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2. Feby. 1830 Robt. Daglish’s Acct. of the Results of an Experiment made with the Novelty Steam Engine on the 26 Jany. 1830.
Viz. Load 28½ Tons (Passengers included) Steam up. 6 H – 16mts or 6.26 Hours.
Coke consumed during that time 526 lbs
Steam got up in 32 Mts with (Coke) 62 lbs
588 lbs – 5¼ Cwt
960½ Tons drawn during the Experiments
Tons Tons
Viz 28½ carried 30.813 Miles _ _ _ 878.17
7.5 carried 3.224 ‘’ _ _ _ 24.18
17.5 carried 3.3205 ‘’ _ _ _ 58.11
960.46 Tons card. One Mile
The Blowing Apparatus being constantly in Action the average consumption of Coke was 84 lbs per Hour
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or nearly so, Viz 526/6.26 = 84 lbs
The average Speed of the Engine was 8.05 Miles per Hour. with a Load of 28.5 Tons.
Viz 28.5 x 8.05 – 299 1/3 Tons carried one Mile with 84 lbs of Coke, which according to the Price of Coke the Goods carried to Manchester from Liverpool and visa versa will not cost 1d per Ton for the whole distance, you will perceive the Engine carried nearly 10 times its own Weight with the Adhesion of only two wheels which is certainly something extraordinary, though I am well aware it will out do it at all seasons of the year.
Orrell Cottage nr, Wigan. RD
