First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to find the best passenger steam locomotive in Britain.On the 150th anniversary of the trials, replicas of its famous winner - Stephenson's 'Rocket' - and two of its competitors are rebuilt by modern day designers, and the trials are reconstructed in Hyde Park.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Anthony Burton
Crew: Eric Woodward (Sound), Anthony Burton (Writer), Margarette Bendall (Editor), Martin L. Bell (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC
Runtime: 49 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 30, 1979
IMDb: 10
Keywords:railway history, documentary film
