Rocket was followed by a number of other engines of similar 0-2-2 layout with rear-mounted cylinders built for the L&MR before it opened on 15 September 1830, culminating in the Northumbrian (1830), by which time the cylinders were horizontal.
Other engines of the Rocket design which were delivered to the Liverpool and Manchester railway included "Arrow", "Comet", "Dart" and "Meteor" all being delivered to the railway during 1830.
Rocket was followed by a number of other engines of similar 0-2-2 layout with rear-mounted cylinders built for the L&MR before it opened on 15 September 1830, culminating in the Northumbrian (1830), by which time the cylinders were horizontal. Other engines of the Rocket design which were delivered to the Liverpool and Manchester railway included "Arrow", "Comet", "Dart" and "Meteor" all being delivered to the railway during 1830.
Stephenson's Rocket