I was fascinated by his claims that he drove Rocket, the steam locomotive designed by Robert Stephenson, at the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830. The more I tried to find out ...

It was the first locomotive to have a multi-tube boiler ... This meant that the boiler generated more power (steam), so the Rocket was able to go faster than its rival, and thus secure its ...

When it comes to the most powerful engines in modern-day, you wouldn't be alone if your mind immediately went to the highly advanced rocket ... States replaced steam-powered locomotives in the ...

Woman 2: Rocket inspired all future steam locomotives… and in just over 100 years, Mallard, the fastest steam engine in the world… reached 126 miles per hour in 1938. Woman 3: With diesel ...