Stephenson's Rocket 1829 C010/5847

Stephenson's Rocket 1829

Código da imagem : C010/5847
Dimensões : 5.244 X 3.348 pixels
Orientação : horizontal

Data do upload no fornecedor : 12/09/2011
Tamanho máximo não comprimido : 50,2MB

Pauta:	Stephenson's Rocket 1829
Título:	Stephenson's Rocket 1829
Descrição:	Stephenson's 'Rocket', coloured historical artwork. Stephenson's Steam Locomotive, patented in 1829, competed in trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company at Rainhill. It completed 20 laps of the course and attained a top speed of 38 kilometres per hour.It was the only locomotive to sucessfully complete the trials and won the competition. New features in its design included a multi-tube boiler with 25 copper tubes and a blast pipe to increase the efficiency of the boiler. The Rocket was designed by George Stephenson and his son Robert, with the assistance of Henry Booth
Coleção:	Science Photo Library
Crédito:	SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ Fotoarena
Disponibilidade:	imediata
Direito de uso:	Direito controlado
Autorização do(a) modelo:	não
Autorização da propriedade:	não

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