Experiment (locomotive)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Cylinders	Two, vertical
Cylinder size	13+1⁄3 in × 18 in (339 mm × 457 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Roberts
Builder	Sharp, Roberts and Co.
Build date	February 1833

L&MR 32 *Experiment*
L&MR 32 Experiment
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Roberts
Builder	Sharp, Roberts and Co.
Build date	February 1833
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Cylinders	Two, vertical
Cylinder size	13+1⁄3 in × 18 in (339 mm × 457 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Disposition	Sold December 1836; later scrapped

Experiment was a steam locomotive designed and built by Richard Roberts in 1833 for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). The locomotive had vertical cylinders driving via bell cranks.

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