UNDER THREE – TONS! The Wallis & Steevens Single Cylinder Steam Tractors
Jul 31, 2020
3 minutes
n 1896 new legislation removed many of the restrictions on traction engines. On 14 November 1896 The Light Locomotives on the Highway Act came into force and raised the speed limit for ‘light locomotives’ not exceeding 3 tons, from 4mph to 14mph. The changes to the law are still celebrated to this day with the famous London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The Act also allowed these tiny traction engines to be driven by one man. The only traction builder to come up with a
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