| Samson |
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Samson with its coal tender and passenger coach, The Nova Scotia Pioneer, circa 1880 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 vertical cylinder |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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| Driver dia. | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
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| Loco weight | 18 short tons (16 t) |
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| Boiler | 540 US gallons (2,000 L; 450 imp gal) capacity |
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| Cylinder size | 15 in (380 mm) bore and 16+1⁄2 in (420 mm) stroke |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 8 mph (13 km/h) |
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The Samson is an English-built railroad steam locomotive made in 1838 that ran on the Albion Mines Railway in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is preserved at the Nova Scotia Museum of Industry in Stellarton, Nova Scotia and is the oldest locomotive in Canada.
