Robert Stephenson's Planet class locomotive was the first true
design of mainline express passenger locomotive. Delivered less
than a year after Rocket it was one of the most successful early
locomotive designs. Planet set the mold for British locomotive
design for more than the next century featuring a multi tubular
boiler; inside cylinders; crank axle; and the first use of proper
frames. The Planet class, and its 0-4-0 Samson derivative, found
use across Britain with examples being supplied to railways in
London and Glasgow. The Planet class proved popular in Europe too
with examples being first exported and then built in France. Two
were exported to Austria, and the first locomotive to steam in
Russia was based on the design. Planet and Samson also crossed the
Atlantic with more examples being built in the United States than
in Europe. A working replica of the revolutionary design was built
in Manchester in 1992: the first mainline express passenger steam
locomotive to be built in Britain since the 1960s. This book
outlines the technical design of the Planet and Samson locomotive,
and charts the careers of the class members at home and abroad.
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