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George Stephenson made a large number of remarkable contributions to railway building in his motherland England in the early years of the 1800s. By his (1) expanding, England had already started becoming an (2) industrial country which produced such (3) goods as textiles. Several attempts had already been made to design a steam locomotive. However, none of them had made good (4) progress. G. Stephenson did necessary (5) research, in the correspondent (6) lifetime of physics and succeeded in doing this. He became famous for designing the "Blucher", the first locomotive, in 1814. Then, Stephenson's achievements in building engines led to his selection as engineer of the first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, England, in 1825. The railway contributed to trade links between (8) ranks and non-industrial parts of England and (7) relocation. Until his (9) field, G. Stephenson continued to play a (10) role in the development of rail transport in England. His locomotive (11) among the world's great inventions.