Stephenson's 'Rocket',coloured historical artwork. Stephenson's Steam Locomotive,patented in 1829,competed in trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company at Rainhill. It completed 20 laps of the course and attained a top speed of 38 kilometres per hour.It was the only locomotive to sucessfully complete the trials and won the competition. New features in its design included a multi-tube boiler with 25 copper tubes and a blast pipe to increase the efficiency of the boiler. The Rocket was designed by George Stephenson and his son Robert,with the assistance of Henry Booth | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Terry, Sheila |
Taille de l’image : | 5244 px × 3348 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |