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Steam Lorries
Contributor(s): Coulls, Anthony (Author)

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ISBN: 1445698501     ISBN-13: 9781445698502
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: December 2020
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Automotive - Trucks
- Transportation | Public Transportation
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
Series: Britain's Heritage
Physical Information: 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
Steam power led the transport revolution in England throughout the nineteenth century, but was crippled on the road network by punitive legislation. As the century turned, the laws were altered in such a way that the development of the English Steam Lorry or Wagon became a viable transport proposition. For the best part of four decades, the steam lorry was a major player on the transport scene, being developed into a highly technical machine designed to beat competition from the petrol and diesel lorry. The most advanced machines were efficient and very fast. Made by a variety of builders, including the famous Sentinel company of Shrewsbury, who built waggons with a double 'g', and Foden, of Sandbach, steam lorries came in many shapes and sizes. This book looks at their birth, and the operation and engineering that set them aside from the traction engine and steam roller. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with steam lorries in all their variety.

Contributor Bio(s): Coulls, Anthony: - Anthony Coulls is Senior Curator of Rail Transport and Technology at the National Railway Museum, York. The author of several books and articles, he lives in County Durham with his family and vintage road roller.
 
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