Pages 90 and 91 of the Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick

Pages 90 and 91 of the Notebook of John Urpeth Rastrick

John Urpeth Rastrick

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[Page 90]

19 Augt. 1833 at St. Helens Novelty Engine rebuilt by Mr. Daglish Junr. (on the St. Helens Railway)

58 Brass Tubes ea 1 3/8 Dr.
Fire Grate - - 2’-6” Dr.
Wheels 4 ft Dr. 6’- 9” from Centre to Centre
2’-6” Inch Cylinders each 16 Inches Stroke
The Engine brings up a rise of one in 330 – 12 Empty Waggons each weighing 2 Tons at the Rate of 15 Miles per Hour.
Forcing Pump 2¼ In Dr. 16 Inch Stroke

[Page 91]

Luggage
Clarence 2 – 11 – Cy 5ft 6 Carriages for Bolton
Iron 2 – 11 – Cy 5ft
Sampson 2 – 14 – Dr 4½ft 18 loaded carriages
24 Carriages

Thos. Millbourn tool up Rain Hill Incline with the Experiment 10 Loaded Carriages in 7½ Minutes & returned & [illegible] up [illegible] in.

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