Model of the "Rocket" locomotive

Tender model of the original designed and built by Stephenson for the Rainhill speed trials on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway, 1829. By Dr John Bradbury-Winter, 1932.

Model complete with firebox, boiler, chimney, driving wheels, hub and tyres, wooden water barrel, cylinder, spokes and felloes. The hubs of the wheels are engraved 'R Stephenson & Co, Newcastle Tyne' as on the original engine.

Scale: 3/4 inch to 1 foot