Early Locomotives

Early Locomotives
Locomotive	Date	Builder / Comment	Image
-	1771	Nicholas Joseph Cugnot	Cugnot's land carriage 1769
-	1784	William Murdoch	-
-	1803	Richard Trevithick	[BL]
-	1804	Richard Trevithick	[BL]
Catch Me Who Can	1808	Richard Trevithick / Hazledine and Rastrick. Demonstrated in London	Catch Me Who Can.
-	1811	Richard Trevithick for the Wylam Colliery	-
Salamanca	1812	Matthew Murray for the Middleton Colliery Railway in Leeds	[BL]
Puffing Billy	c1813	William Hedley, Jonathan Forster and Timothy Hackworth and used at Wylam Colliery	Puffing Billy c1812 ‎
Wylam Dilly	1813	William Hedley and Timothy Hackworth and used at Wylam Colliery
Blucher	1814	George Stephenson and used at Killingworth Colliery	Blucher 1814 ‎
-	1815	George Stephenson	[BL7]
Lady Mary	c1817	William Hedley and Timothy Hackworth and used at Wylam Colliery
Locomotion No. 1	1825	George Stephenson and Timothy Hackworth. The first locomotive for the Stockton and Darlington Railway	Locomotion No. 1 1825
Hope	1825	George Stephenson. The second locomtive built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway and delivered in October 1825. Similar to Locomotion No. 1	-
Black Diamond	1826	George Stephenson. The third locomtive built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway and delivered in April 1826. Similar to Locomotion No. 1	-
Diligence	1826	George Stephenson. The fourth locomotive built for the Stockton and Darlington Railway and delivered in May 1826. Similar to Locomotion No. 1	-
Chittaprat	1826	Robert Wilson and Co, used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway; the boiler was reused the following year by Timothy Hackworth	-
Royal George	1827	Timothy Hackworth used the boiler from the Chittaprat; locomotive used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway	-
Experiment	1827	Robert Stephenson and Co for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Built in 1827 but not delieverd until 1828.
Lancashire Witch	1828	Robert Stephenson and Co for the Bolton and Leigh Railway	-
Pride of Newcastle	1828	Robert Stephenson and Co. The first locomotive to be shipped to the US where it was christened America	-
Stourbridge Lion	1828	Foster, Rastrick and Co Exported to Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, US where it was the first working locomotive	Stourbridge Lion 1828
Hudson	1828	Foster, Rastrick and Co Exported to Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, US	-
Delaware	1828	Foster, Rastrick and Co Exported to Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, US	-
Agenoria	1829	Foster, Rastrick and Co Used on the Shutt End Railway. Similar design to the Stourbridge Lion	-
Cyclopede	1829	Thomas Shaw Brandreth. Took part in the Rainhill Trials. Horse driven.
Novelty	1829	Braithwaite and Ericsson Took part in the Rainhill Trials.	-
Perseverance	1829	Timothy Burstall Took part in the Rainhill Trials.	Perseverance
Rocket	1829	George Stephenson Winner of the Rainhill Trials and used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway	Rocket
Sans Pareil	1829	Timothy Hackworth Took part in the Rainhill Trials	Sans Pareil
Globe	1830	Timothy Hackworth for the Stockton and Darlington Railway	-
Liverpool	1830	James Kennedy of Edward Bury and Co for the Stockton and Darlington Railway	-
Planet	1830	Robert Stephenson and Co for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway	-
Salamander	c.1831	Crook and Deans for the Bolton and Leigh Railway	-
Veteran	c.1831	Crook and Deans for the Bolton and Leigh Railway	-
Samson	1831	Robert Stephenson and Co for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway	-
Goliath	1831	Robert Stephenson and Cofor the Liverpool and Manchester Railway	-
Robert Fulton	1831	Robert Stephenson and Co for the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in the USA	-
John Bull	1831	Robert Stephenson and Co?? for the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad in the USA	-
Experiment	1833	Sharp, Roberts and Cofor the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
-	1834	George Forrester and Co for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway and Grand Junction Railway	-
Atlas	1835	Robert Stephenson and Co	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pioneer	1836	Baldwin Locomotive Works	thumb
North Star	1838	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway. The first engine built for them.
Morning Star	1838	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Vulcan	1838	Charles Tayleur and Co	thumb
Evening Star	1839	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Dog Star	1839	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Fire Fly	1840	Jones, Turner and Evans for the Great Western Railway
Polar Star	1840	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Red Star	1840	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Lode Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Rising Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Bright Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Shooting Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Western Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Royal Star	1841	Robert Stephenson and Co	Great Western Railway.
Hurricane	1838	R. and W. Hawthorn	Great Western Railway.
Thunderer	1838	R. and W. Hawthorn	Great Western Railway.
Great Britain	1846	-	Great Western Railway. Designed by John Viret Gooch and Isambard Kingdom Brunel
-	1847	Tulk and Ley	Designed by Thomas Russell Crampton for the London and North Western Railway
Velocipede (2)	1847		London and North Western Railway and designed by ?? Allan
Cornwall	1847	-	Designed by Francis Trevithick
Courier			Designed by Thomas Russell Crampton
Liverpool	1848	Bury, Curtis and Kennedy	London and North Western Railway
Bloomer	1850	-	Rebuilt Bloomer. London and North Western Railway. Designed by McConnell
Lady of the Lake	1861	-	London and North Western Railway. Designed by John Ramsbottom
Early Locomotives

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