Experiment (locomotive)

L&MR 32 Experiment
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Richard Roberts Builder Sharp, Roberts and Co. Build date February 1833
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-0 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) Driver dia. 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) Cylinders Two, vertical Cylinder size 13+1⁄3 in × 18 in (339 mm × 457 mm)
Career Operators Liverpool and Manchester Railway Disposition Sold December 1836; later scrapped

Experiment was a steam locomotive designed and built by Richard Roberts in 1833 for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). The locomotive had vertical cylinders driving via bell cranks.