Hornby Stephenson’s Rocket
Product Code: R30510
(Pre-Order Due May 2026)
Production Details:
Hornby Stephenson’s Rocket.
This historically important locomotive was built in 1929 to participate
in the Rainhill Trials, a competition set-up by the promoters of the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway to find suitable motive power for its
opening the following year. Built to the order of his father George (who
was the L&MR’s principal engineer at the time), ‘Rocket’ was designed by
Robert Stephenson and built at his Forth Street Works in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The design was the most advanced in its day and
‘Rocket’ won the Trials. The locomotive then became one of four that
took part in the L&MR’s opening parade in September 1930.
Technical Specification & Detail:
Item Length (cm): 8.8 Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge, DCC Status: DCC
Ready 6 pin socket, Livery: Yellow, Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 1, Buffer
Type: Fixed Metal Buffers, Coupling Type: Chains.
