Patentee

what is it?

The Patentee locomotive was a revolutionary 2-2-2 steam locomotive type introduced by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1833, as an enlargement of their 2-2-0 Planet type. The wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox than the earlier 0-2-2 and 2-2-0 types. One of the earliest examples, Adler, the first successful locomotive to operate in Germany, was a Patentee supplied by Robert Stephenson and Company in component form in December 1835.

who runs it

fun facts

• 🎂First built 192 years ago, in 1834.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1834

number built

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kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Robert Stephenson and Company

operators

Liverpool and Manchester Railway

top speed

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power

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gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-2-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.