The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

0.0 1979 49 min
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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 anniv…

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