Prt 1 ROCKET AVON VALLEY RAILWAY BITTON NEAR BRISTOL 04/02/2010

(HD)ROCKET - Prt1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephens... Avon Valley Railway Bitton 04/02/2010 George Stephenson and Rocket sits in the shed on the Avon Valley Railway .Having been here for a few days for testing it is now being prepared for its journey to the National Railway Museum in York England .Here is some rare footage of the REPLICA "ROCKET" built in 1979 from drawings made at the time of the original build in 1829 Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Build date 1829 Configuration 0-2-2 Driver size 4 feet 8 inches (1.42 m) Trailing wheel size 2 feet 6 inches (0.76 m) Weight 4 tons, 5 Cwt (4320 kg) Fuel type coke Liverpool and Manchester Railway Lord Carlisle's Railway Current owner Science Museum (London)