Watch The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket (1979) Online

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. Read More

Watch The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket online. Featuring Anthony Burton, The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the UK on 1 services such as BBC iPlayer. The movie was filmed in United Kingdom and was released on 1979. The Rainhill Story: Stephenson's Rocket was directed by . Read Less