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George Stephenson didn't actually invent anything from scratch, but he greatly improved steam locomotive design to the level whereby the steam train was able to become a viable mass transportation vehicle as oppose to the slow, cumbersome engines they had been before. He became famous as a result of the steam locomotive trials held at Rainhill, in the English county of Lancashire in October 1829. The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was nearing completion, and it's owners were trying to decide whether the new line should be serviced by locomotives or by stationary winding-engines hauling trucks and coaches by cable. A total of 10 locomotives were entered for the trials, of which only 5 made it to the final trials- two of these subsequently broke down and had to withdraw. The remaining three were George Stephenson's locomotive the Rocket, Tomothy Hackworth's Sans Pareil and the Novelty, built by John Ericcson & John Braithwaite. The contest was a close-run thing between the three engines, and the Novelty was actually set to win for much of the time, being faster and more efficient than the others- however, she and the Sans Pareil were forced to withdraw after they broke down within minutes of completing the course, leaving the Rocket the winner by default. George Stephenson was awarded the £500 First Prize, and received the contract to build further steam locomotives for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Stephenson went on to become famous as a steam engineer, improving and perfecting his locomotive designs and developing steam technology to increase speed, efficiency and tractive power. The Rocket survives to this day, preserved in London's Science Museum.

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