George Stephenson blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Locomotion No 1 Locomotion was built to a design originated by George Stephenson, the first President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. On the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, 27 September 1825, he drove this engine, hauling the inaugural train, on the world's first steam-worked public railway. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

George Stephenson was a pioneering English civil engineer and builder of locomotives, credited with constructing the first public inter-city railway line in the world, opening up new possibilities for transportation and industrial growth.