Minicraft 1/26 1829 Stephenson Rocket - The First Practical Locomotive, 11101

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Minicraft 1/26 1829 Stephenson Rocket - The First Practical Locomotive, 11101 plastic model kit

1/26 11101 Minicraft 1829 Stephenson Rocket - The First Practical Locomotive

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Sealed Exc++

Still factory sealed. Large scale kit is 10.25 inches long when built and is very nicely detailed with 110 parts with a display track. Features locomotive, tender, boiler, all valves and linkage and track display stand. Molded in yellow, steel gray and light blue. The world's first locomotive was the 1804 Trevithick, but it took another 25 years to make a locomotive suitable for carrying passengers or freight. The Rocket was the winner of an English competition sponsored by the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad. She pulled 3 timer her weight at 12.5 mph then hauled a passenger coach at 24 mph. The Rocket stimulated other locomotive growth and the railway network throughout Great Britain.

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