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title: "Steam Locomotive Triumphs"
year: 1829
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1829/rainhill-trials"
slug: "rainhill-trials"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1829-01-01"
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# Steam Locomotive Triumphs

> The Rainhill Trials crowned George Stephenson's Rocket as the definitive locomotive design, securing steam power as the engine of the railway age and industrial transformation.

## Summary

A steam locomotive is a type of locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material to heat water in the locomotive's boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,600 to 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a self-propelled steam engine on wheels.

## Sources

- [Steam locomotive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1829/rainhill-trials