Hornby - R30510 - Stephenson’s Rocket - Era 1 (00 Gauge)

Available to Pre-Order
Expected arrival: Spring 2026
To place a pre-order for this item, please email us at enquiries@roxleymodels.co.uk or contact us by phone on 01372 452976.

Product Info

For the first time, Stephenson's Rocket is presented as a solo locomotive, with a sleek yellow livery, fixed metal buffers and chain couplings. This highly detailed, diminuitive locomotive model is a must-have model for steam collectors, due to its historical importance and incredible model engineering. 

This historically important locomotive was built in 1929 to participate in the Rainhill Trials, a competition set-up by the promoters of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to find suitable motive power for its opening the following year. Built to the order of his father George (who was the L&MR’s principal engineer at the time), ‘Rocket’ was designed by Robert Stephenson and built at his Forth Street Works in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 

The design was the most advanced in its day and ‘Rocket’ won the Trials. The locomotive then became one of four that took part in the L&MR’s opening parade in September 1930.

What's Inside

1x Model Locomotive, 1x Accessory Pack, 1x Figure Pack, 1x Instructions

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 8.8

Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 6

Item Width - Without Packaging (cm):  3.5

Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge

License: Yes

Gauge: OO

DCC Status: DCC Ready 6 pin socket

Livery: Yellow

Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 1

Buffer Type: Fixed Metal Buffers

Coupling Type: Chains

Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary: HM7000-6: Bluetooth® & DCC Decoder (6-pin)