Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines.

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Stephenson's Rocket

Also known as: Rocket · The Rocket

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Booth is credited with proposing the multitubular boiler…
Booth is credited with proposing the multitubular boiler used in Rocket.
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Rocket used exhaust steam directed up the chimney to strengthen…
Rocket used exhaust steam directed up the chimney to strengthen the fire’s draught.
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Rocket’s many boiler tubes increased heating surface and contributed to its…
Rocket’s many boiler tubes increased heating surface and contributed to its performance at Rainhill.
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Stephenson's Rocket: people, places, and context for the episode.
Explore how Stephenson's Rocket connects to “Rainhill, 1829: The Race to Power the Railway”. Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines.
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