Rainhill Station
Introduction
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Rainhill Station
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 2 Dec 2012
Rainhill is nowadays an unremarkable stop on the Liverpool - Manchester line, but it has a special place in railway history. It was here in October 1829 that trials were held which established beyond doubt that the steam locomotive was the future; the trials were famously won by George Stephenson's Rocket.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.417026
Longitude
-2.767