Bullard Company 2 Explained

Bullard Company 2
Powertype:Steam
Builder:H. K. Porter, Inc
Serialnumber:7250
Builddate:October 1937
Uicclass:B n2t
Aarwheels:B
Driverdiameter:260NaN0
Wheelbase:4feet
Fueltype:Oil
Fuelcap:100USgal
Watercap:450USgal
Boilerpressure:1702NaN2
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:9x
Tractiveeffort:61801NaN1
Locoweight:300001NaN1
Operator:Bullard Machine Tool Company
Fleetnumbers:2
Retiredate:June 1963
Currentowner:Steamtown National Historic Site
Disposition:On static display

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

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. 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,[1] a used locomotive dealer, who had purchased it from the Bullard Machine Tool Company sometime during the 1950s and 1960s. 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.[2] It was designed for one-man operation and as such burns oil instead of coal while carrying its water in a saddletank.[1] As of September 2022, the locomotive is undergoing a cosmetic overhaul and is currently not on public display.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steamtown National Historic Site Locomotive Roster . www.nps.gov.
  2. Web site: Steamtown NHS: Special History Study. www.nps.gov.