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8th October 1829: Robert Stephenson’s locomotive Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:53
Publish Date: 2017-10-07 21:05:58
Description: On the 8th October 1829, Robert Stephenson’s steam locomotive The Rocket won the Rainhill Trials and secured a prize of £500 and the contract for Robert Stephenson and Company to produce locomotives for the new Liverpool & Manchester Railway that opened the following year. Although not the first steam locomotive, it is notable for being the first to bring together a number of innovations that made it the basic template for subsequent steam engines. A specific set of rules had been produced for the Rainhill Trials which, among other things, emphasised speed, reliability, and a low weight.  The Rocket was ...
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