It is very likely, as indicated by the sequence of events after his first edition, that Gray's first published proposals directly and significantly influenced the writings and actions of William James and the Stephensons, among many others, when they began to design and build the earliest passenger railway system in Britain.
It is highly probable, as indicated by the sequence of events following his initial publication, that Gray's first published ideas directly and significantly influenced the writings and actions of William James and the Stephensons, among many others, when they began to design and construct the earliest passenger railway system in Britain.