Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick
- Made:
- 1829-09-18-1833-08-19
- maker:
- Rastrick, John Urpeth
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John Urpeth Rastrick
John Urpeth Rastrick
John Urpeth Rastrick
Manuscript notebook belonging to J. U. Rastrick used to record details of the Rainhill locomotive trials, 1829, Rastrick being a judge at the trials. The notebook includes sketches of locomotives that were part of the trail, including the winner, Stephenson’s Rocket. It notes dimensions and weights and observations and timings from the runs themselves.
First pages are not dated, these include a print of a coat of arms, with inscription 'RASTRICK', a note of work done in North Wales, near Chester, measurements and notes and a sketch of a 'Horse Machine' in pencil and drawings and notes of Liverpool dock walls in ink. First dated entry is from Bolton Railway on 18 September 1829. The notebook also includes printed notices and newspaper clips of the locomotive trial, notes of other work projects and experiments, such as St Helens Railway in August 1833. In the end pages are also costings for Engineers Dinner held in 1829.
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- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Identifier:
- RAST
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- Transcription:
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10 Octr. 1829 Thursday Mesr. Braithwaite & Erickson Engine
H m s
Lighted the Fire 9 .. 58 ..20 H m ..s
} 0..54..40 Time of Getting up the Steam
Steam up at 10.. 53 .. 0
} 0.. 7..28 Time taken up before the Engine Started
Started 11 .. 0 ..28
Observations | No. of Trips | Time in | J U Rastrick’s|Time going |Time going | N. Wood’s |Time in | Observations
| |getting up & |Time taken |West from |East from | Time taken |Stopping & |
| |stopping the |at Post No. 1 |Post No. 2 |Post No. 1 | Post No.2 |getting up |
| |Speed of the |at West end |to Post No.1|to Post No. 2|at East end |the Speed of|
| | | | | | |the Train at |
| | | | | | |the East end |
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H m s| | | | H m s | H m s | H m s |H m s |
Started11.. 0..28| >>>----- | >>>---- | 11.. 1.. 48 | >>>--------|------------->| 11.. 7..24 | >>>--------|
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