A Rally of Traction Engines
Author : Barry J. Finch
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,18 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN : 9780711001220
Author : Barry J. Finch
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,18 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN : 9780711001220
Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1399081683
The commercial life of traction engines and steam wagons largely came to an end in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was also at this time that preservation and display in the form of rallies came into being. It is generally acknowledged that the traction engine rally scene has its origins in a race between two engine-owning farmers at Appleford, Berkshire in August 1950. The rally movement soon grew as area preservation societies were formed. Some of these early societies and rallies continued to flourish and a number of these have now celebrated fifty or more years of activity, albeit not always on the same site throughout. Other rallies flourished for a while but then ceased for varying reasons. There have also been a number of ‘one-off’ events. The initial concept of rallies has developed over the years. Instead of just ring events many now try to incorporate working areas where the different types of engines can be demonstrated doing the tasks for which they were built. This book features a number of these rallies, starting with some of the early events of the 1950s and 1960s. Then a few ‘one-off’ events are featured, followed by looking at some of the rallies that no longer take place, and finishing with examples of those that are still flourishing. It aims to show something of the individual character of each rally, and some of the highlights of events that the author has visited over the last fifty years.
Author : Anthony Beaumont
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN :
Author : West of England Steam Engine Society
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN :
Author : Anthony Beaumont
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN : 9780853612223
Author : David Reed
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 32,90 MB
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1398118044
A lavishly illustrated celebration of traction engines. Featuring showman’s engines, heavy haulage engines, steam lorries, tractors and road rollers.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,65 MB
Release :
Category : Steam-engines
ISBN :
Author : Philip Arthur Wright
Publisher :
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN :
Author : Anthony Coulls
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,89 MB
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445668874
Traction engines are a familiar and stirring sight at steam rallies up and down the country, but what were they for, why do they look as they look, and where were they built? These book answers all these questions and more.
Author : National Traction Engine Club
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN :