A showman's road locomotive or showman's engine is a steam-powered road-going 'locomotive' designed to provide power and transport for a travelling funfair...
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designed for heavy haulage on common roads Showman's road locomotive, a form of the steam-powered road locomotive adapted and decorated for use hauling...
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Halloween or Full Moon-timed events. Fairground organ Orchestrion Showman's road locomotive The calliope is confused by some with the air-powered orchestrion...
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Mamod (section Showman's Engine)
variation based on the TE1A, designed to resemble a showman's road locomotive. Similar to real-life showman's engines, it retains the basic structure of a traction...
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& Co. 7 nhp showman's road locomotive (works no. 15657, reg no. FX 6661). She was built in September 1920 as a class R3 road locomotive for heavy haulage...
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Foden Trucks (category Steam road vehicle manufacturers)
which the majority are wagons or tractors. A single Foden built Showman's road locomotive dating to 1910 survives. Fodens Ladies F.C. Kennett, Pat (1978)...
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William Foster & Co. (category Steam road vehicle manufacturers)
also made traction engines, such as the Foster Wellington and Showman's road locomotives. Foster were involved with Bramah Joseph Diplock, inventor of...
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"Yorkshire Wagon, 2108, UA 1788 - Steam Scenes". "Burrell 10NHP Showman's Road Locomotive 'His Lordship'". "M4848 Foden Colonial". Steam Scenes. Aus exports...
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Steam wagon (category Steam road vehicles)
and the SECR F1 class locomotive. History of steam road vehicles Steam bus Steam car Traction engine Showman's road locomotive https://gracesguide.co...
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Charles Burrell & Sons (category Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
the Charles Burrell Museum. Lane, Michael R. (1971). Burrell Showmans Road Locomotives. Model & Allied Publications Ltd. lane. Lane, Michael R. (1994)...
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Living van (redirect from Showman's wagon)
inside fronting display cabinets for china, ideally Royal Crown Derby. Showman's wagons are sought after today and are still used by new circus families...
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Traction engine (redirect from Road locomotives)
road locomotive. They were popular in the timber trade in the UK, although variations were also designed for general light road haulage and showman's...
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wheels have also been known as "endless railway wheels" when fitted to road locomotives, and were commonly fitted to steam traction engines. They are very...
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Charles Burrell and Sons Ltd steam roller, traction engine and a Showmans Road Locomotive, parts of Burrell engines, factory machinery, agricultural equipment...
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Live steam (section Road vehicles)
interested in steam engine technology. Locomotives, trains, traction engines, steam wagons, steam rollers, showman's engines and tractors, steam boats and...
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engines, steam rollers, showman's engines, road locomotives, steam plough engines and light steam tractors. By the 1890s road steam had almost completed...
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displays is the "Showman's Line up", in the vintage fairground section, which is thought to be the largest collection of showman's engines in the world...
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John Fowler & Co. (category Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom)
4240017 Patricia - Under restoration The Iron Maiden, a Fowler & Co.-built Showman's engine which was featured in the film, The Iron Maiden, is exhibited as...
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book}}: |work= ignored (help) Lane (1971), p. 23 Lane, Michael R. (1971). Burrell Showmans Road Locomotives. Model & Allied Publications Ltd. lane. v t e...
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vehicles from the roads of Great Britain for 30 years, the Locomotive Act 1861 imposing restrictive speed limits on "road locomotives" of 5 mph (8.0 km/h)...
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Six Routeman S24 6X4 S24 6WD S26 6WD S26 8WD S26 Samson 8X4 Showtrac – Showman's tractor fitted with generator for fairground ride haulage and power supply...
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known to survive. Scammell – Many early examples, now used and seen as showman's vehicles, originally served with the army. Thornycroft -such as Thornycroft...
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Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (section Locomotives)
two steam locomotives in regular service. One of these is the former McCloud Railway No. 25, a 2-6-2 type made by the American Locomotive Company. The...
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annual steam locomotive parade held the last weekend of April near a historic roundhouse Chabówka – (2005- ) "Parowozjada" - steam locomotive parade held...
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"4-4-0 Passenger Locomotive" On top of these there were instruction leaflets available for: "Combine Harvester", "The Eiffel Tower", "Showman's Traction Engine"...
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Bridgnorth railway station (section Locomotive works)
park. Further phases will include the installation of a turntable in the locomotive yard and the renovation of the existing station building housing the booking...
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larger size for transporting troops/cargo. Astrotrain JNR Class D62 steam locomotive/Space Shuttle Appears in Megatron's Master Plan (Part 2). First speaks...
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Severn Valley Railway (section Locomotive works)
conversion to LED lighting. Diesel locomotives are maintained at the traction maintenance depot at Kidderminster. A three-road diesel depot building was opened...
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through offering them for hire: 25 traction engines, including the famous showman's engine The Iron Maiden, which starred in the film of the same name. Two...
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Line and Tea & Symphony, as well as the trumpet player for the group Locomotive. Simpson had recently started a new club named Henry's Blueshouse at The...
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