиях.
guys i want to tell you how i met the new year 2012. at first my mother and idecorated the holiday table: a beautiful red cloth on her fir cones and green candles.in the high crystal vase adorned with tangerines and oranges. dad brought a realchristmas tree and the smell of pine needles was around the house. the clock struck12 and a miracle happened. santa claus (and i know it's mom and dad) gave me my dream. a ticket to disney land. then there was the explosion of fireworks and the sound of champagne. and all the winter holidays i spent in disney land. but the storysometimes ends and i'm with you again at school.
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