At Science Museum, South Kensington, special exhibition was opened in connection with centenary of famous Rainhill locomotive trials on Liverpool and Manchester Railway in October, 1829; four engines were entered for this competition; Rocket by George and Robert Stephenson and Henry Booth; Sans Pareil by Timothy Hackworth; Novelty by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson; and Perseverance by Timothy Burstall. (see also Engineer, vol. 148, no. 3847, Oct. 4, 1929, p. 362)


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    Title :

    Rainhill locomotive trials centenary exhibition


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 128 , n 3313


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    1 Fig.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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