#OnThisDay Monday 9th June 2014 - Engineer and railway pioneer George Stephenson was born on this day in 1781...
Jun 09, 2014, 03:52 PM
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The #OnThisDay take on the anniversary of the birth of George Stephenson on this day in 1781. Born in Northumberland, Stephenson was the engineer responsible for inventions like 'The Rocket' and building the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives.
'On This Day...Monday 9th June 2014' Written, performed, edited and produced by Richard Usher
'On This Day...Monday 9th June 2014' © Larynx Productions and Richard Usher 2014