Model Year Details
1968 - Stephensons Rocket
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Running Number: None
Category: Steam Locomotives
![Steam Locomotives](category_images_small/steam.jpg)
Locomotive Class: Rocket
![Rocket](class_images/rocket.jpg)
Designer: George Stephenson
Class Information: In October 1829; George Stephenson’s Rocket won the £500.00 prize awarded the “Best Travelling Locomotive”. This successful design became the blue-print for subsequent designs of steam locomotion through the end of steam traction for nearly 150-years. More...
Purpose: Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: 0-2-2
Wheel Arrangement Name: Rocket
![0-2-2](wheels/wheel_022.jpg)
Model Information: Includes a passenger coach.
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Company: Private Owner
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Catalogue Number: R.346
Year Information: Fully detailed locomotive with moving connecting rods. Complete with crew.
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Publication: Tri-ang Hornby Minic - Railways & Motor Racing
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 14th Edition
![Tri-ang Hornby Minic - Railways & Motor Racing](publications_small/catalogue1968.jpg)
Logo & Box Design:
![](hornby_logos/hornby_logo_1971_small.jpg)
![](hornby_boxes/hornby_box5.jpg)
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Model Ranking:
Current: 193 - December 2023
Previous: 150 - November 2023
Movement:
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Model Year Details (3)
YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
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1967 | R.346 |
![]() Stephensons Rocket |
1967c | R.346 |
![]() Stephensons Rocket |
1968 | R.346 |
![]() Stephensons Rocket |
Related Service Sheets (5)
NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
---|---|---|
40 | Rocket Locomotive - R.651S | December 1964 |
40a | Rocket Locomotive - R.651S | March 1966 |
41 | Motor - X.500 | December 1964 |
52 | Motor - X.500 | April 1968 |
68 | Rocket Locomotive - R.651 | April 1968 |
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