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Traction Engines (Shire Library)
Derek A. Rayner
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Description for Traction Engines (Shire Library)
Paperback. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 88 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114. New.
Traction engines steam engines to haul loads on the roads developed in the mid 1860s and were usually dirty, noisy and somewhat crude to handle. This book brings together much information about these engines, from the earliest to the latest, about how they worked and what they did. Attention is also given to the various derivatives of the traction engine the humble portable, the well-known steam roller, the steam tractor, majestic road locomotive, ploughing engine and, last but not least, the King of the Road, the glorious and glittering showman's engine. The informative text is accompanied by illustrations that show ... Read more
Traction engines steam engines to haul loads on the roads developed in the mid 1860s and were usually dirty, noisy and somewhat crude to handle. This book brings together much information about these engines, from the earliest to the latest, about how they worked and what they did. Attention is also given to the various derivatives of the traction engine the humble portable, the well-known steam roller, the steam tractor, majestic road locomotive, ploughing engine and, last but not least, the King of the Road, the glorious and glittering showman's engine. The informative text is accompanied by illustrations that show ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Shire Album S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
40
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747805250
SKU
9780747805250
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Derek A. Rayner
Derek Rayner has been interested in steam engines since his schooldays. He first drove a traction engine in 1963 and since that time his interest in these mighty machines has burgeoned. He and two friends purchased a 1915 Aveling & Porter steam roller in 1964, and he has been its sole owner since 1968. Mr Rayner a frequent contributor to ... Read more
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