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Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials (Shire Library)
Richard Gibbon
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Description for Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials (Shire Library)
Paperback. 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. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, is arguably the most enduring silhouette in railway history. But why was Rocket that special? And why does the surviving locomotive look so unlike the striking yellow image that we are familiar with from books, postage stamps and the five pound note? Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, the 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. It quickly became of symbol of technological progress. The Stephensons' ... Read more
George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, is arguably the most enduring silhouette in railway history. But why was Rocket that special? And why does the surviving locomotive look so unlike the striking yellow image that we are familiar with from books, postage stamps and the five pound note? Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, the 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. It quickly became of symbol of technological progress. The Stephensons' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire
Condition
New
Series
Shire Library
Number of Pages
56
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747808039
SKU
9780747808039
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About Richard Gibbon
Richard Gibbon is former Head of Engineering Collections at the National Railway Museum, York. During his fifteen years at York he cared for many famous locomotives, including the working replica of Stephenson's Rocket. He has appeared several times on radio and television, including Scrapheap Challenge and a BBC Timewatch documentary about the Rainhill Trials. He is a Fellow of the ... Read more
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