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English: Half-lap jointed rail patented in 1816 by George Stephenson and Mr. Losh, Iron-founder of Newcastle.
Date or 1862
Source Samuel Smiles, Lives of the Engineers, 1862. Project Gutenberg item 27710
Author George Stevenson/Mr. Losh or Samuel Smiles

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