XI 



SPEED AND THE ENGINEER 



WHAT is the most remarkable revolution 

 accomplished in the last century? If just 

 a little thought is given to the subject the 

 answer would surely be " The revolution 

 in speed." 



Rather more than a century ago the 

 directors of the Liverpool and Manchester 

 railway, with considerable trepidation, were 

 formulating the conditions for a trial of 

 locomotives. A commission had reported 

 against their use, suggesting the rope and 

 stationary engine at various points along 

 the thirty miles of track. 



Many of the directors favoured the use 

 of horses for haulage, and George Stephenson 

 had the greatest difficulty in persuading his 

 employers to let the locomotive have a look 

 in at all. 



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