Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Gibbon, Richard

Description

George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, is an enduring silhouette in railway history. Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, a competition to find a locomotive design to pull trains on the world's first passenger line, the Liverpool and Manchester. The trials caught the public's imagination and its victor, Rocket, became a sensation.
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Writer
Gibbon, Richard
Title
Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year
2010
Language
English
Pages
56
Weight
140 gr
EAN
9780747808039
Dimensions
216 x 152 x 6 mm
Binding format
Paperback / softback

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