Lancashire Witch

This article is about the locomotive. For the Lancashire witch trials, see Pendle witches.

Lancashire Witch
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerRobert Stephenson
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company
Build date1828
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Loco weight7 long tons (7,100 kg)
Fuel typecoke
Cylinders2
Cylinder size9 in × 24 in (230 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed8.8 miles per hour (14.2 km/h)
Career
OperatorsBolton and Leigh Railway
First runJune 1828

Lancashire Witch was an early steam locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1828. It was a development of Locomotion.

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