Rainhill Men: Railway Pioneers
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George and Robert Stephenson are well known names in the canon of railway history. Henry Booth (who designed Rocket's boiler) was the world's first railway manager and was instrumental in the adoption of Greenwich Mean Time. Timothy Hackworth, the Methodist engine-wright from Shildon, established his own engineering firm, which built one of the first locomotives to run in Russia. Although his locomotive Novelty was a failure, John Ericsson found fame...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1445698447
ISBN13:9781445698441
Release Date:September 2022
Publisher:Amberley Publishing
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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