A Venerable Locomotive.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 131, 7 June 1904, Page 4

A Venerable Locomotive.

An Interesting relic (says the scientific American), reminiscent of the first days of the steam locomotive, has been discovered in the north of England. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, the first public line constructed, it will be remembered, inaugurated a competition in the latter part of the twenties' of the p'asl century for a locomotive, in which Stephenson and other inventors participated. Three en-gines-the "Rocket," by Stephenson ■ the "Sana Parcil," by Hackworth ; and the "Novelty," by Braithwaite and Ericsson, respectively—participated in the trials that were canied out in WW. As is well known Stephenson's "Rocket" secured the award 01 £SOO which was offered, as being the most suitable engine attaining a speed of 29 miles an hour. The Sans Pareil" was second with n speed of 23 miles per hour, while the Novelty" withdrew fr om Ule t ,. in)s owing to the joints of the boiler giving way when Uie locomotive lnrl Rocket and the "Sans I'areil" „ro now preserved i„ the South Kensington Museum, but the "Novellv" nivt enously disappeared, and was neveT found again until quite recently It appears that Ericsson vas so ,„„,.,; *edbythe,ail,i,,of that he lett it with his friend m - JMlmg who possessed engi w i, ' works located upon a space ~ii, , '"S the Hainhill . K ,atW 1C« of b„t i i y tllus lost sight 01 ■ b't it has now been recoimiLi working as a atationv,- . S ,ll!> « 1 seum.