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"1830, divided his time between arranging for the manufacture of "track and examining the English locomotives, that were being con-"structed, or had been in service. A year had elapsed since the "opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad, and the English "merchants had not been idle. The "Rocket", although successful "in the Rainhill contest, when put to work had shown many defects [[strikethrough]] , [[/strikethrough]] "that Stephenson and Company were striving to correct in subsequent "locomotives. The "Planet", built by that firm, was first tried "in public December 4, 1830, shortly after Mr. Steven's arrival in "England, and at that time was undoubtedly the best locomotive in "the world.

"Mr. Stevens was present at a trial when the "Planet" showed "most satisfactory properties, and he at once ordered a locomotive "of similar construction, from the same manufacturers, for the Camden "and Amboy Railroad. This engine, afterward called the "John Bull" "and "No.1", was completed in May, 1831, and shipped by sailing ves-"sel to Liverpool, from Newcastle-on-Tyne, in June, and from Liver-"pool by ship "Allegheny", July 14, 1831, arriving in Philadelphia "about the middle of August of that year. It was transferred to "a sloop at Chestnut Street wharf, Philadelphia, whence it was taken "to Bordentown.

"The engine originally weighted about ten tons. The boiler was "thirteen feet three inches long, and two feet six inches stroke. "There were four driving wheels, four feet six inches in diameter, "arranged with outside cranks for connecting parallel rods, but ow-"ing to sharp curves on the road these rods were never used. The