Image 'Puffing Billy', exhibit, Science Museum
'Puffing Billy', exhibit, Science Museum
'Puffing Billy', exhibit, Science Museum William Hedley's Puffing Billy predated Stephenson's efforts at producing a steam locomotive with it being built in 1813 following a steady development of the concept of 'travelling engine' as it was dubbed.It is the oldest surviving steam locomotive that arrived at the Science Museum in Kensington (then known as the Patent Office Museum) in 1862 following its withdrawal from service. Edward Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery where it had worked all of its life, sold it for the princely sum of £200 and here it is on display one hundred and fifty-one years later! Keywords: Puffing Billy exhibit Science Museum
'Puffing Billy', exhibit, Science Museum William Hedley's Puffing Billy predated Stephenson's efforts at producing a steam locomotive with it being built in 1813 following a steady development of the concept of 'travelling engine' as it was dubbed.It is the oldest surviving steam locomotive that arrived at the Science Museum in Kensington (then known as the Patent Office Museum) in 1862 following its withdrawal from service. Edward Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery where it had worked all of its life, sold it for the princely sum of £200 and here it is on display one hundred and fifty-one years later! Keywords: Puffing Billy exhibit Science Museum


William Hedley's Puffing Billy predated Stephenson's efforts at producing a

steam locomotive with it being built in 1813 following a steady development of the concept of 'travelling engine' as it was dubbed.It is the oldest surviving steam locomotive that arrived at the Science Museum in Kensington (then known as the Patent Office Museum) in 1862 following its withdrawal from service. Edward Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery where it had worked all of its life, sold it for the princely sum of £200 and here it is on display one hundred and fifty-one years later!