150 years of the Rocket
In 1979 the Rocket 150 celebration was held to mark the 150th Anniversary of the trials. A replica of Novelty was built for the event, which was also attended by a replicas Sans Pareil and Rocket (plus coach). The event was also attended by:
- Lion, apparently the second oldest steam locomotive in existence
- Flying Scotsman No. 4472
- LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class No. 5690 Leander
- Sir Nigel Gresley No. 4498
- GWR 0-6-0 No. 3205
- LMS Class 4 MT 2-6-0 No. 43106
- BR 92220 Evening Star, the last steam locomotive to be built by British Railways
- LMS 4-6-2 Princess Elizabeth No. 6201
Two Class 86 locomotives 86214 Sans Pareil and 86235 Novelty were painted in a variation of the Large Logo Rail Blue livery where the BR logo was replaced by Rocket 150 motif on a yellow background.
To see more pictures from the Rocket 150 celebrations visit the Virtual Museum.
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- 01 Feb 2010 / Rainhill Trials Virtual Museum has been shortlisted for an award
- 08 Feb 2010 / The second Mersey crossing at Runcorn.
- 08 Mar 2010 / BARRIE RUSHTON’S further memories of 40 years ago when steam disappeared.
