This article is about the locomotive. For the Lancashire witch trials, see Pendle witches.
Lancashire Witch
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Robert Stephenson
Builder
Robert Stephenson and Company
Build date
1828
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-4-0
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Loco weight
7 long tons (7,100 kg)
Fuel type
coke
Cylinders
2
Cylinder size
9" x 24" (228mm x 610mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed
8 miles per hour (12.9 km/h)
Career
Operators
Bolton and Leigh Railway
First run
June 1828
Lancashire Witch was an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1828.[1] It was a development of Locomotion.[citation needed]
LancashireWitch was an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1828. It was a development of Locomotion...
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