Steam Traction on the Road. From Trevithick to Stanley
Details:
- Author(s) Burton, Anthony
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2018
- Pages 200pp; illus
- Publisher Pen & Sword Transport
- Place Published Barnsley
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- Name Guildhall Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode EC2P 2EJ
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Notes:
Popular history by a writer on industrial subjects. Covers early steam carriages, 1830s-40s, and their lack of success; the traction engine and its use in agriculture; the steam roller; fairground use; revival of 'steam wagons' and steam cars from the 1880s until overtaken by internal combustion engine. Largely about development, use, demand, etc. Some coverage of manufacturers such as John Fowler & Co (Leeds) Ltd; John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd; Ransomes of Ipswich