The 29 greatest rail journeys you can take in Britain - by the expert who's travelled 4,000 miles around the country ○
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It's 200 years since George Stephenson climbed into the cab of the aptly named Locomotion No. 1 and took 600 passengers on a 26-mile trip on the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Why is George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick's Penydarren? ○
Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 is significant because it was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway.
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