Book ID: CBB025514808

Stephenson’s Rocket 1829 Onwards. Owners’ Workshop Manual (2016)

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Gibbon, Richard (Author)


Haynes Publishing


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 156 pp.
Language: English

Stephenson's Rocket is one of the most famous steam locomotives of all time. Designed by Robert Stephenson, with input from this father, George, Rocket set the fundamental design template for almost all the locomotives that followed it. The original locomotive is owned by the National Railway Museum, and is currently on display at the Science Museum in London. Two working replicas of the locomotive have been built. The most advanced steam engine of its time, Rocket was built in 1829 for the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (LMR) in order to evaluate locomotive designs and choose the best one for use on this new railway. Five locomotives took part in the trials and Rocket was chosen as the winning design. Published in association with the Science Museum, this manual, illustrated with a wealth of photographs and technical drawings, provides a fascinating insight into the design, construction and operation of Rocket.

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Authors & Contributors
Bailey, Michael R.
Hansen, Peter A.
Thayer, Robert B.
Peavitt, Helen
Stagner, Lloyd R.
Wickens, A.H.
Concepts
Locomotives, steam
Railroads
Museums
Artifacts
Land transportation
Locomotive Design
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
21st century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Northwest Passage
Antarctica
Peru
Institutions
U.S. Interstate Commerce Commision
Union Pacific Railroad
British Museum
Science Museum, London
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
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