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HA George Stephenson PWNED every one at the Rainhill Trials with the Rocket.
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In design terms the Rocket was revolutionary - but in practical terms Hackworth's locomotive was the more useful. The Rocket in use was fragile had to be rebuilt several times and was out of service by 1840, whereas Sans Pareil continued in it's original form as a locomotive until 1844, and as a stationary engine until 1863.
The only reason the Sans Pareil did not complete the rainhill trials was because one of it's cylinders (which was made by the Stephensons - and this was a point of some controversy at the time) failed during the trial.
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Ok point made, but the Rocket still set the ground work for all Steam Locomotives to come.
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I actually outlined them with my mouse without even thinking about it.
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They were the bees knees in 1820s England.
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MMM... damn that Queen Victoria was FINE.
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eheheheh...Where the hell do you get this stuff?
Stop making me think about history! There isn't enough room!
[Homer]: "...every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and I forgot how to drive?"
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My comics are edjamacational.
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