Gibbon, Richard
Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials
- ISBN 13:
- 9780747808039
- author:
- Gibbon, Richard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Shire
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 56
- Dimensions:
- 149mm X 210mm
- Genre:
- Railway
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The iconic shape of George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket is arguably one of the most enduring silhouettes in railway history. Built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, a competition to find a locomotive design for the world's first passenger line, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Rocket became an instant sensation. Its innovative design set the pattern for future world steam locomotive development for over 130 years. But what made Rocket so special? And why does it look different from the striking yellow image often associated with it today? Richard Gibbon explores these questions in this book, which delves into the machine that became a metaphor for Britain's greatest gift to the industrial world: the steam locomotive. With words and pictures, Gibbon examines the significance of Rocket and its impact on history.
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