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Salamanca (locomotive)
Salamanca
was the first commercially successful
steam locomotive
, built in 1812 by
Matthew Murray
of
Holbeck
, for the
edge railed
Middleton Railway
between
Middleton
and
Leeds
. It was the first to have two cylinders. It was named after the
Duke of Wellington's
victory at the
battle of Salamanca
which was fought that same year.
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