Rocket Daily Talks at the Science and Industry Museum

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Rocket Daily Talks at Science and Industry Museum, Castlefield 21 May — 8 September 2019 Entrance is free

Head to the Science and Industry Museum for an interactive talk and steam into the past to learn all about the historic Rocket locomotive.

Find out how a steam train works, how the first inter-city railway made history in Manchester and how Rocket changed our world and the way we travel forever.

Daily at 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 13.30 and 14.00

Rocket Daily Talks at Science and Industry Museum, Castlefield 21 May — 8 September 2019 Entrance is free

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