Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket' which won competition at Rainhill Bridge, Manchester for locomotive to be used on Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 14 October 1829. From Samuel Smiles "The Story of the Life of George Stephenson" London 1859. Woodcut

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