Locomotion No. 1

Type and origin Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Robert Stephenson and Company
Build date 1825
Specifications Specifications
Configuration 0-4-0
Driver diameter 48 in (1.219 m)
Locomotive weight 6.5 long tons (7.3 short tons; 6.6 t)
Fuel type Coke[1]
Fuel capacity 2,200 lb or 1,000 kg or 1.00 t
Water capacity 400 imp gal or 480 US gal or 1,800 L
Boiler pressure 50 psi (0.34 MPa)[2]
Heating surface: Heating surface:
– Total 60 sq ft (5.57 m2)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 9.5 in × 24 in (241 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures Performance figures
Tractive effort 1,900 lbf (8.5 kN)
Career Career
Operator(s) Stockton and Darlington
First run 27 September 1825
Retired 1857
Disposition static display at the
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum Darlington Railway Centre and Museum

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