The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket

Release Date: 1979-11-30

Overview: 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.

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Cast

Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton

as Self - Presenter

Crew

  • Eric Woodward - Sound

  • Anthony Burton - Writer

  • Margarette Bendall - Editor

  • Martin L. Bell - Producer

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