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The Rastrick Notebook
Rastrick, John Urpeth, Mr (author)
National Railway Museum
York, United Kingdom
Manuscript notebook belonging to John Urpeth Rastrick used to record details of the Rainhill locomotive trials, 1829. Rastrick was a judge at the Rainhill trials. The notebook includes sketches of all the locomotives that were part of the trial, including the winner, Stephenson’s Rocket. It notes dimensions, weights, observations and timings from the runs themselves.
These pages contain a breakdown of the amount of water used by Rocket and a stuck in notice detailing the plan for the trials.
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- Title: The Rastrick Notebook
- Creator: Rastrick, John Urpeth, Mr (author)
- Date Created: 1829
- Location Created: Rainhill, St Helens, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: 175mm (235 open) x 115mm x15mm
- Transcript:[Page 32] 8 Octr. 1829 Thursday Water taken in by R. Stephensons Engine at West End. In. In. Cubic Inches Bucket No. 1 _ _ 10½ diamr. _ _ 8 deep _ _ _ _ 692.72 Content No. 2 _ _ 10 do. _ _ 8 do. _ _ _ _ 628.32 No. 3 _ _ 12 do. _ _ 8½ do. _ _ _ _ 961.26 No. 4 _ _ 12 do. _ _ 9 do. _ _ _ 1017.81 No. 5 _ _ 12 do. _ _ 8 d0. _ _ _ _ 904.72 No. 6 _ _ 12 do. _ _ 8 do. _ _ _ _ 904.72 5109.55 277.27 = 18.4 Imp Gallons. East End at Mr. Woods End Water taken in One Can . 10 In Dr 12 In deep 942.48 One Tub . 20 In Dr 11 In deep 3455.76 4398.24 277.27 = 15 Imp. Gallons.Hide TranscriptShow Transcript
- Type: notebook
- Rights: Copyright expired
- External Link: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa110074793
- Medium: ink
- Art Form: sketch
- Support: paper
- Depicted Topic: locomotive
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