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Who designed locomotives which could pull really heavy loads?

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James Hargreaves
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James Watt
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George Stephenson
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John Kay
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The correct option is C George Stephenson
George Stephenson designed a locomotive which could pull really heavy loads along a 64 kilometre track between Liverpool and Manchester at 46 kilometres an hour. Back then, it was quite fast compared to other modes of transport for heavy loads.

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