The Stourbridge Lion's first run, as depicted by Clyde Osmer DeLand c. 1916
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Foster, Rastrick and Company
Build date
1829
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-4-0
Gauge
4 ft 3 in (1,295 mm)
Driver dia.
48 in (1.219 m)
Loco weight
14,000 lb (6,400 kg; 6.4 t)
Tender weight
5,800 lb (2,600 kg; 2.6 t)
Total weight
19,800 lb (9,000 kg; 9.0 t)[1]
Firebox:
• Grate area
8 sq ft (0.74 m2)
Boiler
48 in (1.219 m) dia. 10.5 ft (3.20 m) long
Cylinder size
8.5 in × 36 in (216 mm × 914 mm) dia. x stroke
Career
Operators
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company (D&H)
First run
August 8, 1829
Retired
1834
Current owner
Smithsonian Institution
Disposition
Only the boiler remains; other parts were scrapped or stolen in the 1800s
The Stourbridge Lion was a railroad steam locomotive. It was the first locomotive and the first foreign built locomotive to be operated in the United States, and one of the first locomotives to operate outside Britain. It takes its name from the lion's face painted on the front, and Stourbridge in England, where it was manufactured by the firm Foster, Rastrick and Company in 1829.[2] The locomotive, obtained by the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company (D&H), was shipped to New York in May 1829, where it was tested raised on blocks. It was then taken to Honesdale, Pennsylvania for testing on the company's newly built track. The locomotive performed well in its first test in August 1829, but was found to be too heavy for the track and was never used for its intended purpose of hauling coal wagons. During the next few decades, a number of parts were removed from the abandoned locomotive until only the boiler and a few other components remained. These were acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1890 and are currently on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
^Stourbridge Lion, Bridge Line Historical Society
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