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A large (3.5-gauge) model of '''George Stephenson's iconic 1829 "Rocket" locomotive''', made by [[Hornby]], complete with tender (and barrel) and matching yellow "Liverpool and Manchester Railway carriage".
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A large (3.5-gauge) [[steam-powered]] model of '''George Stephenson's iconic 1829 "Rocket" locomotive''', made by [[Hornby]], complete with tender (and barrel) and matching yellow "Liverpool and Manchester Railway" carriage.


With its yellow paint, white flared chimney, and large front drivewheels powered by 45-degree-angled pistons, Stephenson's Rocket is probably the most distinctive and easily-recognised member of the family of early steam locomotives.
With its yellow paint, white flared chimney, and large front drivewheels powered by 45-degree-angled pistons, Stephenson's Rocket is probably the most distinctive and easily-recognised member of the family of early steam locomotives.


The model is [[steam-powered]], and displayed next to Hornby's contemporarily-styled leaflet giving the locomotive's history.  
The model is one of the few steam-powered locos that Hornby ever made.


==The original locomotive==
{{BigPic|Stephensons_Rocket_(Hornby_G100).jpg|The model in pride of place at the top of the "Toyshop Steam" display cabinet}}
Stephenson's "Rocket" was built for the '''Rainhill trials''', and achieved a speed of 24mph, establishing the legitimacy of mobile steam locomotives (as opposed to stationary engines with winding gear), and triggering an explosion of railway-building and steam locomotive development.


The "Rocket"'s remains have been at the Science Museum, London since 1862 (inventory number: 1862-5). It's currently a rather sooty and charred-looking black, and not immediately recognisable if you're expecting so see a bright yellow engine, but it does still proudly show "No. 1" painted on its front buffer-board. 
=="Rocket 150" Anniversary (1830-1980)==
The Hornby "Rocket", with carriages, track and points,  was produced in 1980 as a "special" product to mark the national celebrations of the 150th anniversary of ''Rocket'' winning the '''Rainhill Trials''' in 1830.
 
==Display==
The model is displayed with an additional carriage, on the special black plastic track designed for it, next to Hornby's contemporarily-styled leaflet giving the locomotive's history.
 
{{BigPic|Stephensons_Rocket,_Treasurer_carriage_(Hornby_G100).jpg|Extra "Treasurer's" railway carriage for the set}}
 
The clip-together track is unusual in that some pieces have different lengths of track on each side: they can either be clipped together the same way to produce a curve (and ultimately a circle), or pairs can be clipped together facing each other so that the total track length on each side matches, producing straight sections.
 
==See also:==
* [[Stephenson's Rocket]]


{{Links}}
{{Links}}
* [http://www.mikes-steam-engines.co.uk/English_Engines.htm Scroll to the end of the page for photos of the Hornby model (mikes-steam-engines.co.uk)]
* [http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/archive/what-is-the-story-with-hornby-g100-stephenson-rocket__o_t__t_50085.html What is the Story with Hornby G100 Stephenson Rocket? (modelsteam.myfreeforum.org)]
* [http://www.tonygreensteammodels.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=73 Hornby Rocket, spares (tonygreensteammodels.co.uk)]


* [http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects/nrm_-_locomotives_and_rolling_stock/1862-5.aspx Remains of Stephenson's 'Rocket' (1829) on display, 2001 (sciencemuseum.org.uk)]
=====Rocket 150=====
{{video}}
* [http://www.rainhilltrials.com/index.cfm/page/article/id/35/listid/26/title/150%20years%20of%20the%20Rocket 150 Years of the Rocket (rainhilltrials.com)]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2011/mar/11/stephensons-rocket-steam-locomotive What made Stephenson's Rocket so special? (guardian.co.uk)] - John Liffen of the Science Museum talks to James Bruce of the Open University
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011vfz4 The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill (bbc.co.uk)] – ''video''
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/launch_ani_rocket.shtml Stephenson's Rocket, description and animations (bbc.co.uk)]
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rocket_150 Rocket 150 event photographs (commons.wikimedia.org)]


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Latest revision as of 09:23, 26 August 2020

Exhibit

Stephenson's Rocket, steam-powered (Hornby G100)

Stephensons Rocket, closeup (Hornby G100).jpg (i)
BTMM map 003.gif
location:

Arch Two , Area 3
Toyshop Steam (display)


1980


Original loco details:
[[]] No.- 0-2-2
Originally built: 1829


Included brochure

Included brochure [image info]

A large (3.5-gauge) steam-powered model of George Stephenson's iconic 1829 "Rocket" locomotive, made by Hornby, complete with tender (and barrel) and matching yellow "Liverpool and Manchester Railway" carriage.

With its yellow paint, white flared chimney, and large front drivewheels powered by 45-degree-angled pistons, Stephenson's Rocket is probably the most distinctive and easily-recognised member of the family of early steam locomotives.

The model is one of the few steam-powered locos that Hornby ever made.

The model in pride of place at the top of the "Toyshop Steam" display cabinet


"Rocket 150" Anniversary (1830-1980)

The Hornby "Rocket", with carriages, track and points, was produced in 1980 as a "special" product to mark the national celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials in 1830.

Display

The model is displayed with an additional carriage, on the special black plastic track designed for it, next to Hornby's contemporarily-styled leaflet giving the locomotive's history.

Extra "Treasurer's" railway carriage for the set


The clip-together track is unusual in that some pieces have different lengths of track on each side: they can either be clipped together the same way to produce a curve (and ultimately a circle), or pairs can be clipped together facing each other so that the total track length on each side matches, producing straight sections.

See also:

External links

Rocket 150
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