Pennsylvania1320

Built by Beyer, Peacock & Co of Gorton to a design of F. W. Webb, "Pennsylvania" No. 1320 was that firms' only expert to the United States. Built as an experimental locomotive to assess the economies in running produced by compound locomotives, "Pennsylvania" demonstated not only that savings could be made, but provided other important data for the Pennsylvania RR. Often considered a failure, little 1320 was the first of many succesful compound locomotives built by Beyer Peacock, and perhaps, was compared unfairly against much larger, more powerful American locomotives. You can find out more about other early locomotives here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Anthony-L.-Dawson/author/B0034OTMXK?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true You can follow Rail Story on Twitter @Railstory Find me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OnHistoricalLines Support Rail Story on Patreon to get early access to Channel content: https://www.patreon.com/railstory Go on, buy me a coffee ( you know you want to) https://ko-fi.com/railstory