Title

George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket', 1829 (1900). Artist: Unknown

Caption

George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket', 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 'Rocket' won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B63_175

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,0Mb (2,2Mb) / 15,5in x 7,5in / 4636 x 2261 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation England event job technology train country steam occupation British English railway color colour winning location century winner Britain steam power engine profession rocket concept steam engine industrial revolution 19th century 1900s 20th century nineteenth century steam locomotive Oxford Science Archive cigarette card engine driver Liverpool & Manchester Railway Liverpool and Manchester Railway Rainhill Trials George chromolithograph Unknown George Stephenson Stephenson LMR George Stephenson chromolithograph