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The Steam Locomotive Story (story Series) by David W. Wragg is a hobbies available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Steam Locomotive Story (story Series) about?
127 pages : 13 x 19 cm The steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam's first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When steam was applied to the railways, the 'railway age' began Includes bibliographical references (page 127) The day before the steam railway -- The pioneers -- The single-wheelers -- Compound locomotives -- The great engineers -- The speed merchants -- Towards standardisation -- Timeline and milestones
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- Author
- David W. Wragg
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780752488066
- Category
- hobbies
- Subjects
- Engineering, History, Stem
- Rating
- 1 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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