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Ten locomotives were entered, but on the day the competition began — 6 October 1829 — only five locomotives actually began the tests:
- Cycloped, built by Thomas Shaw Brandreth.
- Novelty, built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite.
- Perseverance, built by Timothy Burstall.
- Rocket, designed by George and Robert Stephenson; built by Robert Stephenson and Company.
- Sans Pareil, built by Timothy Hackworth.
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