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TRACTION ENGINES WORTH MODELLING

Written by W.J. Hughes
Published by Percival Marshall And Co Ltd. in 1950

TRACTION ENGINES WORTH MODELLING
Written by W.J. Hughes.
Stock no. 1827475
1st. 1950. Hardback. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to text block and margins. Else contents clean. Musty odour present.

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Front cover

Cover of TRACTION ENGINES WORTH MODELLING by W.J. Hughes

Contents

  • CHAPTER ONE Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO General Construction of the Prototypes
  • CHAPTER THREE General Arrangement
  • CHAPTER FOUR Gearing
  • CHAPTER FIVE Springing
  • CHAPTER SIX Wheels, Brakes and Tender
  • CHAPTER SEVEN Steering: Pumps
  • CHAPTER EIGHT General Construction of a Model
  • CHAPTER NINE Building Wheels
  • CHAPTER TEN Boiler and Hornplates
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN Cylinders
  • CHAPTER TWELVE The Marshall 7-n.h.p. General Purpose Traction Engine
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Allchin 7-n.h.p. Traction Engine, No. 3251, Royal Chester
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Marshall Compound Five-ton Tractor
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Aveling & Porter Compound Steam Roller
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Fowler B.6 "Big Lion" Road Locomotive
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The "Farmer's Engine" of 1849
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Road Locomotive Society: Other Acknowledgements
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • BLUE-PRINTS OF TRACTION ENGINES