text_original: At the head of the procession rode a man on a horse, carrying a banner with these words on it: ^'Private Risk is the Public^s Gain^ At the signal, off started the great train. It moved at first at a rate of six to eight miles an hour. Stephenson finally decided to GEORGE STEPHENSON 66 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER try the speed of the engine. He signaled the horseman to get out of the way, and put on the steam. The train now rushed toward Darlington at the rate of fifteen miles an hour, a marvelous speed for the day.
text_transcription: AT THE HEAD OF THE PROCESSION RODE A MAN ON A HORSE CARRYING A BANNER WITH THESE WORDS ON IT PRIVATE RISK IS THE PUBLIC'S GAIN AT THE SIGNAL OFF STARTED THE GREAT TRAIN IT MOVED AT FIRST AT A RATE OF SIX TO EIGHT MILES AN HOUR STEVENSON FINALLY DECIDED TO TRY THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE HE SIGNALED THE HORSEMEN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND PUT ON THE STEAM THE TRAIN NOW RUSHED TOWARD DARLINGTON AT THE RATE OF FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR A MARVELOUS SPEED FOR THE DAY
phonemes: æt ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə pɹəsˈɛʃən ɹˈoʊd ɐ mˈæn ˌɔn ɐ hˈɔːɹs, kˈæɹiɪŋ ɐ bˈænɚ wɪð ðiːz wˈɜːdz ˈɔn ɪt: pɹˈaɪvət ɹˈɪsk ɪz ðə pˈʌblɪk ˈɛs ɡˈeɪn æt ðə sˈɪɡnəl, ˈɔf stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈeɪn. ɪt mˈuːvd æt fˈɜːst æɾɚ ɹˈeɪt ʌv sˈɪks tʊ ˈeɪt mˈaɪlz ɐn ˈaʊɚ. stˈɛfɛnsən fˈaɪnəli dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ stˈɛfɛnsən sˈɪksti sˈɪks ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ tɹˈaɪ ðə spˈiːd ʌvðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn. hiː sˈɪɡnəld ðə hˈɔːɹsmən tə ɡɛt ˌaʊɾəv ðə wˈeɪ, ænd pˌʊt ɔnðə stˈiːm. ðə tɹˈeɪn nˈaʊ ɹˈʌʃt təwˈɔːɹd dˈɑːɹlɪŋtən æt ðə ɹˈeɪt ʌv fˈɪftiːn mˈaɪlz ɐn ˈaʊɚ, ɐ mˈɑːɹvələs spˈiːd fɚðə dˈeɪ.