Railway Engine Sold For £l3
The Times, London recently published an extract from its issue of 100 years ago describing the sale of three railway engines which even then were “old.” One of these had been built by “the late celebrated George Stephenson” about 1830, and was the second locomotive to be used in Scotland “for the transmission of passengers.” It had wooden Wheels and was sold for £l3!
The Times of a century ago said of this locomotive that “the contrast it exhibited to the beautiful and powerful locomotive of the present day was very striking.” This wooden-wheeled engine had cost £750 to build. The two others, which were rather later models than the 1830 one, and had cost £llsO each to build, were sold for 20 guineas each. All three, alas, were bought to be broken up. Had they been preserved, they would today be highly prized as show pieces in our museums.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 6, 1 July 1949, Page 3
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155Railway Engine Sold For £13 Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 6, 1 July 1949, Page 3
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