Lancashire Witch

Lancashire Witch

Infobox Locomotive
name="Lancashire Witch"
powertype=Steam


caption=
designer=Robert Stephenson
builder=Robert Stephenson and Company
builddate=1828
railroad=Bolton and Leigh Railway
whytetype=0-4-0
driversize=
boilerpressure=
cylindercount=2
cylindersize= 9" x 24" (228mm x 610mm)
totalsurface=
gauge= RailGauge|ussg
retiredate=
weight=convert|7|LT|kg
topspeed=convert|8|mph|km/h|1
firstrundate=June 1828
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"Lancashire Witch" was an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1828. It was a development of "Locomotion".cite web | url = http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RAlancashire.htm| publisher = Spartacus Schoolnet| title = Lancashire Witch|accessdate = 2008-04-12]

Description

"Lancashire Witch" was an 0-4-0 locomotive with rear mounted cylinders inclined at 45 degrees driving to the front wheels. The rear wheels were powered via connecting rods. The boiler has two flue tubes and the locomotive burnt coke, aided by bellows on the tender. It was the first locomotive with steel springs. [Harvnb|Skempton|2002|p=658] "Lancashire Witch" was the very first locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company.cite web | url = http://www.madehow.com/inventorbios/30/Robert-Stephenson.html| publisher = Madehow.com| title = Robert Stephenson Biography (1803-1859)|accessdate = 2008-04-12]

History

Built at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1828, "Lancashire Witch" was used on the Bolton and Leigh Railway, [Harvnb|Skempton|2002|p=658] which opened in June 1828, and also on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Postage stamps

"Lancashire Witch" appeared on two postage stamps issued by Funafuti-Tuvalu on 24 December 1984.

Other locomotives

London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 locomotive 6125 was originally named "Lancashire Witch". This loco was built by the North British Locomotive Company at Glasgow in September 1927 and withrawn in October 1964 as 46125 "3rd Carabinier".

Class 86 locomotive 86 213 was named "Lancashire Witch". This locomotive has been preserved in operational condition by the AC Locomotive Group.

References

Bibliography

*Citation |last=Skempton |first=Sir Alec |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500 to 1830 |publisher=Thomas Telford |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jeOMfpYMOtYC | year=2002 |ISBN=072772939X


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