To demonstrate that the technology was fit for purpose and to select between the various competing options, on April 25, 1829 ...

The Rocket was designed and built by George Stephenson with the help of his son, Robert, and Henry Booth, for the 1829 Rainhill Trials. The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ...

Stephenson's Rocket ran on the world's first inter ... The original 1829 early steam locomotive is to be displayed at the York museum from Thursday. The engine ran on the world's first inter ...

The Rocket is currently on display in the Station Hall at the National Railway Museum in York Robert Stephenson's world-famous Rocket locomotive ... and demonstrating steam-powered locomotives ...

Locomotives are the mighty machines that make trains go! From the earliest steam engines puffing smoke to today’s super-speedy electric trains, locomotives have been powering railways for over 200 ...

a competition to find the best passenger steam locomotive in Britain.On the 150th anniversary of the trials, replicas of its famous winner - Stephenson's 'Rocket' - and two of its competitors are ...