The Rainhill Trials

by Anthony Dawson

During seven days in October 1829 world history was made and travel would never be the same again. Organised by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway to find the best form of motive power for their line, the Rainhill Trials shaped the destiny of the railways and proved, once and for all, the supremacy of steam power. The Rainhill Trials attracted entrants from as far afield as America (Ross Winans's hand-cranked 'manumotive') as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445669757
• ISBN13: 9781445669755
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages