Samson, Steam locomotive at Nova Scotia Museum of Industry, Canada.
The Samson locomotive features a return-flue boiler design with separate platforms at each end for the fireman and engineer to operate independently.
Timothy Hackworth constructed this locomotive in 1838 at Soho Works in Durham, England, before its shipment to Nova Scotia for coal transportation duties.
The locomotive represents early Canadian industrial development, serving as the first locomotive to operate on iron rails in the country.
The locomotive operated at speeds up to 8 miles per hour and contained a boiler with a capacity of 540 US gallons of water.
Ninety percent of the original end-of-service components remain intact, making it one of four surviving Timothy Hackworth locomotives worldwide.
Location: Nova Scotia
GPS coordinates: 45.56780,-62.65760
Latest update: March 4, 2025 21:49
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