Watch The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket Free Online in CoPlay (1979)
Watch The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket Free Online in CoPlay (1979)
Release Date
30 Nov, 1979
Runtime
00:49: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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.
Original Title
The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket
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