The Rainhill Trials

The Rainhill Trials
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1445669757
ISBN-13 : 9781445669755
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Rainhill Trials by : Anthony Dawson

Download or read book The Rainhill Trials written by Anthony Dawson and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on contemporary data, and analysis of replica locomotives at the re-enacted Rainhill Trials, Anthony Dawson explores the history of the famous Rainhill Trials between 1828 and 1830.

Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials
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Publisher : Shire Publications
Total Pages : 56
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ISBN-10 : 0747808031
ISBN-13 : 9780747808039
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials by : Richard Gibbon

Download or read book Stephenson’s Rocket and the Rainhill Trials written by Richard Gibbon and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic shape of George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, as unveiled to the world in 1829, is arguably the most enduring silhouette in railway history. But why was Rocket that special, curious, shape? And why does the surviving locomotive, a star exhibit at London's Science Museum, look so unlike the striking yellow image associated with the Rocket today? Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, the competition to find a locomotive design to pull trains on the world's first passenger line, the Liverpool and Manchester. The trials caught the public's imagination and its victor, Rocket, became a sensation. It quickly became of symbol of technological progress and was increasingly seen as a milestone in industrial, and world, history. Incorporating several important innovations, the Stephensons' engine set the pattern for future world steam locomotive development for the next 130 years. But would the steam locomotive have developed differently if Rocket had not won the trials? Richard Gibbon addresses all these questions while exploring in words and pictures the machine that became the metaphor for what is seen as Britain's greatest gift to the industrial world: the steam locomotive.

Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages : 546
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ISBN-10 : 9781526763990
ISBN-13 : 1526763990
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway by : Anthony Dawson

Download or read book Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway written by Anthony Dawson and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-05-31 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was Britain’s first mainline, intercity railway; opened in 1830 it was at the cutting edge of railway technology. Engineered by George Stephenson and his team – John Dixon, William Allcard, Joseph Locke – the project faced many obstacles both before and after opening, including local opposition and the choice of motive power, resulting in the Rainhill Trials of 1829. Much of the success of the line can be attributed to the excellence of its engineering but also its fleet of pioneering locomotives built by Robert Stephenson & Co. of Newcastle. This is the story of those locomotives, and the men who worked on them, at a time when the locomotive was still in its infancy. Using extensive archival research, coupled with lessons learned from operating early replica locomotives such as Rocket and Planet, Anthony Dawson explores how the locomotive rapidly developed in response to the demands of the first intercity railway, and some of the technological dead ends along the way.

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway
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Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9781473899148
ISBN-13 : 1473899141
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Liverpool and Manchester Railway by : Anthony Dawson

Download or read book The Liverpool and Manchester Railway written by Anthony Dawson and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What day-to-day life was like for those who traveled and worked on the world’s first intercity railway in early nineteenth-century England. Much has been written about the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, especially how it came into being and the Rainhill Trials, but very little has been said about what happened after the grand opening on 15 September 1830. Drawing on years of research, and practical experience of working with the replica of Stephenson’s Planet at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, this book shows how the Liverpool & Manchester Railway worked in its day-to-day operations, including passenger and goods working, timetabling, signaling, and when things went wrong. Chapters describe what it was like to work and travel on the railway, and study the evolution of passenger accommodation and working and safety practices. Finally the book looks at how the Liverpool & Manchester fits into the wider picture, how its operational practices and rules and regulations became the basis of national practices in 1841.

Stephenson's Rocket Manual

Stephenson's Rocket Manual
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Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1785210637
ISBN-13 : 9781785210631
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Stephenson's Rocket Manual by : Gibbon Richard

Download or read book Stephenson's Rocket Manual written by Gibbon Richard and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephenson's Rocket is one of the most famous steam locomotives of all time. Designed by Robert Stephenson, with input from this father, George, Rocket set the fundamental design template for almost all the locomotives that followed it. The original locomotive is owned by the National Railway Museum, and is currently on display at the Science Museum in London. Two working replicas of the locomotive have been built. The most advanced steam engine of its time, Rocket was built in 1829 for the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway (LMR) in order to evaluate locomotive designs and choose the best one for use on this new railway. Five locomotives took part in the trials and Rocket was chosen as the winning design. Published in association with the Science Museum, this manual, illustrated with a wealth of photographs and technical drawings, provides a fascinating insight into the design, construction and operation of Rocket.

The Devil's Horse

The Devil's Horse
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Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1244592999
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Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Devil's Horse by : Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Download or read book The Devil's Horse written by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fast Trains Worldwide

Fast Trains Worldwide
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Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0764344471
ISBN-13 : 9780764344473
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Book Synopsis Fast Trains Worldwide by : Thomas Estler

Download or read book Fast Trains Worldwide written by Thomas Estler and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Outlines the history of high speed locomotives from more than 20 countries."--Back cover.