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Puffing Billy
CC BY-SA 3.0. William M. Connolley, via Wikimedia Commons. Source

William Hedley, Jonathan Forster and Timothy Hackworth

Puffing Billy

Wylam colliery locomotive

England · 1813

1813 · Pioneers · Steam

Puffing Billy

Wylam Dilly's sibling

Preserved · 0-4-0 · Whyte 0-4-0

Specification

Specification plate for Puffing Billy
ClassWylam colliery locomotive
NicknamesWylam Dilly's sibling
BuilderWilliam Hedley, Jonathan Forster and Timothy Hackworth
Year introduced1813
Country builtEngland
RegionBritain
OperatorsWylam Colliery
EraPioneers
Motive powerSteam
RoleIndustrial
Whyte0-4-0
UICB
Wheel arrangement0-4-0
Gauge1,524 mm — 5 ft Wylam wagonway
Quantity built1
PowerTwo vertical cylinders; a colliery engine, not a rated express
Top speed8 km/h · 5 mph
WeightAbout 8 tons
LengthShort wheelbase colliery engine
StatusPreserved

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