A Long and Illustrious History
What were the "father and son" pioneers of the railway engine?
AJames and Robert Watt
BGeorge and Robert Stephenson ✓
CIsambard Kingdom and Henry Brunel
DCharles and Robert Darwin
Explanation
George and Robert Stephenson (father and son) pioneered the railway engine. Robert's locomotive "Rocket" won the Rainhill Trials in 1829, leading to the major expansion of railways across Britain.
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