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7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, full size, 0-4-2, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, designed by James McConnell, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854, used by New South Wales Government Railways 1855-1877. Click to enlarge.
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Locomotive No.1 which hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales

No.1 Locomotive hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales on the line between Sydney and Parramatta in 1855. It is one of the most significant objects in the Museum's collection relating to the history of New South Wales and has been in the Museum's possession for well over a century. It was designed by James McConnell and built in England by Robert Stephenson & Co of Newcastle-on-Tyne and is significant in British railway history as it is a very rare surviving McConnell-designed …

Parts of this object

7949-5 Parts (2), belonging to Locomotive No 1, metal / glass, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854
Parts of Locomotive No 1
1854

Summary

Object No.

7949

Object Statement

Locomotive, steam, No. 1, full size, 0-4-2, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, designed by James McConnell, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854, used by New South Wales Government Railways 1855-1877

Physical Description

The locomotive is a mixed traffic type featuring an 0-4-2 wheel arrangement. The valve gear is Stephenson's slide. The boiler is short with a brass steam dome cover while the chimney is tall and of a small diameter as was common at the time. The livery is green with a black smoke box and red buffers. When it arrived the locomotive had no protection from the elements for the driver and fireman on the footplate. A roof was added in 1865.

Specifications

Builder: Robert Stephenson and Co. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Engine No: 958
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-2
Class: 1
Number in class: 4
Type: Mixed traffic
Dates in service: 1855-1877
Tractive effort: 8 900 lbs (39 587 N)
Steam pressure: 120 p.s.i. (827 kPa)
Cylinders (2): 16 in bore x 24 in stroke (406 mm x 609 mm)
Driving wheels: 5 ft 6 in diameter (1 676 mm)
Heating surface:
Firebox 85.3 sq ft (7.82 sq m)
Tubes: 1,060 sq ft (92.52 sq m)
Grate area: 13.8 sq ft (1.26 sq m)
Overall length: 21 ft 6 in (7.15 m)
Overall width: 7 ft 5 in (2.30 m)
Overall height 14 ft 2 in (4.30 m)
Weight in steam:
Engine: 26 tons 1 cwt 1 qr (26,478 kg)
Tender: 20 tons 8 cwt 0 qr (20,726 kg)
Tender capacity: 4 tons (4,064 kg) of coal and 2,000 gallons (9,100 litres) of water

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Dimensions

Height

4300 mm

Width

2300 mm

Weight

46500 kg

Source

Credit Line

Gift of the Commissioner for Railways, Sydney, 1884

Acquisition Date

7 May 1884

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