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    Web technology revealing hidden secrets of Rocket !

    Oct 15, 2018 2 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    SCIENCE MUSEUM

    MODERN technology is unlocking the deepest secrets of Stephenson’s Rocket to a worldwide audience for the first time – and you can build your own model with a 3D printer!

    The Science Museum Group has published online a high-resolution 3D model of the 1829-built Rainhill Trials winner, enabling audiences across secured its place in history after winning the 1829 trials for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, reaching a top speed of 30mph. Manufactured earlier that year by Robert Stephenson & Company in Forth Street, Newcastle, brought together several efficiency and performance innovations, all of which are highlighted on the 3D model.

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