The Locomotive Pioneers

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The triumph of Rocket at the Rainhill Trials of 1829 was a foundational moment for steam locomotive design and this book discusses the rapid development that took place in Britain, America and Europe in the following twenty years. It also reviews the first experiments of the late 18th century and the use of locomotives in British collieries in the decades before Stephenson's breakthrough.

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