The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket
Movie
Geners : Documentary
Rate : Not Rated
Status : Released
Language : English en
Country : United Kingdom
Release :1979-11-30
RunTime :49 mins
Story :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.
Cast
Anthony BurtonSelf - Presenter