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Steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson in 1829
Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. "Robert Stephenson Stephensons Hawthorn Darlington Rocket". enuii.com. Archived from the original on 14 February
Stephenson's_Rocket
Locomotive motive power competition (1829)
length of level track at Rainhill in Lancashire (now Merseyside). Stephenson's Rocket was the only locomotive to complete the trials and was declared the
Rainhill_trials
Locomotive wheel arrangement
Although George Stephenson's previous designs had been heavy four-coupled freight locomotives, Rocket was almost entirely new. Stephenson was an advocate
0-2-2
Historic House Museum in Wylam, Northumberland
a historic house museum. The house also featured exhibits about Stephenson's Rocket, an early steam locomotive. The Museum is no longer open to the public
George Stephenson's Birthplace
George_Stephenson's_Birthplace
Surname list
astronomer Gene Stephenson, American college baseball coach George Stephenson (1781–1848), British mechanical engineer who created Stephenson's Rocket George Robert
Stephenson
English civil and locomotive engineer (1803–1859)
the Stephensons' deviations from the original route and permission for the use of "loco-motives or moveable engines". In June 1823 the Stephensons and
Robert_Stephenson
New Zealand psychologist and actress (born 1949)
Front of the Audience. Stephenson made a comedy-sketch television pilot called Stephenson's Rocket, which was not taken up. Stephenson acted in Mel Brooks'
Pamela_Stephenson
Early British locomotive
the part of the Stephensons was unlikely. After the trials, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway bought Sans Pareil as well as Rocket. It was subsequently
Sans_Pareil
Topics referred to by the same term
jet made exclusively from propellant. Rocket or Rockets may also refer to: Rocket (firework) Rocket (weapon) Rocket: Robot on Wheels, a 1999 video game
Rocket_(disambiguation)
Canadian steam locomotive series
replicas of the earliest steam locomotives, such as: the John Bull, Stephensons Rocket and Tom Thumb to the modern steamers of the 1920s to the 1950s, including:
Canadian_Pacific_Royal_Hudson
Early locomotive powered by a horse
Hackworth's Sans Pareil and Stephenson's Rocket—it ultimately lost the competition in the trials. Stephenson's Rocket eventually won the trials, maintaining
Cycloped
Association football club in Uruguay
identified with yellow and black throughout its history, inspired by the Stephenson's Rocket and the railway workers' union. The club throughout its history has
Peñarol
Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015. "Stephenson's 'Rocket' locomotive, 1829". The Science Museum. Archived from the original
List of speed records in rail transport
List_of_speed_records_in_rail_transport
1830 railway opening in England
with Huskisson. The designer of Rocket is disputed. Robert Stephenson built the locomotive at the Robert Stephenson and Company works in Newcastle upon
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Opening_of_the_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
British locomotive manufacturer (1823–1937)
Locomotion No. 1 and Rocket. By 1899, 3,000 locomotives had been built at the Forth Street site, and a new company was formed, Robert Stephenson and Company Limited
Robert_Stephenson_and_Company
Hackworth Stourbridge Lion – Foster, Rastrick and Company Stephenson's Rocket – George and Robert Stephenson Salamanca – Matthew Murray Flying Scotsman- Sir Nigel
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Power-producing element of a steam locomotive
cylinder casting includes other features such as (in the case of Stephenson's Rocket) valve ports and mounting feet. The last big American locomotives
Cylinder_(locomotive)
English mechanical and civil engineer (1781–1848)
Northumbrian driven by George Stephenson, and included Phoenix driven by his son Robert, North Star driven by his brother Robert and Rocket driven by assistant
George_Stephenson
2013 film by Rob Silvestri
the works, the crate is opened to reveal an old and rusty engine: Stephenson's Rocket, referred to as Stephen. The Earl says that he has a "special job"
Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
Thomas_&_Friends:_King_of_the_Railway
Steam locomotive
Pacific 1201, Canadian National 6060, John Molson (1970 Replica), and Stephenson's Rocket (1979 Replica). The Inyo remains in Carson City, where it steams
Virginia_and_Truckee_22_Inyo
British model railway manufacturer
of the 1980 Rocket 150 celebrations, Hornby released a live steam-powered 3+1⁄2 in (89 mm) gauge locomotive, a model of Stephenson's Rocket A major goal
Hornby_Railways
Broad category of manufacturing
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Smart_manufacturing
British politician (born 1981)
supporters of the project including the Yorkshire Post, who said, "Stephenson's rocket will fire up HS2 at last". In November 2021, the Integrated Rail
Andrew_Stephenson
Exact reproduction
display at the Science Museum in London, England. A second example is Stephenson's Rocket where a replica was built in 1979, following the original design
Replica
Powered mechanical device
2008-05-21. Stephen, Donald; Lowell Cardwell (2001). Wheels, clocks, and rockets: a history of technology. US: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 85–87. ISBN 978-0-393-32175-3
Machine
British fictional book series
locomotives are featured including Mallard, Duchess of Hamilton, Stephenson's Rocket, Iron Duke and Green Arrow. At the end of this book, Thomas is made
The_Railway_Series
Minor League Baseball team in Alabama
The Rocket City Trash Pandas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located
Rocket_City_Trash_Pandas
2010s–present technological convergence era
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Fourth_Industrial_Revolution
Village in England
District. The Rainhill Trials of 1829 resulted in the selection of Stephenson's Rocket as the world's first modern steam locomotive. Rainhill has been recorded
Rainhill
British steam locomotive (built 1812)
Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds, England and it predated Stephenson's Rocket by 17 years. It was the first to have two cylinders. It was named
Salamanca_(locomotive)
Railway museum in York, England
Office, whose museum included such early relics as Puffing Billy, Stephenson's Rocket and Agenoria (sister locomotive to Stourbridge Lion), which was outhoused
National_Railway_Museum
Museum in Manchester, England
oldest steamable locomotive (in the Museum of Liverpool since 2007) Stephenson's Rocket – from 25 September 2018 to 8 September 2019 Operation Ouch! Brains
Science_and_Industry_Museum
presentation sets: P1: 100 Years of British Steam - this included kits of Stephenson's Rocket, the Stirling 8' Single locomotive and a Coronation class locomotive
Rosebud_Kitmaster
Series of connected rail vehicles
kilometers per hour (8 mph). The success of this locomotive and Stephenson's Rocket in 1829 convinced many of the value of steam locomotives, and within
Train
Theory viewing rural handicraft production as a precursor to industrialization
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Proto-industrialization
Preserved early British 0-4-0 locomotive
Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne during 1829. She was the twentieth locomotive built by railway engineers the Stephensons, being constructed
Invicta_(locomotive)
British inter-city electric train
Retrieved 31 January 2020. "Introducing the Hornby 2020 Range and Stephenson's Rocket Train Packs". Hornby. 31 January 2020. "Great Gresleys, Stunning
InterCity_225
of George Stephenson. 1829: Stephenson's Rocket built by George Stephenson (1781–1848) and his son Robert Stephenson (1803–1859); the Rocket was not the
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Manufacturing process
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Assembly_line
spectroscopy – Johannes Stark Stelzer engine – Frank Stelzer Stephenson's Rocket – Robert Stephenson Sten – Reginald V. Shepherd, Harold Turpin, Enfield Stetson
List of inventions named after people
List_of_inventions_named_after_people
British band
(2011) Welcome to Scullyville (2011) Rock'N'Roll Jamboree (2011) (as Stephenson's Rockets) Your Kinda People, My Kinda Folk (2011) (as Martin & Shippy) Bolivia
Martin Stephenson and the Daintees
Martin_Stephenson_and_the_Daintees
British-built railroad steam locomotive
Rocket is a historic British-built steam locomotive that was operated in the United States by the Reading Railroad. It is the oldest surviving locomotive
Rocket_(Reading_locomotive)
1923 film by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone
DeWitt Clinton engine and instead had Grabourne build a replica of Stephenson's Rocket because he thought it looked funnier. He also employed a dandy horse
Our_Hospitality
English-American industrialist
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Samuel_Slater
1870–1914 electrical and chemical era
Reverberatory furnace Sheffield plate Spinning frame Spinning jenny Steam engine Stephenson's Rocket Water frame Watt steam engine Social impact Birmingham pen trade
Second_Industrial_Revolution
Term for steam locomotives and railways
frequent use in the century-and-a-half following the competition won by Stephenson's Rocket, in innumerable newspaper articles as well as in various novels.
Iron_horse
Topics referred to by the same term
Georgia Stephenson's Rocket, an early steam locomotive Stephenson Scholarship Hall, University of Kansas, in the United States Stephenson's Catalogue
Stephenson_(disambiguation)
Concept for a future society created by a new industrial revolution
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Society_5.0
City in West Sussex, England
reported person to die in a railway accident, when he was run over by Stephenson's Rocket at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. In modern
Chichester
Type of pump using high pressure fluid to entrain a lower pressure fluid
subsequently developed empirically by the early locomotive engineers; Stephenson's Rocket made use of it, and this constitutes much of the reason for its notably
Injector
Method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor
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Factory_system
Open-source CPU instruction set architecture
engines: 64-bit Rocket. Rocket may suit compact, low-power intermediate computers such as personal devices. Named for Stephenson's Rocket. The 64-bit Berkeley
RISC-V
Cost advantages obtained via scale of operation
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Economies_of_scale
occurred in 1829. Stourbridge Lion's first run, recreated ca. 1916 Stephenson's Rocket, contemporary drawing Carrollton Viaduct, in 1971 August 8 – The
1829_in_rail_transport
actor and voiceover artist Edward Entwistle (1815-1909), driver of Stephenson's Rocket Georgie Fame (born 1943), R&B singer and keyboard player, born in
List of people from the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
List_of_people_from_the_Metropolitan_Borough_of_Wigan
Stephenson & Co which refined the original Stephenson's Rocket design. The five were named La Flèche ("Arrow"), L'Eléphant ("Elephant"), Stephenson,
Le_Belge_(locomotive)
visitors around the castle grounds and across the rest of Sodor. Stephenson's Rocket Bob Golding Connor An aquamarine streamlined tender engine from the
List of The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends characters
List_of_The_Railway_Series_and_Thomas_&_Friends_characters
Public park in central London
the world's first railway accident fatality, after he was hit by Stephenson's Rocket in 1830. In 2023, Westminster City Council completed a consultation
Pimlico_Gardens
Devices networked together with computers' industrial applications
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Industrial_internet_of_things
boiler and steam blast are often cited as the principal reasons for Stephenson's Rocket success at the 1829 Rainhill trials. Soon after blastpipes were introduced
Steam locomotive exhaust system
Steam_locomotive_exhaust_system
High pressure steam generator
communicated the scheme to his son Robert and this was the boiler used on Stephenson's Rocket, outright winner of the trial. The design formed the basis for all
Boiler_(power_generation)
Science and technology museum in Chicago, Illinois
first level of the Transportation Gallery also includes a replica of Stephenson's Rocket, which was the first steam locomotive to exceed 25 miles per hour;
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)
(48 km/h) hauling 13 tons, and was declared the winner of the trials. The Stephensons were accordingly given the contract to produce locomotives for the Liverpool
History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830
History_of_rail_transport_in_Great_Britain_to_1830
Unchained played by Samuel L. Jackson Stephen, an engine based on Stephenson's Rocket in the TV series Thomas & Friends. Steven, the son of Octavius Lamb
List of people with given name Stephen
List_of_people_with_given_name_Stephen
Period of social and economic change from agrarian to industrial society
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Industrialisation
Compartment for the driver of a locomotive
cab may be at one or both ends. The earliest locomotives, such as Stephenson's Rocket, had no cab; the locomotive controls and a footplate for the crew
Cab_(locomotive)
American speculative fiction writer (born 1959)
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science
Neal_Stephenson
High volume production of standardized products
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Mass_production
sectioned, of Stephenson's "Rocket" locomotive, 1935". Our collection. National Railway Museum. Retrieved 7 August 2013. "Working replica of Rocket". Our collection
List of rolling stock items in the UK National Collection
List_of_rolling_stock_items_in_the_UK_National_Collection
Development of a city in North East England
Retrieved 25 March 2018. "George Stephenson's First Steam Locomotive". History Today. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2018. "Rocket" (PDF). Rainhilltrials.com
History of Newcastle upon Tyne
History_of_Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Museum in Kensington, London
to manufacture these rockets". Stephenson's Rocket used to be displayed in this gallery. After a short UK tour, since 2019 Rocket is on permanent display
Science_Museum,_London
English civil engineer (1805–1860)
Robert Stephenson visited William Locke and his son at Barnsley and it was arranged that Joseph would go to work for the Stephensons. The Stephensons established
Joseph_Locke
Type of railway that operates in a mine
trains (1804), and to cast-iron rails. Later, George Stephenson, inventor of the world-famous Rocket and a board member of a mine, convinced his board to
Mine_railway
Luxury luggage manufacturer
the beginning of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, the world's first steam passenger railway, which increased demand
Finnigans
Period of rapid technological change
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Technological_revolution
Process of changing from working by hand or with animals to work with machinery
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Mechanization
Type of boiler
usually provided by a tall smokestack. In all steam locomotives since Stephenson's Rocket, additional draught is supplied by directing exhaust steam from the
Fire-tube_boiler
line are won by Robert Stephenson's Rocket proving there is no need for horse traction or static engines on the main line. Rocket becomes basic formula
Timeline of transportation technology
Timeline_of_transportation_technology
Cost savings resulting from.spatial proximity of suppliers or providers
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Economies_of_density
Russian inventors and industrial engineers
their steam locomotives. Russian Railway Museum, Saint Petersburg Stephenson's Rocket Planet (locomotive) Bury Bar Frame locomotive Le Fleming, H.M. and
Yefim_and_Miron_Cherepanov
Football club
club's statute stated that the club colours would be that of the Stephenson's Rocket locomotive and that only workers of Central Railway would be admitted
Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club
Central_Uruguay_Railway_Cricket_Club
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Industrial Revolution in the United States
Industrial_Revolution_in_the_United_States
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
favourite with the best of his seven rivals appearing to be Gabr and Stephensons Rocket. After tracking the leaders he made progress in the straight, gained
Without_Parole
British inventor
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William_Radcliffe
City in England
and surrounding areas included the development of safety lamps, Stephenson's Rocket, Lord Armstrong's artillery, Be-Ro flour, Lucozade, Joseph Swan's
Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Bi-mode multiple unit train
February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019. "New Hitachi Azuma parked by Stephenson's Rocket in rare sneak peek". Rail Technology Magazine. 22 June 2018. Retrieved
British_Rail_Class_800
Seguin tubular steam locomotive (1829)
locomotive first ran on October 1, 1829, just a few days before George Stephenson's Rocket, with whom Marc Seguin maintained continuous communication. It was
Locomotive_Seguin
English railway company, 1825 to 1863
Britons dragging a log with their belongings on top and ending with Stephenson's Rocket; another procession included Locomotion No.1, propelled by its tender
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
Coal mining region in England
being hauled from Midgeholme Colliery along the Brampton Railway by Stephenson's Rocket. The early workings have left a legacy of spoil heaps, bell pits
Midgeholme_Coalfield
Early locomotive of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Manchester Railway (London: Batsford, 1960. 264pp). "Basic Info on the Stephensons". Stephenson Locomotive Society. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015
Planet_(locomotive)
Urban development in locations generating cost savings
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Economies_of_agglomeration
British steam locomotive engineer (1786-1850)
concept. From 1830 onwards the blastpipe was employed by the Stephensons for their updated Rocket and all subsequent new locomotives. Recent letters acquired
Timothy_Hackworth
Hamlet in Cumbria, England
Tindale is approximately 15 miles east of Carlisle. It was here that Stephenson's Rocket resided before it was donated to the Science Museum in London. Though
Tindale,_Cumbria
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
lamp invented in 1816 by Sir Humphry Davy, and independently by George Stephenson. However, the lamps proved a false dawn because they became unsafe quickly
Industrial_Revolution
Description of rail transport modernisation
In 1829, he built the locomotive Rocket, which entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. This success led to Stephenson establishing his company as the pre-eminent
History_of_rail_transport
History of the city of Manchester, England
Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University Politics in Manchester Stephenson's Rocket Timeline of Manchester history Transport in Manchester University
History_of_Manchester
Books in book series about British locomotives
this volume. This book features appearances by real locomotives Stephenson's Rocket, Iron Duke, Mallard, Duchess of Hamilton and Green Arrow. Boxhill
List of books in The Railway Series
List_of_books_in_The_Railway_Series
English textile manufacturer
Billy the world's oldest surviving steam railway locomotive (1814), Stephenson's Rocket (1829), which set the design standard for locomotives, and the engine
Bennet_Woodcroft
Day of the year
Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence. 1829 – Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. 1856 – The Second Opium War between several
October_8
Manchester Railway, he was struck and fatally injured by locomotive Stephenson's Rocket Chris Huston: musician, record producer and recording engineer, successful
List of people from Merseyside
List_of_people_from_Merseyside
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