Planet (locomotive)

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Planet type locomotive

Replica of the Planet at the Manchester Science Museum

Planet was an early steam locomotive built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as planets. A replica has been built by the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

[edit] Other locomotives

London, Midland and Scottish Railway Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 locomotive 6131 was originally named Planet. This loco was built by the North British Locomotive Company at Glasgow in Noember 1927 and withrawn in December 1962 as 46131 The Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

[edit] External links

• http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/railways/l4.html

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