Heritage
Type
City Centre
Where
Heritage · listed-building
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
City Centre
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1⁄2-inch (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways.
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