TY - BOOK AU - Herring,Peter TI - CLASSIC BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVES SN - 9781780191638 U1 - 385.3610941 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Wigston, Leicestershire PB - Southwater KW - Steam locomotives KW - Great Britain KW - History N2 - Britain was the pioneering force behind the birth of the steam locomotive. By 1829, George Stephenson and his son Robert had developed a fast, revolutionary and light-weight steam engine: Rocket. This illustrated book celebrates the British steam locomotive legacy ER -