Novelty (locomotive) — Rainhill, 1829: The Race to Power the Railway · Aristotree

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Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.

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Ericsson co-designed Novelty for…
Ericsson co-designed Novelty for the Rainhill Trials.
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Novelty used mechanically driven bellows to force air through its fire, unlike…
Novelty used mechanically driven bellows to force air through its fire, unlike Rocket’s exhaust-driven draught.
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Braithwaite and Ericsson designed Novelty, one of Rocket’s…
Braithwaite and Ericsson designed Novelty, one of Rocket’s competitors at Rainhill.
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Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.
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