Hibernia (locomotive)
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Richard Roberts |
| Builder | Sharp, Roberts and Company |
| Build date | 1834 |
| Specifications | |
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| • Whyte | 2-2-0 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading dia. | 3 feet (0.91 m) |
| Driver dia. | 5 feet (1.52 m) |
| Boiler pressure | 75 lbf/in2 (517 kPa) |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Cylinder size | 11 in × 16 in (279 mm × 406 mm) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Dublin and Kingstown Railway |
| First run | 9 October 1834 |
| Disposition | Scrapped |
Hibernia was a steam locomotive designed by Richard Roberts and built by Sharp, Roberts and Company in 1834 for the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR). The locomotive had vertical cylinders driving via bell cranks.
Hibernia was built in 1834 for the D&KR. It was one of a class of three similar locomotives. Like Experiment, power transmission from the vertical cylinders was via bell cranks.
Hibernia pulled the first train on the D&KR on 9 October 1834, which consisted of eight carriages.
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