John Bull is an early steam locomotive built in 1831 by Robert Stephenson and Company in England and shipped to the United States for the Camden and Amboy Railroad, one of the first steam locomotives to operate in the country. Rebuilt and modified by American engineers after its arrival, it ran in revenue and excursion service for decades and was later preserved by the Smithsonian Institution, which in 1981 fired it up and ran it under its own power, making it, at the time, the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world.
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SignificanceBecame the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution ran it under its own steam in 1981 1 Manufacturer or BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. John Bull (locomotive), Wikipedia
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Build date: 1831
Infobox, Builder
Builder: Robert Stephenson and Company
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became the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution ran it under its own steam in 1981.
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