Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 44
Fig. II.—Locomotive after Explosion. invented many years ago, by Gurney, Anderson, Scott Russell, Hancock,,and others. One designed by Hancock is represented in Fig. 12. Suchengines do not appear to have found much favour, though the idea has … Fig. 12.—Hancocks Steam Omnibus. been successfully realized in the traction engines lately introduced. Pro-bably the application of steam power to the propulsion of vehicles alongcommon roads fell into neglect on account of the superior advantages ofrailways, but the common road locomotive is at…
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