Hibernia (locomotive)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 feet (0.91 m)
Driver dia.	5 feet (1.52 m)
Fuel type	Coke
Boiler pressure	75 lbf/in2 (517 kPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	11 in × 16 in (279 mm × 406 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Roberts
Builder	Sharp, Roberts and Company
Build date	1834

*Hibernia*
Hibernia
	An early sketch of Hibernia
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Richard Roberts
Builder	Sharp, Roberts and Company
Build date	1834
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-2-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 feet (0.91 m)
Driver dia.	5 feet (1.52 m)
Fuel type	Coke
Boiler pressure	75 lbf/in2 (517 kPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	11 in × 16 in (279 mm × 406 mm)
Operators
Career
Operators	Dublin and Kingstown Railway
First run	9 October 1834
Disposition	Scrapped

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.

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