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 ...
Getty Images The engine was designed and built by George Stephenson It will joins other famous steam locomotives on show at the museum, including Mallard and the Flying Scotsman. The Rocket ...
The world-renowned locomotive Rocket has arrived at a County Durham museum. The engine designed by George and Robert Stephenson in Newcastle in 1829 will go on display at Locomotion museum in ...
His steam engine Rocket was entered for the Rainhill Trials in 1829 and ... FRS 1803-1859 President of the Institution of Civil Engineers son of George Stephenson 1781-1848 Father of Railways.