The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket Poster

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

Release Date
1979-11-30
Runtime
0h 49m
Status
Released
Rating
N/A
Links
IMDb

Overview

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.