Rainhill Trials

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The Rainhill Trials were an 1829 locomotive competition in England that proved the viability of steam-powered rail transport and helped determine the design of early railway engines.

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway → hasEvent → Rainhill Trials ⓘ

Stephenson's Rocket → participatedIn → Rainhill Trials ⓘ

The Rocket → trial → Rainhill Trials ⓘ

Stephenson's Rocket → won → Rainhill Trials ⓘ