In which city is 'Stephenson's Rocket' on display?

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. An 0-2-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is one that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels. It was built for, and won, the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1829 to choose the best design to power the railway.

Rocket was designed by Robert Stephenson in 1829, and built at the Forth Street Works of his company in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Though the Rocket was not the first steam locomotive, it was the first to bring together several innovations to produce the most advanced locomotive of its day. It is the most famous example of an evolving design of locomotives by Stephenson that became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years.

The locomotive was preserved and is now on display in the Science Museum in London.

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Enrique Puricelli

Wrong, since 2019 it is in the National Railway Museum in York. Check your facts!!!!!

Allan John Moverley Smith

The locomotive was preserved and displayed in the Science Museum in London until 2018. It was loaned to Newcastle Discovery Museum in 2018 and to the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester in 2019.[5] It was moved to the National Railway Museum in York in September 2019. This is why questions need to be dated.

Kat

Definitely York. At least now. How old is this quiz? I hate losing points when it's not MY fault. (sigh and grin)

George Oliver Prince

Somebody needs to check these answers

Cheryl Hotte

It was on display in London until 2018 when it was moved to York. Please check for accuracy. We should get credit for this.

Stuart Hills

Very annoying York is the correct answer

John Moore

You should have given a date it is now in York and before that it was in the Science Museum in Manchester - it has not been in London for many many years - please update this question. And, for heavens sake forget all about London

Anne Patrick

As of September 2019(after the 8th) it is on display in York, so London presently is the wrong answer.

Iain Bradley

Wrong answer,it's in York !!!

billyboy915

Cheryl McMeekin, It's a terrible entry since the answer is wrong! The correct location is YORK!

billyboy915

The answer is 6 years out of date! How did this get through review? The answer is York!

Babita Goyal

Why is there no time stamping in the question?

Patricia Viater

Museum of York!!!!!

Fred Keogh

Robbed again. I saw it in York a matter of months ago.

Ken Murray

For those demanding points and those abusing the question writer, Quizzclub is not a matter of life and death. It’s a bit of fun. I can assure you the loss of five points is not going to affect your life.

Steve Bush

Enrique Puricelli, yes that's true.

Tom Zwartkruis

York, not London. Who is this ignoramus?

Angel Palacios Zea

Today is in York. Give me my points.

rkcorrigan

This question obviously needs to be updated as it must have been written before 2018.

Chris Baz

Wrong!!!!! It is the most famous example of an evolving design of locomotives by Stephenson that became the template for most steam engines in the following 150 years. The locomotive was preserved and displayed in the Science Museum in London until 2018. It is now on display at the National Railway Museum in York.

LibraryLady

Perhaps someone didn't do their research, or this is an old question, but York IS the correct answer. It's really sad when one has a correct answer streak going and this kind of situation ruins it!