Description George Stephenson Centenary Medal.Inventor - The Rocket Train 1830.Born June 9th 1781. At Wylam. Newcastle-On-Tyne.Died Aug. 12.1848.45 mm Diameter.Pewter.Renowned as the "Farther of Railways" Stephenson was a pioneer of Railway transport, one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century and a key component of the Industrial Revolution.Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No 1 is the first steam locomotion to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825.
