Model of 'Rocket' locomotive
- Made:
- circa 1970 in unknown
- maker:
- Unknown
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Model of Rocket locomotive, c. 1970.
This is a model of Rocket, a steam-powered locomotive designed by engineer Robert Stephenson in 1829.
Rocket won a competition to decide what sort of steam engines should run on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
It went on to haul wagons and carriages on the revolutionary new line. Rocket’s cutting edge design inspired the rapid development of steam engine technology.
Details
- Category:
- Liverpool & Manchester Railway
- Object Number:
- Y1985.23.1
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
base: 190 mm x 125 mm x 290 mm,
- type:
- model - representation
- credit:
- Gift of the Science Museum
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