Rainhill Men: Railway Pioneers by Anthony Dawson Paperback Book

Rainhill Men: Railway Pioneers by Anthony Dawson

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Description Telling the story of the pioneering engineers behind the locomotives that took part in the iconic Rainhill trials.

Publisher Description

George and Robert Stephenson are well known names in the canon of railway history. Henry Booth (who designed Rocket's boiler) was the world's first railway manager and was instrumental in the adoption of Greenwich Mean Time. Timothy Hackworth, the Methodist engine-wright from Shildon, established his own engineering firm, which built one of the first locomotives to run in Russia. Although his locomotive Novelty was a failure, John Ericsson found fame as the designer of the USS Monitor. This book seeks to explore the social history of the Rainhill Trials, who these engineers were and the times they lived and worked in.

Author Biography

Anthony is an archaeologist and early railway historian who has authored many books for Amberley. He has also written several monographs on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway for Pen & Sword Transport. He is a member of the Railway & Canal Historical Society, the Newcomen Society and is a Director of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Trust. He is also a member of the International Early Railways Conference committee and the 1722 Waggonway Heritage Group. He has appeared on several TV programmes including Secret History of the Railways and Time Team.

Details ISBN 1445698447 ISBN-13 9781445698441 Title Rainhill Men: Railway Pioneers Author Anthony Dawson Format Paperback Year 2022 Pages 96 Publisher Amberley Publishing GE_Item_ID:135415126; About Us

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