Film · 1979 · Documentary
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.
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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.
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The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (1979) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 49m documentary is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket was released on November 30, 1979.
The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket has a runtime of 49 minutes.
The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket is categorized as Documentary.
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