Passenger Locomotive by Fenton, Murray And Jackson,
1834.
General type of the
"Planet" class. The Locks and Canals Co. of Lowell, Mass. commenced
the construction of Loco's after the model of the "Planet" in 1834,
and supplied many engines of that class to the railways of New England. The
first locomotive made at Lowell was "The Patrick" (named for Patrick
Tracy Jackson, Esq.) placed upon the Boston and Lowell Railroad June 24th 1835.
This Engine and the ÒLowellÓ, "Concord", "Nashua",
"Medford", and "Suffolk" on the same line measured as
follows, Cyls., 11" dia., 16" strokes, 5 ft drv. whls., 3 ft leading
whls., Boiler 34" dia. containing 66 copper tubes, 2¼ out dia.
6'10" long; Fire grate 23" long, 3.6 wide, firebox 3' 1½"
to 3'3" deep, grate area 6.71 sqr. ft. Firebox surface (in different
engines) from 36.8 to 38.36 sq. ft. external surface of tubes 265.6 sq. ft.
Induction ports 6" long 1-1/8" wide, eduction port 1½"
wide; two blast pipes each 1½" only in dia. at the nozzle; weight
of Engine in working order, 10 tons, 6 cwt 1 gr. 6 lbs. Weight on driving
wheels 6 tons 9 cwt, 1 gr. 9 lbs, Weight of Tender loaded, 6 tons, 13 cwt, 1
gr. 6 lbs. These Engines burned wood.
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