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Rainhill Gala and Rocket 190 Event Guide
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Rainhill Gala Treasure Hunt
Can you find the locomotives that took part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829? Look around the village and write down where you find them, hand your entry in at the information kiosk or at the Gala Hospitality Tent on Monday for a chance to win a special prize
THE SEARCH AREA
(Don’t TIP go -
You outside DO NOT of have
this to
area go and into take a grown any buildings up with you!) to find the characters
ROCKET, built by Robert Stephenson & Co, don’t recognise this? This is the original locomotive and how it looks now
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Perseverance, built John Reid and Timothy Burstall however it was damaged on the way to the trials and only competed on the sixth day however only achieved a top speed of 6mph
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Sans Pareil built by Timothy Hackworth nearly completed the trials even though it was 16kg overweight however suffered from a cracked cylinder before it could complete the trials.
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NOVELTY, built by John Ericsson & John Braithwaite and reached an amazing 28mph
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CYCLOPED, built by Thomas Shaw Brandreth, was the first to drop out of the competition
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Instructions: Look around the search area from 19th May to Gala Day and find the 5 locomotives. Write down where you find them and bring this page to the Hospitality tent at the Gala for a small prize. Remember to ALWAYS take a grown up with you!!! If you need any clues go to our Facebook & Twitter pages (ask a grown up to help) Good Luck!
TIP - You DO NOT have to go into any buildings to find the locomotives
Remember to stay safe when Bucket treasure
& Spade
hunting! Always use crossings
