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Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

part of the Shire Library series

About Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

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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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780747808039
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 56
  • Published:
  • September 9, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 149x209x6 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 140 g.
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Expected delivery: December 8, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

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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