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[[File:Yorkshire Steam Wagon No 117 Built 1905 - Flickr - mick - Lumix.jpg|thumb|''Denby Maiden'']] |
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The '''Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.''' was a steam wagon manufacturer in [[Leeds]], England. They produced their first wagon in 1901. Their designs had a novel double-ended [[transverse boiler]]. In 1911 the company's name was changed to '''''Yorkshire Commercial Motor Co.''''', but reverted to '''''Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.''''' in 1922. Steam wagon production ceased in 1937, and the company was finally dissolved in 1993.<ref> |
The '''Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.''' was a steam wagon manufacturer in [[Leeds]], England. They produced their first wagon in 1901. Their designs had a novel double-ended [[transverse boiler]]. In 1911 the company's name was changed to '''''Yorkshire Commercial Motor Co.''''', but reverted to '''''Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.''''' in 1922. Steam wagon production ceased in 1937, and the company was finally dissolved in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamwagon.com/index.php/yorkshire/yorkshire-2|title=Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. - A Brief History|website=steamwagon.com|accessdate=29 January 2024}}</ref><ref>The Undertype Steam Road Waggon, Maurice A Kelly, 1975</ref> |
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Other local steam vehicle manufacturers were [[John Fowler & Co.]], [[J&H McLaren & Co.]], and the [[Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company]], along with several steam railway engine builders. |
Other local steam vehicle manufacturers were [[John Fowler & Co.]], [[J&H McLaren & Co.]], and the [[Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company]], along with several steam railway engine builders. |
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==Preserved machines== |
==Preserved machines== |
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[[Image:Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co manufactures plate.JPG|thumb|right| The manufacturer's plate on a preserved steam wagon]] |
[[Image:Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co manufactures plate.JPG|thumb|right| The manufacturer's plate on a preserved steam wagon]] |
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There are 15 preserved machines recorded.<ref>https://steamwagon.com/index.php/yorkshire/surviving-yorkshire-steam-wagons</ref> |
There are 15 preserved machines recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamwagon.com/index.php/yorkshire/surviving-yorkshire-steam-wagons|title=Surviving Yorkshire Steam Wagons|website=steamwagon.com|accessdate=29 January 2024}}</ref> |
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8 of these wagons are located in the United Kingdom; 3 of these were restored by [[Tom Varley]]. |
8 of these wagons are located in the United Kingdom; 3 of these were restored by [[Tom Varley]]. |
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 29 January 2024
The Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. was a steam wagon manufacturer in Leeds, England. They produced their first wagon in 1901. Their designs had a novel double-ended transverse boiler. In 1911 the company's name was changed to Yorkshire Commercial Motor Co., but reverted to Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. in 1922. Steam wagon production ceased in 1937, and the company was finally dissolved in 1993.[1][2]
Other local steam vehicle manufacturers were John Fowler & Co., J&H McLaren & Co., and the Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company, along with several steam railway engine builders.
Double-ended boiler[edit]
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The novel double-ended transverse-mounted boiler was used to avoid problems of tilting when climbing hills. Internally it resembled a locomotive or Fairlie boiler with a central firebox and multiple fire-tubes to each end. In the Yorkshire though, a second bank of fire-tubes above returned to a central smokebox and a single chimney.
Preserved machines[edit]
There are 15 preserved machines recorded.[3]
8 of these wagons are located in the United Kingdom; 3 of these were restored by Tom Varley.
There are 5 surviving wagons in Australia, including the oldest known surviving Yorkshire in the world, No. 34 at Booleroo Steam & Traction Preservation Society Inc; Yorkshire Steam Waggon. Imported by T Russel of Geelong Vic and used by Smith & Timms in Adelaide SA before going to Whyalla SA for use in the construction of the town's first dam. It finished its working life in 1918.
Also operational in Australia is 1443, in regular use at Milawa, near Melbourne, Victoria. It is fitted with a lightweight open-air body.
One wagon, 1534, survives in Colombia, and another, 1535 survives in New Zealand.
See also[edit]
- L&YR railmotors, Kerr Stuart steam railmotors with a similar boiler design
- South African Dutton road-rail tractors, rail tractors converted from Yorkshire wagons.
References[edit]
- ^ "Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. - A Brief History". steamwagon.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ The Undertype Steam Road Waggon, Maurice A Kelly, 1975
- ^ "Surviving Yorkshire Steam Wagons". steamwagon.com. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- The Yorkshire wagon page about the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co
- Yorkshire Steam Wagon, Virtual Steam Car Museum
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