Locomotive, steam / model

Description

Working model of a typical Stephenson locomotive, the Edina, with inside cylinders, outside frame, domed firebox and 2-2-2 wheel configuration, made in 1840, the original built by R.B. Longridge and Co. of Bedlington, Northumberland

Museum reference

T.1975.65

Collection

Transport

Object name

Locomotive, steam / model

Date

1840

Materials

Metal, Wood

Physical description

Metal, wood

Associations

Supplier of drawings for original: Robert Stephenson and Co.
Builder of the original: R.B. Longridge and Co.
Previous owner: Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868
Bedlington, Northumberland, England, Northern Europe