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John Bull Steam Engine

John Bull

John Bull, c. 1895

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Robert Stephenson and Company Build date 1831

Specifications Configuration 4-2-0 (built by Stephenson as an 0-4-0) UIC class 1'1A (built as B) Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) Wheelbase 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) between driving axles Length 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) — frame Width 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — frame Loco weight 10 ton Firebox:  • Firegrate area 10.07 square feet (0.936 m2) Boiler 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) diameter × 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) length Heating surface 213 sq ft (19.8 m2) Cylinder size 9 in (23 cm) diameter × 20 in (51 cm) stroke

Career Operators Camden and Amboy Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad (initial preservation) Numbers 1 Official name Stevens (after C&A president Robert L. Stevens) Delivered 4 September 1831 First run 15 September 1831 Retired 1866 Restored 15 September 1981 Current owner Smithsonian Institution Disposition Static display at the National Museum of American History

Lots and lots of good info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bull_(locomotive)

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