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    Fury by Name…

    Nov 12, 2019 3 minutes
    RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
    RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

    As we have seen over the last few pages, engineers and railway companies all over the world were constantly looking for ways to improve steam traction in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. As trains got heavier and schedules were accelerated, the demands on locomotives increased and ever more power was needed. While larger machines were part of the answer, new technologies promised to deliver greater efficiency

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