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Planet Locomotive

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1830Date range
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Chronological records

1830

Robert Stephenson1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway · Science / Technology

Builds the Planet, an influential early locomotive for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Names involved

Robert Stephenson

Provenance

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