Model Details
Stephensons Rocket Train Pack
Years Released:
1963
1964
1965
1965c
1966
1969
1969c
(Model Year pages)
Model released for 5 years.
Running Number: ---
Category: Train Packs
Locomotive Class: Rocket
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
Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:
1963 1964 1965 1965c
1966 1969
1969c
 1963 1964 1965 1965c |
 1966 1969 1969c |
Livery: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 153 - September 2025
Previous: 184 - August 2025
Movement:
(+31)
Model Year Details (5)
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 |
Related Articles (1)
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2011 | Favourite Models – Tri-ang’s Rocket | Evan Green-Hughes |
Model Photos & Notes (1)
| DATE | TYPE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2015 | Photo | Stephensons Rocket Coach Despatch | Peter Brixey |
Model Catalogue Information
| YEAR | INFORMATION |
|---|---|
| 1964 | With 1 Liverpool/Manchester Railway Coach. |
| 1965 | With 1 Liverpool/Manchester Railway Coach. |
| 1965c | The winner of $2,000 for the most improved locomotive of its time, a prize given in 1829 by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company. |
| 1966 | With 1 Liverpool/Manchester Railway Coach. |
| 1969c | Locomotive has built-in magnadhesion and two-man crew. Cars are typical of those running in 1830 on the Liverpool-Manchester Railway (England). |
Price List
| YEAR | UK PRICE |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 52/6 |
| 1966 | 48/2 |
Catalogue Images (5)
R.651S Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1963
R.346 Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1964
R.346 Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1965
R.346 Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1965c
R.346 Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1966
R.346C Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1969
R.346C Stephensons Rocket Train Pack - 1969c
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