Land Transport
Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy was built for hauling coal at Wylam Colliery in England. Its steam-powered wheels demonstrated that adhesion between wheels and rails could provide useful traction without a rack mechanism.
About this artifact
Puffing Billy was built for hauling coal at Wylam Colliery in England. Its steam-powered wheels demonstrated that adhesion between wheels and rails could provide useful traction without a rack mechanism.
Sources & image credits
Historical photograph, illustration or documented physical example; the source caption identifies the depicted object.
Image: Puffing_Billy_steam_engine.JPG
Creator: The original uploader was William M. Connolley at English Wikipedia.
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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