Safety-Lamp, Dr. Clanny’s,92;Stephenson’s first lamp,94;second lamp,99;third lamp,100;Sir H. Davy’s paper,92;his lamp,101;the safety-lamp controversy,102;the Davy and Stephenson testimonials,104–6;comparative merits of the Davy and “Geordy” lamps,107–8.
Sailing-waggons on tram-roads,63.
“Samson” Locomotive,227.
Sandars, Joseph, Liverpool,147,149,154.
Sankey Viaduct,185.
“Sanspareil” Locomotive, Tim Hackworth’s,214,216,218.
Sea, the force of,321,323.
Seguin, Mr., C.E., his tubular boiler,210.
Self-acting incline,61.
Sibthorpe, Colonel, on Railways,231,274.
Simplon Road, Midland Railway compared with,257.
Snibston Colliery purchased by George Stephenson,234.
Sopwith, Mr., C.E.,96,297.
Spanish Railway, George Stephenson’s survey of,298.
Speed, railway,on Middleton Railway,72;Wylam,80;Killingworth,85,156;Coxlodge,80;Stockton and Darlington,143;G. Stephenson before Committee of House of Commons on,282.
Speed of engines tried at Rainhill,214–19;of the “Northumbrian,”224;George Stephenson’s views on,282.
Spur-gear, locomotive,83.
Staiths, coal,10.
Stationary-engine power,118,129,135,203,205.
Statues of George Stephenson,354.
Steam-blast, invention of,85,208–11.
Steam-springs, G. Stephenson’s,112.
Stephenson family, the,15,17,19,21,39;“Old Bob,”14,15,39,55.
Stephenson, George, birth and parentage,13,15;employed as herd-boy, makes clay engines,16,17;plough-boy; drives the gin-horse,18;assistant-fireman,19;fireman,21;engineman—study of the steam-engine,22;his schoolmasters,24,48,60;learns to brake an engine,26;duties as brakesman,27;soles shoes,28;saves his first guinea,29;fights with a pitman,30;marries Fanny Henderson,33;heaves ballast,34;cleans clocks,35;death of his wife,36;goes to Scotland,37;returns home,38;brakesman at West Moor, Killingworth,39;drawn for the militia,40;takes a brakeing contract,41;cures pumping-engine,42;engine-wright to the colliery,46;evenings with John Wigham,48;education of his son,50–4;cottage at West Moor,57;the sun-dial,60;erects winding and pumping engines,61;study of locomotive,62;makes his first travelling-engine,82;invents the steam-blast,85;second locomotive,85;fire in the main, personal courage,90;invents and tests his safety-lamps,93,102;the Stephenson testimonial,105;further improvements in the Killingworth locomotive,110;constructs the Hetton Railway,117;surveys and constructs the Stockton and Darlington Railway,128;his second wife,129;starts a Locomotive Manufactory,132;appointed engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester line,154;examined before Parliamentary Committee,162;the Railway across Chat Moss,173–86,192;life at home,190;the “Rocket” constructed,210;public opening of Liverpool and Manchester line,223;engineer of Grand Junction,230;purchases Snibston Colliery, and removes to Alton Grange,234;appointed joint engineer of London and Birmingham Railway,237;engineer of Manchester and Leeds Railway,253;of Midland Railway,257;of York and North Midland Railway,261;life at Alton Grange,263;visit to Belgium and interviews with King Leopold,267;takes lease of Clayross Colliery,277;lime-works at Ambergate, residence at Tapton House,278;appearance at Mechanics’ Institutes,280;opinions of railway speed,282;views as to atmospheric system of working,287;opposes the railway mania,290;again visits Belgium,295;visit to Spain,297;retires from the profession of engineering,301;Newcastle and Berwick Railway, and Chester and Holyhead Railway,307;habits, conversation, etc.,343;theory of coal formation,351;meeting with Emerson,352;illness and death,354;characteristics,368.
Stephenson, Robert,his birth, death of his mother,36;his father’s care for his education,50;is put to Rutter’s school, Benton,50;sent to Bruce’s school, Newcastle,52;evenings with his father,54;his boyish tricks,55;repeats Franklin’s lightning experiment,56;his father’s assistant,50,53;gives lessons to the pitmen’s sons,60;calculates the latitude for a sundial at Killingworth,60;his recollections of the trial of the first safety-lamp,94;apprenticed to a coal viewer,119;sent to college at Edinburgh,121;assists in survey of Stockton and Darlington Railway,128;assists in survey of Liverpool and Manchester Railway,153;leaves England for Colombia,193;residence at Mariquita,196;resigns his situation as mining engineer,199;rencontre with Trevithick at Cartagena,200;shipwreck,201;return to Newcastle,202;pamphlet on the locomotive engine,206;discussions with his father as to the locomotive,208;constructs the “Rocket,”210;wins the prize,218;improvements in the locomotive,221;appointed engineer of Leicester and Swannington Railway,232;his first tunnel,233;finds coal at Snibston,234;appointed joint engineer of London and Birmingham Railway,237;construction of the works,242;overcomes the difficulties of the Kilsby Tunnel,248;letter to Sir Robert Peel on “undulating railways,”293;his extensive employment,302–3;the competitor of Brunel,304;engineer of Newcastle and Berwick Railway,306;engineer of Royal Border Bridge, Berwick,311;engineer of High Level Bridge, Newcastle,312;engineer of Chester and Holyhead Railway,320;constructs the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges,324;succeeds to his father’s wealth, and arranges to retire from business,357;designs tubular bridges for Canada and Egypt,357;member of Parliament, foreign honours,366;death,368;character,377.
Stock Exchange and railway speculation,289.
Stockton and Darlington Railway,projected, promoted by Edward Pease,123;act passed,125;re-surveyed by G. Stephenson,128;opening of the Railway,136;the coal traffic,138;the first passenger coach,139;coaching companies,140;increase of the traffic,141;town of Middlesborough,144.
Strathmore, Earl of,46,105.
Sun-dial at Killingworth,60,280.
Swanwick, Frederick, C.E.,190,192,352.
Symington, Wm., steam-carriage,65.
Tapton House, Chesterfield,278,341.
Tram-roads,early,5;Croydon and Merstham,147.
Travelling by Railway,160.
Trevithick, Richard, C.E.,his steam-carriage,67;his train-engine, and substitute for steam-blast,70;rencontre with Robert Stephenson at Cartagena,200.
Trent Valley Railway,352.
Trellis girder bridges,360.
Tring Cutting,242.
Tubular boilers,209.
Tubular bridges,334,339,360.
Tunnels, railway,Liverpool,183;Primrose Hill,244;Kilsby,245;Watford,245;Littleborough,255.
Tyne, the, at Newcastle,3,10,11,315.
Viaducts,Sankey,185;Dutton,254;Berwick,311;Newcastle,312.
Victoria Bridge, Montreal,357–66.
Vignolles, Mr., C.E.,171,185,204.
Waggon-Roads, early,4–7,16,63.
Walker, James, C.E.,159.
Wallsend, Newcastle,1,33.
Walmsley, Sir Joshua,297,299,371.
Wandsworth and Croydon Tramway,69,147.
Watford Tunnel,245.
Watt, James, and the Locomotive,64.
Way-leaves for waggon roads,5.
Wellington, Duke of, and Railways,223,274.
West Moor, Killingworth,37,40,91,108.
Whitehaven, early Railroad at,6.
Wigham, John, Stephenson’s teacher,48–9.
Willington Quay,28,31–6.
Wilton, Earl of,172.
Wood, Nicholas,prepares drawing of safety-lamp,94;is present at its trial,95;assists at experiments on fire-damp,98;appears with Stephenson before Newcastle Institute,102;opinion of the “Geordy” lamp,108;experiments with Stephenson on friction,117;accident in pit,119;visits Edward Pease with G. Stephenson,126.
Woolf’s tubular boilers,209.
Wylam Colliery and village,12–14.,, waggon-way,74,78.