Novelty (locomotive)

Novelty
Contemporary drawing of Novelty
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderJohn Ericsson and John Braithwaite
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-2-2WT
Loco weight2 long tons 3 cwt (4,800 lb or 2.2 t)
Fuel typecoke
Career
OperatorsSt Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway

Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829.

It was an 0-2-2WT locomotive and is now regarded as the first tank engine. It had a unique design of boiler and a number of other novel design features (perhaps explaining the choice of name); however several major components had significant design weaknesses which ultimately resulted in its failure at the Trials.

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