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Rail, Steam, and Speed: The
Rail Steam and Speed The Rocket and the Birth of Steam Locomotion
Author: Chris McGowan
From October 6 through 14, 1829, a competition was held in Rainhill to find a locomotive that could maintain a speed of ten mph for a round trip totaling thirty-five miles, the distance separating Liverpool and Manchester, which were soon to be linked by the world's first passenger railway. George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket won the competiti...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231134743
ISBN-10: 0231134746
Pages: 400
Edition: First Edition Thus
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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