Sans Pareil

Sans Pareil
The original locomotive preserved at Shildon Railway museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderWilliam Hedley and Timothy Hackworth
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0
Driver dia.54 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight4.25 long tons (4.32 t; 4.76 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2
Cylinder size7 in × 18 in (178 mm × 457 mm)
Career
OperatorsLiverpool and Manchester Railway,
Bolton and Leigh Railway

Sans Pareil is a steam locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held to select a builder of locomotives. The name is French and means 'peerless' or 'without equal'.

Drawing of Sans Pareil from 1829