Название: The Steam Locomotive Story
Автор: David W. Wragg
Издательство: History Press
Год: 2013
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 136
Размер: 111,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. Steam’s first significant contribution to British industry was through powering pumping engines for mines. When steam was applied to the railways, the `railway age’ began.