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Lancashire Witch
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerRobert Stephenson
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company
Build date1828
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Loco weight7 long tons (7,100 kg)
Fuel typecoke
Cylinders2
Cylinder size9" x 24" (228mm x 610mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed8 miles per hour (12.9 km/h)
Career
OperatorsBolton and Leigh Railway
First runJune 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]

  1. ^ Nock 1957, pp. 14–15.

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