Description Hornby R30510 Stephenson's Rocket - OO Gauge Product Info For the first time, Stephenson's Rocket is presented as a solo locomotive, with a sleek yellow livery, fixed metal buffers and chain couplings. This highly detailed, diminuitive locomotive model is a must-have model for steam collectors, due to its historical importance and incredible model engineering. This historically important locomotive was built in 1929 to participate in the Rainhill Trials, a competition set-up by the promoters of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to find suitable motive power for its opening the following year. Built to the order of his father George (who was the L&MR’s principal engineer at the time), ‘Rocket’ was designed by Robert Stephenson and built at his Forth Street Works in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The design was the most advanced in its day and ‘Rocket’ won the Trials. The locomotive then became one of four that took part in the L&MR’s opening parade in September 1930. Tech Specs Item Length - Without Packaging (cm) 8.8 Item Height - Without Packaging (cm) 6 Item Width - Without Packaging (cm) 3.5 Item Scale 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge License Yes Gauge OO DCC Status DCC Ready 6 pin socket Livery Yellow Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 1 Buffer Type Fixed Metal Buffers Coupling Type Chains Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary HM7000-6: Bluetooth® & DCC Decoder (6-pin)
