Getty Images The engine was designed and built by George Stephenson It will joins other famous steam locomotives on show at the museum, including Mallard and the Flying Scotsman. The Rocket ...

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 ...

Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held in October 1829 to find the best design of steam locomotive for the recently-formed Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It was built in Newcastle ...