Land Transport
Locomotion No. 1
Locomotion No. 1 hauled the opening train of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. Its vertical cylinders, connecting rods and coupled wheels represent an early stage of public steam railway engineering.
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Locomotion No. 1 hauled the opening train of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. Its vertical cylinders, connecting rods and coupled wheels represent an early stage of public steam railway engineering.
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Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Stockton_&_Darlington_Railway_0-4-0_No._1_'Locomotion'_(1825)_Head_of_Steam,_Darlington_30.06.2009_P6300119_(10192855826).jpg
Creator: Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom
License: CC BY 2.0
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