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George Stephenson, "Locomotion No. 1", 1825

Locomotion No. 1 (original name Active) is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Built by George and Robert Stephenson's company Robert Stephenson and Company in 1824. Locomotion used all the improvements that Stephenson had pioneered in the Killingworth locomotives. It used high-pressure steam from a centrer-flue boiler, with a steam-blast in the chimney, to drive two vertical cylinders, enclosed within the boiler. A pair of yokes above them transmitted the power downwards, through pairs of connecting rods. It made use of a loose eccentric valve gear, and was the first locomotive to use coupling rods to link its driving wheels together, rather than through a chain or gears.
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George Stephenson, "Locomotion No. 1", 1825
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Traducción automática: La locomotora n.º 1 (nombre original: Active) es la primera locomotora de vapor que transportó pasajeros en una línea ferroviaria pública, la Stockton and Darlington Railway. Fue construida por la empresa de George y Robert Stephenson, Robert Stephenson and Company, en 1824. La locomotora utilizó todas las mejoras que Stephenson había introducido en las locomotoras Killingworth. Utilizaba vapor a alta presión procedente de una caldera con chimenea central, con un chorro de vapor en la chimenea, para accionar dos cilindros verticales, encerrados en la caldera. Un par de yugos situados por encima de ellos transmitían la potencia hacia abajo, a través de pares de bielas. Utilizaba un mecanismo de válvula excéntrico suelto y fue la primera locomotora en utilizar bielas para unir sus ruedas motrices, en lugar de hacerlo a través de una cadena o engranajes.
Locomotion No. 1 (original name Active) is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Built by George and Robert Stephenson's company Robert Stephenson and Company in 1824. Locomotion used all the improvements that Stephenson had pioneered in the Killingworth locomotives. It used high-pressure steam from a centrer-flue boiler, with a steam-blast in the chimney, to drive two vertical cylinders, enclosed within the boiler. A pair of yokes above them transmitted the power downwards, through pairs of connecting rods. It made use of a loose eccentric valve gear, and was the first locomotive to use coupling rods to link its driving wheels together, rather than through a chain or gears.
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4800 x 2646 px | 36.3 MB
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40.6 x 22.4 cm | 16.0 x 8.8 in (300 dpi)