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