Which passenger rail service did George Stephenson pioneer?
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Public rail service
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Answer
George Stephenson is known as the "Father of Railways" because he pioneered the public rail service. He built the first commercial steam locomotive in 1825, and his locomotive, the Rocket, won a competition to build a locomotive for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the first public railway in the world, and it opened in 1825.
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