- Publisher: Amberley
- Year: 2024
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 96pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 231x164mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9781398120167
- Product code: 541228
Steam Wagons in Preservation
New Paperback Illustrated
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The early days of motorized road traffic saw a competition between steam-powered ‘wagons’ and the internal combustion engine. As the more efficient diesel engine began to triumph, the wagons were preserved by enthusiasts. This collection of previously unpublished images with detailed captions offers an insight into the mostly forgotten form of transport.
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The steam lorry (or wagon, as it was more commonly known) developed in Britain alongside the internal combustion engine truck. Its heyday was between 1900 and the early 1930s. But there could be only one winner, and by the mid-1930s, with the adoption of the more efficient diesel engine and with punitive legislation passed, the end was in sight for steam.
There had been two main manufacturers of steam wagons and eventually both turned to diesel. Other makers had already switched or fallen by the wayside. By 1960, the commercial life of these wagons had almost come to an end, but hundreds have survived into preservation to tell their story.
Malcolm Batten explores the history of these remarkable vehicles through a host of previously unpublished images and informative captions.
There had been two main manufacturers of steam wagons and eventually both turned to diesel. Other makers had already switched or fallen by the wayside. By 1960, the commercial life of these wagons had almost come to an end, but hundreds have survived into preservation to tell their story.
Malcolm Batten explores the history of these remarkable vehicles through a host of previously unpublished images and informative captions.
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The early days of motorized road traffic saw a competition between steam-powered ‘wagons’ and the internal combustion engine. As the more efficient diesel engine began to triumph, the wagons were preserved by enthusiasts. This collection of previously unpublished images with detailed captions offers an insight into the mostly forgotten form of transport.
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