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A North Yorkshire castle is holding its first traction engine rally in almost 40 years, celebrating a bygone age of steam-powered locomotion. Visitors have the chance to view dozens of large traction ...

Built to last and as big as a dinosaur, it was obsolete before it left the factory in 1920. Nonetheless, with huge wheels and a gay canopy with a red fringe on top, the Huber "steam traction engine" ...

A lifelong steam train fan has treated himself to a miniature traction engine which he uses to drive himself and friends around. The fully licensed and roadworthy vehicle is a scale model of a Burrell ...

IT was time to let off steam as crowds flocked to a popular traction engine rally boasting exhibitors from across the UK. Scampston Hall hosted the two-day Yorkshire Traction Engine Rally within its ...

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A $500,000 extension of the South Canterbury Traction Engine & Transport Museum is in its final stages, with a new building able to house more than 50 vehicles bringing the total capacity to more than ...

The crash happened on Friday in Great Dunmow, Essex, after the 'Southern Queen' steam traction engine, built in 1913, 'suddenly' accelerated and collided into the home. A witness claimed the driver ...

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I READ Chris Lloyd’s Echo Memories article about traction engines (Echo, Aug 19) and the accompanying tale of Fred Gray who was reported for “speeding” in a steam roller reminded me of a tale I heard ...