Locomotive No. 1 (New South Wales)

Locomotive No. 1 is a 0-4-2 Stephenson type steam locomotive that hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales, Australia. It was built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1854 and was one of four engines shipped to Sydney, arriving in January 1855. Its design was a 0-4-2 modification of the Wolverton Express Goods 0-6-0 introduced on the London and North Western Railway in 1854, and it is the only locomotive designed by James McConnell to have been preserved. It began running with construction ballast trains in May 1855 and a special passenger service to Long Cove viaduct on 24 May 1855. It was first fuelled with local timber and later modified to burn coal, hauled goods and passengers to Campbelltown, Richmond and Penrith, and was withdrawn in 1877 after 156,542 miles. It was given to the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1884 and now stands in the Powerhouse Museum.