Retiring an Old Locomotive.
The oldest working .locomotive in the world is about to retire from business. It was built by George Stephenson for the Hatton Colliery, near Durham, and began running on Nov. 18, 1822, nearly three years before the first public railway in the world was opened—the Stockton and Darlington. This nameless locomotive was made to draw a train of 17 waggons, weighing about 64 tons, „ at a speed of four miles an hour up a rather steep gradient. After 80 years of almost continuous service it is to be seen still at work at Hetton, the most ancient locomotive extant. Presently it is about to be retired, and given an honourable resting-place in the Durham College of Science, New-oastle-on-Tyne. On a level track the old engine could haul 120 tons at a . speed of 10 miles an hour.
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Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1902, Page 2
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141Retiring an Old Locomotive. Manawatu Herald, 11 September 1902, Page 2
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