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4 unusual facts about John Blenkinsop


John Blenkinsop

Richard Trevithick of Cornwall had experimented with various models of steam locomotive, and in 1805 his work had culminated in an engine for the Wylam Colliery.

The Murray/Blenkinsop locomotives had the first double-acting cylinders and, unlike the Trevithick pattern, no flywheel.

Two locomotives of this pattern were also made by the Royal Iron Foundry in Berlin.

In the early nineteenth century, attempts were being made to employ steam power for haulage.



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