Bullard Company 2
Bullard Co. 2 on display at Steamtown USA Bellows Falls, C. 1974
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderH. K. Porter, Inc
Serial number7250
Build dateOctober 1937
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0ST
 • AARB
 • UICB n2t
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.26 in (660 mm)
Wheelbase4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Loco weight30,000 lb (13,607.8 kg; 13.6 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity100 US gal (380 L; 83 imp gal)
Water cap.450 US gal (1,700 L; 370 imp gal)
Boiler pressure170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size9 in × 14 in (229 mm × 356 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort6,180 lbf (27.5 kN)
Career
OperatorsBullard Machine Tool Company
Numbers2
RetiredJune 1963
Current ownerSteamtown National Historic Site
DispositionOn static display

Bullard Company No. 2 is a small 0-4-0ST steam tank locomotive which is preserved at the Steamtown National Historic Site.[1]

History

No. 2 was built by H. K. Porter, Inc in October 1937 and spent its working life as an industrial switcher for the Bullard Machine Tool Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[1] The locomotive joined the Steamtown, U.S.A. collection in Bellows Falls, Vermont in June 1963 after being purchased by Nelson Blount from the American Machinery Corp,[2] a used locomotive dealer, who had purchased it from the Bullard Machine Tool Company sometime during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] It is now housed in inoperable condition at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It is among the smallest standard gauge locomotives in the world, being no larger than an average car.[1] It was designed for one-man operation and as such burns oil instead of coal while carrying its water in a saddletank.[2] As of September 2022, the locomotive is undergoing a cosmetic overhaul and is currently not on public display.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Steamtown NHS: Special History Study". www.nps.gov.
  2. 1 2 "Steamtown National Historic Site Locomotive Roster". www.nps.gov.
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