No wonder George Stephenson made it a core business practice to provide a
trained driver with each locomotive (or, I think, any engine) sold.. That
probably did more for reliable working than anything else, and must have
greatly helped in his building up a reputation.


Yes don't suppose in those days they read the 'effing manual either then


Mind you they prolly had a decent excuse in they couldn't read it
anyway;!...
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Tony Sayer