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Perseverance
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Burstall and Hill
Specifications

Perseverance was an earlysteam locomotive that took part in theRainhill trials. Built byJohn Reed Hill of London andTimothy Burstall ofLeith; the name of the locomotive was taken from "Persevere", Leith's town motto.

Perseverance was damaged on the way to the trials and Burstall spent the first five days trying to repair his locomotive. It ran on the sixth and final day of the trials but only achieved a speed of 6 mph (9.7 km/h). Burstall and Hill were awarded a consolation prize of £25.

Burstall and Hill usedroller bearings for theaxles, an important step in locomotive development.^[1] The design, adapted from a road-going steamcoach, incorporated 2 cylinders, a vertical boiler and weighed 2.9 tons.

• Rothwell, Hick & Co. - built a similar locomotive after the Rainhill Trials.

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