Puffing Billy

This article is about the real locomotive. You may be looking for the character from The Adventures of Thomas.

Puffing Billy
Background Information
First appearance	Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive" (2005)
Last appearance	Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive" (2005)
Character Overview
Name	Puffing Billy
Gender	Male (Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive")
Country	England
Technical Details
Gauge	5' (1,520 mm, broad gauge)
Power type	Steam
Vehicle	Locomotive
Type	Tender engine
Fuel type	Coal
Configuration	0-8-0
Wheels	8
Top speed	5 mph
Designer(s)	Christopher Blackett
Builder(s)	William Hedley Jonathan Forster Timothy Hackworth
Year built	1813
Company	London Science Museum
Owner(s)	Wylam Colliery (formerly)

Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive, and is currently displayed at the London Science Museum.

Technical Details

Real-life history

Puffing Billy was built in 1813 and completed a year later for Christopher Blackett of the Wylam Colliery to replace horses from the tramways. The engine remained in service until 1862 when Edward Blackett lent it to the National Railway Museum in York.

The engine later appeared in Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive", where he tells host Gaku Hamada about steam locomotives.

Voices Actors

• Ryūji Nakagi (Japan; Hashire! The "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" Steam Locomotive is Alive!)

Trivia

• A character named "Puffing Billy" was originally planned to appear in the cancelled film The Adventures of Thomas. It is likely - though not currently confirmed - that this character would have been based on the real locomotive.

United Kingdom

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