text_original: The First Railroads and Locomotives Stephenson as engine wright at Killingworth not only had to keep the pumping and hoisting engines in repair, but it was also part of his duty to look after all the other machinery. As he traveled from mine to mine, he was on 58 INVENTIONS OF STEAM AND ELECTRIC POWER the lookout to find where improvements could be made. Among other improvements, he began to think about a locomotive. The locomotive was still looked upon as a curious and expensive toy.
text_transcription: THE FIRST RAILROADS AND LOCOMOTIVES STEVENSON AS ENGINE WRIGHT AT KILLINGWORTH NOT ONLY HAD TO KEEP THE PUMPING AND HOISTING ENGINES IN REPAIR BUT IT WAS ALSO PART OF HIS DUTY TO LOOK AFTER ALL THE OTHER MACHINERY AS HE TRAVELLED FROM MINE TO MINE HE WAS ON THE LOOKOUT TO FIND WHERE IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE AMONG OTHER IMPROVEMENTS HE BEGAN TO LOOK ABOUT A LOCOMOTIVE THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS STILL LOOKED UPON AS A CURIOUS AND EXPENSIVE TOY
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪlɹoʊdz ænd lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪvz stˈɛfɛnsən æz ˈɛndʒɪn ɹˈaɪt æt kˈɪlɪŋwˌɜːθ nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli hædtə kˈiːp ðə pˈʌmpɪŋ ænd hˈɔɪstɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪnz ɪn ɹᵻpˈɛɹ, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz dˈuːɾi tə lˈʊk ˈæftɚɹ ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈʌðɚ məʃˈiːnɚɹi. æz hiː tɹˈævəld fɹʌm mˈaɪn tə mˈaɪn, hiː wʌz ˌɔn fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɪnvˈɛnʃənz ʌv stˈiːm ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk pˈaʊɚ ðə lˈʊkaʊt tə fˈaɪnd wˌɛɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts kʊd biː mˈeɪd. ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts, hiː bɪɡˈæn tə θˈɪŋk ɐbˌaʊt ɐ lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv. ðə lˌoʊkəmˈoʊɾɪv wʌz stˈɪl lˈʊkt əpˌɑːn æz ɐ kjˈʊɹɹiəs ænd ɛkspˈɛnsɪv tˈɔɪ.