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The Locks and Canals Co. of Lowell, Mass. commenced the
construction of Loco's after the model of the the
"Planet" in 1834, and supplied many engines of that
class to the railways of New England. The first locomotive made
at Lowell was "The Patrick" (named for Patrick Tracy
Jackson, Esq.) placed upon the Boston and Lowell Railroad June
24th 1835.
This engine and the Lowell "Concord",
"Nashua" "Medford" and "Suffolk"
on the same line measured as follows, Cyls, 11" dia.,
16" strokes, 5 ft drv. whls. 3 ft leading whls, Boiler
34" dia. containing 66 copper tubes, 2¼ out dia.
6'10" long; Fire grate 23" long, 3.6 wide, firebox
3'1½" to 3'3" deep, grate area 6.71 sqr. ft. Firebox
surface (in different engines) from 36.8 to 38.36 sq. ft.
external surface of tubes 265.6 sq. ft. Induction ports 6"
long 1 1/8" wide, eduction port 1½" wide; two blast
pipes each 1½" only in dia. at the nozzle; weight of engine
in working order, 10 tons, 6 cwt 1 gr. 6 lbs. Weight on driving
wheels 6 tons 9 cwt, 1 gr. 9 lbs, Weight of tender loaded, 6
tons, 13 cwt, 1 gr. 6 lbs. These engines burned wood.
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