1”, type 0-4-0, 1½ inch scale, 7¼ inch gauge. Locomotion No. [12], Following its withdrawal, Locomotion was purchased by Joseph Pease and Partners, converted into a stationary pumping engine for use at their West Collieries in South Durham, where it was used until 1857. A compendium of New South Wales steam locomotives. It was on exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, Newcastle in 1881, Chicago in 1883, Liverpool in 1886, Newcastle in 1887, Paris in 1889, Edinburgh in 1890. [10], The locomotive is now on display at Head of Steam, in the same building as Darlington's North Road station, on long-term loan from the National Railway Museum, and is part of the National Collection, although it has remained in Darlington for 163 years [to 2020. This firing shovel was used on Locomotion No.1, the first steam locomotive to run on a public railway, at the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27th September 1825. Policy. The Museum has an amazing collection of models. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. In November of that year, only months after the company started operations, a key order was placed by the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company for four stationary engines. [citation needed], From 1892 to 1975, Locomotion was on static display along with Derwent, another early locomotive, on one of the platforms overlooking the S&DR line to Saltburn-by-the-Sea at Darlington's main station Bank Top. In September 1987 it was moved to its current position within the expanded Powerhouse Museum prior to its opening in March 1988. In 1988 he gave the artefact to his friend Charlie Dennis because he was interested in locomotives and is a fireman on the South Devon Railway. They were accompanied by George Stephenson, whose elder brother James Stephenson drove the engine. The boiler exploded at Aycliffe Lane, killing John Cree the driver (who died on the 3rd) and maiming Edward Turnbull the water pumper. 1; it was one of the first locomotives to be restored for preservation. Coordinates: 54°32′10″N 1°33′18″W / 54.536°N 1.555°W / 54.536; -1.555. [5] In November of that year, only months after the company started operations, a key order was placed by the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company for four stationary engines. A full-size working replica is held at Beamish. 1 was about 15 mph (24 km/h). ↑ Grunbach, A. In 1857 it was preserved. Locomotion No.1 was steamed for the Stockton and Darlington Railway's Golden Jubilee in September 1875, as well as to participate in a procession of locomotives at the George Stephenson Centenary, in June 1881. 1 hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales, Australia.It was built by Robert Stephenson and Company.In 1846 the Sydney Railway Company was formed with the objective of building a railway line between Sydney and Parramatta.No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to run on a public railway. Firing shovel used on Locomotion No. [2], In 1856, Joseph Pease and his family spent £50 to restore Locomotion No. It had remained on the books of the S&DR Company. However in the 1950s the firing shovel was grabbed by a young man, Jack Cudbertson, to use in self-defence when a group of soldiers from nearby barracks threatened him!