Book Description
Colin J. Howat looks at traction around Scotland.
Author : Colin J. Howat
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 46,21 MB
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445673754
Colin J. Howat looks at traction around Scotland.
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Page : 1174 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Public utilities
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Author : Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Publisher :
Page : 954 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Shipping
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Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 14,37 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 : Scottish Motor Traction Co
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Page : pages
File Size : 19,19 MB
Release : 1945
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Page : 460 pages
File Size : 10,34 MB
Release : 1913
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Author :
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Page : 550 pages
File Size : 36,45 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Public utilities
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Author : Harvey James Gonden
Publisher :
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Public utilities
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Page : 778 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Agriculture
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Author : Alexander Hayward
Publisher : National Museums of Scotland
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Traction-engines
ISBN : 9781905267583
Highly illustrated history of Scottish engines from the 1880s-1940s, plus the story of National Museum Scotland's 1907 Marshall traction engine.