The Famous John Bull Locomotive
ohn Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States. It was operated for the first time on September 15, 1831, and it became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it in 1981. Built by Robert Stephenson and Company, the John Bull was initially purchased by and operated for the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad in New Jersey.
The John Bull was built in Newcastle, England, by Robert Stephenson and Company. It was dismantled and then shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates aboard the Allegheny.
In 1885, the Smithsonian Institution purchased the John Bull from the PRR as the Institution's first large engine purchase.
The Famous John Bull Locomotive
ohn Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States. It was operated for the first time on September 15, 1831, and it became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operated it in 1981. Built by Robert Stephenson and Company, the John Bull was initially purchased by and operated for the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the first railroad in New Jersey.
The John Bull was built in Newcastle, England, by Robert Stephenson and Company. It was dismantled and then shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in crates aboard the Allegheny.
In 1885, the Smithsonian Institution purchased the John Bull from the PRR as the Institution's first large engine purchase.