Until the arrival of dedicated steam-powered haulage goods were transported by rail water or in trailers towed behind traction engines. With the relaxation of previously stringent legislation the use of steam powered lorries and wagons flourished in the early twentieth century. Filmed at the annual Fairford Steam Rally the Great Dorset Steam Fair and the Bluebell Railway Vintage Vehicle event this Steam Lorries DVD features a host of the finest steam haulage vehicles in preservation in the UK today including a Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon a Foden bus conversion an... early 3 ton Foden wagon several steam tractor conversions a Foden tanker a unique steam light delivery van and the ever popular Sentinel S4 and Super Sentinel wagons. Featured vehicles are: 1935 Sentinel S4 No 9192 1929 Foden C Class 6 Ton Tipper Lorry to Winch Tractor Conversion No 13454 'Samantha' 1928 6 Ton Super Sentinel No 7651 1914 Foden Steam Bus No 4258 'Irene' 1930 5 Ton Foden HH Wagon No 13752 'Reliance' 1927 6 Ton Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon No 2108 'Yorkshire Lad' 1972 Hybrid Steam Light Delivery Baker's Van 1930 6 Ton Super Sentinel No 8393 1912 3 Ton Foden No 3398 1927 Super Sentinel DG4 No 6979 'Elizabeth' 1928 Foden 6 Wheel 12 Ton Type K3 Tractor No 13008 'Valiant' 1929 5 Ton Foden HH Wagon No 13264 'Margaret' 1934 Sentinel S4 No 9074 'Proctors Pride' 1934 Sentinel S4 No 9075 'Holmvalian' 1929 Foden C Type No 13316 'Sir Lionel' 1926 Foden 6 Ton D Type Timber Tractor No 12370 'Island Chief' [show more]
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Documentary looking at steam lorries which have been preserved in the UK. Among the vehicles featured are the 1914 Foden Steam Bus, the 1927 Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon and the 1934 Sentinel S4.
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