The Rainhill trials was an important competition run from the 6 to 14 October 1829, to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would have the...

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...

Perseverance was an early steam locomotive that took part in the Rainhill trials. Built by John Reed Hill of London and Timothy Burstall of Leith; the...

which competed unsuccessfully in the Rainhill trials of October 1829. The Cycloped was the only entry in the trials that did not rely on steam power, instead...

locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October 1829...

locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829. It was an 0-2-2WT locomotive and is now regarded as the first...

to enter in the Rainhill Trials. Rocket had two notable improvements—a multi-tube boiler and a separate firebox. Rocket won the trials and convinced the...

the Rainhill Trials of 1829 which conclusively proved the benefits of Stephenson's Rocket locomotive. Rastrick's diaries and notebook of the trial are...

locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held to select a builder of...

upon a locomotive type the directors set up a competition. The trials were held at Rainhill, and there were three serious contestants. Hackworth, with his...

illustrations, the Rainhill Trials were a series of independent trials. Each engine ran on a different day.) At around the time of the Rainhill Trials the tunnel...

arranged a competition to decide who would build its locomotives, and the Rainhill Trials were run in October 1829. Entries could weigh no more than six tons...

Liverpool and Manchester Railway, after the success of Rocket at the 1829 Rainhill Trials had proved that steam locomotives could perform such duties. Robert...

first authenticated 100 mph (161 km/h) by a steam locomotive. 48 km/h (30 mph) 1829 Rainhill Trials United Kingdom Stephenson's Rocket Loc Steam Unmod....

design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty, which competed in the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which were won by inventor...

Tresham in the mid-1970s. 1829 was chosen as it was the year of the Rainhill Trials. 1830 was produced by Avalon Hill in 1986, and was the first game of...

(theology) Perseverance (ship), various watercraft so named Perseverance (Rainhill Trials), an early Scottish steam locomotive prototype Natal Railway 4-4-0T...

one of the first steam locomotives which was due to compete at the Rainhill Trials of 1829. Also the name of loco 86235 appearing in the 150th Cavalcase...

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...

branded as Merseytravel services. Rainhill has an important place in railway history, as the location of the Rainhill Trials where the proposed designs of...

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...

October 6–14 – The Rainhill Trials, an important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways, was run near Rainhill, east of Liverpool...

Pareil. The original engine, built to compete in the Rainhill Trials, is also at Shildon. The trials were to decide which engine should operate the passenger...

its class. It was steamed around 1976–1980 when it took part in the Rainhill Trials 150th cavalcade but is currently a static exhibit in the National Railway...

forming the company in 1819. Rastrick was one of the judges at the Rainhill Trials in 1829. The company was dissolved on 20 June 1831. James Foster was...

designed the historically important steam locomotive named Rocket for the Rainhill Trials at Liverpool in 1829. He became so attached to Chesterfield that he...

Canal and also the first competition for steam locomotives at the Rainhill Trials. The borough is home to 147 listed buildings, and 12 scheduled monuments...

and fuel. The first tank locomotive was the Novelty that ran at the Rainhill Trials in 1829. It was an example of a well tank. However, the more common...

September the Rocket locomotive was sent to Rainhill where it was coupled with its tender. The Rainhill trials started on 6 October, and between 10,000 and...

sufficiently robust to make a journey in July 1829, two months before the Rainhill Trials, from London to Bath and back, at an average speed for the return journey...