Bullard Company 2

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 Bellows Falls, Vermont 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.

Bullard Company 2
Bullard Company #2 on display at Steamtown USA, Bellows Falls VT, C. 1974
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderH. K. Porter, Inc
Serial number7250
Build dateOctober 1937
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-4-0T
  UICB n2t
Gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.26 in (660 mm)
Fuel typeOil
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
Current ownerSteamtown National Historic Site
Dispositiondisplayed at Steamtown

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