page_title: Hibernia (locomotive)
hierarchical_section_title: Hibernia (locomotive)
caption_attribution_description: English: The 2-2-0 steam locomotive Hibernia, built in 1834. This was the first locomotive to run on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, Ireland's first railway. The locomotive's components are labeled with capital letters as follows: A: frame, B: boiler, C: firebox, D: spark arrestor, E: water level gauge cocks, F: reversing levers, G: adjustable safety valve, H: fixed safety valve, I: steam inlet pipe, K: steam chest, L: cylinder, M: piston rod, N: bell crank, O: connecting rod, P: feedwater pump driving rod, Q: feedwater pump, R: steam exhaust pipe.
context_page_description: Hibernia was a steam locomotive designed by Richard Roberts and built by Sharp, Roberts and Company in 1834 for the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. The locomotive had vertical cylinders driving via bell cranks.
context_section_description: Hibernia was a steam locomotive designed by Richard Roberts and built by Sharp, Roberts and Company in 1834 for the Dublin and Kingstown Railway (D&KR). The locomotive had vertical cylinders driving via bell cranks.
caption: An early sketch of Hibernia
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