Stephenson's Rocket Railway Locomotive

George Stephenson's Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, proving steam locomotive superiority and transforming rail transport technology worldwide.

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Stephenson's Rocket is an early steam 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 to show that improved locomotives would be more efficient than stationary steam engines.

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