The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (1979)

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The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (Original Title)

StoryLine

First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to find the best passenger steam locomotive in Britain.On the 150th anniversary of the trials, replicas of its famous winner - Stephenson's 'Rocket' - and two of its competitors are rebuilt by modern day designers, and the trials are reconstructed in Hyde Park.

Details

Genres: Documentary

Official Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011w92v

Country: United Kingdom

Original Language: en

Release Date: 30/11/1979

Companies: BBC

Run Time: 49 min

Popularity: 0.192

Spoken Languages: English

Status: Released