Bullard Company 2

Bullard Company 2

Bullard Company #2 on display at Steamtown USA, Bellows Falls VT, C. 1974
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder H. K. Porter, Inc
Serial number 7250
Build date October 1937
Specifications
Configuration 0-4-0T
UIC class B n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 26 in (660 mm)
Fuel type Oil
Boiler pressure 170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 9 in × 14 in (229 mm × 356 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 6,180 lbf (27.5 kN)
Career
Operators Bullard Machine Tool Company
Numbers 2
Current owner Steamtown National Historic Site
Disposition displayed at Steamtown

Bullard Company No. 2 is a small tank locomotive at Steamtown National Historic Site. It spent its working life as an industrial switcher in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The locomotive joined the Steamtown, USA collection in June 1963, and is displayed inoperable at Steamtown National Historic Site. It is among the smallest standard gauge locomotives in the world, being no larger than an average car.

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