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The 'Hercules' Traction Engine, as used during the Crimean War
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During the Crimean War, Boydell’s traction machine was used to haul open trucks on the road and across country. Its engine, the “Hercules,” was fitted with a curious arrangement, which, by means of rails attached in six sections to the wheels, enabled it to lay down and take up its own track as it went along.
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Author: Arthur H. Beavan
Published in 1903
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