The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-08-03

nOlVeS out or ully-lWO, 10 compete win. MT.
Norriss. The latter, however, Notwithstanding
her greatly inferior weight was victorious.
The English locomotive weighed Is TONS with
II inch OFFENDERS, IS inch stroke, and 5 feet drv-
ing wheels The burthen in gross was 800 tons
American Locomotive Engine.
It will be rccolected that contract has been
entered into between the Birmingham and GIou-
cester Railway company and Mr. Norris, of Phi
iadephia U. S., for the supply Of locomotives for
the Gloucester Railway. The contract was con-
ditonally made, on the first engine manufactured
by Mr. n performing certain work agreed upon.
AS much interest has been felt in this country
with reference to the contract, as some doubts
were entertained to the correctness of the rep
reservations made respecting these engines, we
have pleasure in giving the following particulars
as to the engine sent over to this country by Mr..
Norris, and the work it has actually performed on
the Grand Junction Railway, in conformity to the
agreement to which we have alluded.
The England weighs about S tons, without wa
ter or fuel; she is built much lower and smaller
than the engines commonly in use here, and has
six wheels, the driving pair being four feet in di-
ameter. The cylinders are ten and half inch
es in diameter and are enclosed in proper cases
to vent radatOn--stroke IS inches. The ma
chinery is of the simplest construction, and con-
sists Of a much smaller number of parts than we
have been accustomed to see. The cylinders are
placed on the outside of the framework, which al
lows the advantage of a straight axle and the
general appearance of the engine more nearly re-
sembles that of the old Rocket engine than any
with which we are acquainted. The engine is
got up in most superior STYLE and is finished, e.
ven to the most minute particular, i'll a very beau
ful and workmanlike manner, every part having
been executed with perfect accuracy, by means of
sef-acting machinery. As proof indeed of the
mathematical correctness of the work, we may
mention that the steam-tght Joints are formed
simply by the bringing into contact OF metallic sur
faces the workmanship of which is so true, as
entirely to supersede the necessity of packing of
any kind The boiler is similar to those used i'll
engines manufactured in this country but it con-
tans only seyenty-eight tubes, instead Of from 100
to l40, the number commonly used in those on
our railways; and the consumption of fuel COM
pared with the work performed, is, we understand,
very small.
The task undertaken to be reformed by the
England was to run from birmingham to War
rington, fourteen journeys each way, carrying 100
tons in the gross, and performing the distance,
eighty niles at the rate Of twenty miles per hour,
which the engine has accomplished considerably
within the specified time of four hours the aver
age time having been about hours 80 minutes,
or the actual running time, without soppages,
from 8 h. 8 Minis, to h. 10 Minis. Ga one oc-
casion, it is stated that the engine brought into
Birmingham the enormous load of 1876 tons, draw
ing it up the inclined planes without any assist
ance and on no occasion has it failed TO perform
the required duty, nor has even the least derange-
ment Of any part of the machinery taken place.
1t should also be mentioned that the various parts
were never put together until its arrival in this
country, when they were first fitted at Liverpool,
the day previous to making trip; nor has tool
been applied TO the engine since she was first set
up. We understand the conditional order to Mr..
Norris for ten engines, of similar capability, has
been confirmed .