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Allchin Traction Engine

A well preserved Allchin Steam Traction Engine at the Hollowell Steam Show in Northamptonshire. Traction engines tend to be large, robust and powerful, but heavy, slow, and difficult to manoeuvre. Nevertheless, they revolutionized agriculture and road haulage at a time when the only alternative prime mover was the draught horse.

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Uploaded on July 10, 2016
Taken on July 3, 2016