Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials |
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| Author:
| Gibbon, Richard |
| Series title: | Shire Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7478-0803-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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| Imprint: | Shire |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.