Summary
Working steamable scale model of Robert Stephenson & Sons 0-4-0 well-tank type 5-ft 3-in gauge steam locomotive engine of 1857, known as the Hobson's Bay Locomotive No.5. Pier shunting locomotive. Approx 1:8 scale.
The model was built by John Satchell, while he was working as an apprentice mechanic at Langlands Foundry and was awarded a medal when it was displayed in the Intercolonial Exhibition of Victoria, 1866-67. His father, James Satchell, was a foreman at Langlands and had previously worked for the Hobson's Bay Railway Co. John later sold the model to Professor Kernot of the University of Melbourne in 1887 and used the proceeds to buy a block of land at Caulfield.
The original engine on which the model was based was one of two small locomotives built by Robert Stephenson & Sons, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1857, for the Melbourne & Hobson's Bay Railway Company and was used for shunting goods trunks on Railway Pier at Sandridge (now Port Melbourne). In 1876 it was acquired by the Victorian Railways along with all other assets of the Hobsons Bay Railway Company and was retained in service until 1904.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Victoria: Public Transport Corporation (PTC), 04 Apr 1990
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Modelmaker
Mr John Satchell, Emerald Hill (South Melbourne), Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1866
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Manufacturer of Item Modelled
Robert Stephenson & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Great Britain, 1857
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Inscriptions
Plate in engine marked: "MODEL OF ENGINE NO 1177/ BY ROBERT STEVENSON [SIC] & CO./ NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE/ 1869". Name on plate marked: "PEERLESS".
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Classification
Rail transport, Railways - steam power, Model steam locomotives
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
690 mm (Length), 310 mm (Width), 380 mm (Height), 32.5 kg (Weight)
Overall height with model mounted on wooden base = 450 mm
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Other Dimensions
750 mm (Length), 380 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
Dimensions of wooden base without model.
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Model Scale
1:8
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