Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impressive-looking piece of kit, indeed. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu @nwajsman.bsky.social ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > On 21 Nov 2025, at 22:36, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > > I don't know how common traction engines were - or are - outside the UK, > but they are splendid examples of Victorian/Edwardian engineering. I think > they may have been used in India (is that right, Jayanand?) and Australia. > I guess throughout the Empire, perhaps > > Steam powered and mobile they were used to provide a mobile and often > temporary capability hauling heavy loads, powering threshers on farms, > towing heavy loads of coal, iron and steel; rolling roads flat after > repairs; and so on and on. > > This is Lord Nelson on display at Goodwood in September. You can see that > the wheels have had temporary tyres added to them over the metal tread > pattern. > > For scale the girl is about six or seven years old > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/000485200015_Lord_Nelson.jpeg.html> > > This is a close up of the flywheel and rear wheel > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/000485200016_Lord_Nelson_Flywheel.jpeg.html> > > Leica M3 Ilford Delta 100 Summicron f2.0 50mm 1/100th at f5.6 > > Sorry about the highlights on the canopy. No angle worked properly and > they are too blown to recover much more. > > Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated. > > Peter > -- > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information