Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester...
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Rainhill trials (redirect from Rocket 150)
length of level track at Rainhill, in Lancashire (now Merseyside). Stephenson's Rocket was the only locomotive to complete the trials, and was declared...
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each man. Stephenson's estimates and organising ability proved inferior to those of Locke and the board's dissatisfaction led to Stephenson's resignation...
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design Stephenson's Rocket, also known as The Rocket, an early steam locomotive (1829) Oldsmobile V8 engine, also called the Rocket Toronto Rocket, a series...
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George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, the winner of the Rainhill Trials and the £500 prize money. Instead of the fire tube boiler of Rocket, Sans Pareil had...
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the Audience.: 152 Stephenson made a comedy-sketch television pilot called Stephenson's Rocket, which was not taken up. Stephenson acted in Mel Brooks'...
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occurred in 1829. Stourbridge Lion's first run, recreated ca. 1916 Stephenson’s Rocket, contemporary drawing Carrollton Viaduct, in 1971 August 8 – The...
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astronomer Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket George Robert...
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cylinder casting includes other features such as (in the case of Stephenson's Rocket) valve ports and mounting feet. The last big American locomotives...
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