C109-00020
‘The Rainhill Competetion, 1829’ - was staged to select a locomotive for use on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830. Of five entrants Stephenson’s ‘Rocket’ was the clear winner. (From The Monthly Chronicles of North-east Lore and Legend)
Photographer: Gill Jones
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