Hibernia (locomotive)

Hibernia (locomotive)

Infobox Locomotive
name= "Hibernia"
powertype=Steam


caption=
designer=Richard Roberts
builder=Sharp, Roberts and Company
builddate=1834
railroad=Dublin and Kingstown Railway
whytetype=2-2-0
leadingsize=convert|3|ft|m|2
driversize=convert|5|ft|m|2
boilerpressure=75 lb/in2 (5.27 kg/cm2)
cylindercount=2
cylindersize=11" x 16"
(280mm x 410mm)
totalsurface=
gauge= RailGauge|ussg
retiredate=
weight=
topspeed=
firstrundate=9 October 1834
retiredate=
currentowner=
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.

History

"Hibernia" was built in 1834 for the D&KR. She was one of a class of three similar locomotives. Like "Experiment", power transmission from the vertical cylinders was via bell cranks. cite web | url = http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r051.html| publisher = Michael J Irlam| title = Ireland's Railway Systems| accessdate = 2008-04-05]

"Hibernia" pulled the first train on the D&KR on 9 October 1834, which consisted of eight carriages.cite web | url = http://www.dalkeyhomepage.ie/dublinkingstownrailway.html| publisher = Dalkey| title = The History of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway| accessdate = 2008-04-05]

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