Sign for the Puffing Billy
Introduction
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Sign for the Puffing Billy
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 9 Jul 2009
The Puffing Billy was a locomotive built by William Hedley in 1813 known by the name because of the alarming amount of smoke it belched forth. It was in service until 1862 and is now in the Science Museum .
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Image Location
Latitude
50.668194
Longitude
-3.44122