Rainhill Railway Museum
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Rainhill Railway Museum
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Sep 2016
Situated behind the local library and with limited opening times. "Rainhill was the site of the 1829 Rainhill Trials won by George Stephenson and his Rocket. The Trials exhibition is staged in a British Railways Mark 1 carriage in the grounds of St Helens Council's Rainhill Library. It contains sketches and accounts of the Trials with original memorabilia. A short audio visual presentation traces the development of the railways and steam locomotives. Souvenirs are also available from the library." - St Helens Council
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Image Location
Latitude
53.414795
Longitude
-2.764553