. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. LOCOMOTIVE 2150 LOCOMOTIVE tained most of the important features suc-cessfully used in later patterns. The successof the locomotive is due to George Stephen-son, an English engineer. In 1829, at a. THE ROCKET competitive trial of several locomotives onthe Liveri^ool & Manchester railway,Stephensons engine, the Rocket, was themost successful, and many others were pat-terned after it. This engine was mountedon four wheels, and had a horiz
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. LOCOMOTIVE 2150 LOCOMOTIVE tained most of the important features suc-cessfully used in later patterns. The successof the locomotive is due to George Stephen-son, an English engineer. In 1829, at a. THE ROCKET competitive trial of several locomotives onthe Liveri^ool & Manchester railway,Stephensons engine, the Rocket, was themost successful, and many others were pat-terned after it. This engine was mountedon four wheels, and had a horizontal boiler6 feet in length and 5 feet 4 inches in diam-eter, which contained 25 tubes, each 3 inchesin diameter. The cylinders were placed atthe rear end of the boiler, just over the firebox, and exhaust pipes led from them to thesmokestack. The drive wheels were in frontand were connected directly with the pistonby connecting rods. When ready for usethis engine weighed 4J tons, and with thetender, 7^ tons. On its trial trip it hauleda load weighing over nine tons at a speed oftwenty miles per hour, and on another tripit reached a speedof nearly thirty miles perhour. The success of this locomotive dem-onstrated the practicability of steam powerfor railways. The first locomotives used in the UnitedStates were imported from England, but in1830
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