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  2. Tom Thumb (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad.It was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 1829 to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) (now CSX) to use steam engines; it was not intended to enter revenue service.

  3. Best Friend of Charleston - Wikipedia

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    On June 17, 1831, the Best Friend was the first locomotive in the US to suffer a boiler explosion. The blast is said to have been caused by the fireman tying down the steam pressure release valve; he had grown tired of hearing it whistle, so to stop the noise he closed the valve permanently. (Another account has him placing a stout piece of ...

  4. History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830 - Wikipedia

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    Trevithick's steam circus on which the locomotive Catch Me Who Can ran Salamanca. The first steam railway locomotive was introduced by Richard Trevithick in 1804. [12] He was the first engineer to build a successful high-pressure stationary steam engine, in 1799. He followed this with a road going steam carriage in 1801.

  5. Steam locomotive - Wikipedia

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    Altogether, between 1830 and 1950, over 160,000 steam locomotives were built in the United States, with Baldwin accounting for the largest share, nearly 70,000. [91] Steam locomotives required regular and, compared to a diesel-electric engine, frequent service and overhaul (often at government-regulated intervals in Europe and the US).

  6. Bury Bar Frame locomotive - Wikipedia

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    The Bury Bar Frame locomotive was an early type of steam locomotive, developed at the Liverpool works of Edward Bury and Company, later named Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy in 1842. [1] By the 1830s, the railway locomotive had evolved into three basic types - those developed by Robert Stephenson, Timothy Hackworth and Edward Bury. [citation needed]

  7. Planet (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    The ninth locomotive built for the L&MR, it was Stephenson's next major design change after the Rocket. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as Planets. On 23 November 1830 No.9 Planet ran the approximately 50 km (30 mi) from Liverpool to Manchester in one hour.

  8. Twin Sisters (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    The LMR opened in September 1830. [ 13 ] [ 18 ] After the opening of the line, Twin Sisters continued in service for some time and was engaged in ballasting work until 1831. [ 18 ] Twin Sisters was never part of the formal stock of the railway and so was one of the first examples of departmental stock . [ 13 ]

  9. Category:Early steam locomotives - Wikipedia

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    Articles about steam locomotives (and locomotive types/classes) built before 1840. Of these, see info-box immediately below for the most well-known individual steam locomotives built before 1830 (listed by year).