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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>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.walters3/yorkshire-pages/yorkshire.htm Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417015550/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.walters3/yorkshire-pages/yorkshire.htm |date= |
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>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.walters3/yorkshire-pages/yorkshire.htm Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417015550/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael.walters3/yorkshire-pages/yorkshire.htm |date=17 April 2008 }}</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. |
Revision as of 02:30, 22 November 2016
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
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
There are 10 known preserved machines recorded. Several of these were restored by the late Tom Varley.
There is one of these engines in Australia, in regular use at Milawa, near Melbourne, Victoria. It is fitted with a lightweight open air body.It is numbered 1443.
See also
- 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
- ^ Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co Archived 17 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Undertype Steam Road Waggon, Maurice A Kelly, 1975
External links
- The Yorkshire wagon page about the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co
- Yorkshire Steam Wagon, Virtual Steam Car Museum