There's nothing in the world more endearing than standing next to a traction engine on tickover, the engine rocking gently back and forth on its axles, tiny droplets of oil being sprinkled over your teeshirt, the exhaust beat resonating in the funnel, the knowledge that when you apply a load to the flywheel, the engine won't even notice.
There's nothing in the world more endearing than standing next to a traction engine on tickover, the engine rocking gently back and forth on its axles, tiny droplets of oil being sprinkled over your teeshirt, the exhaust beat resonating in the funnel, the knowledge that when you apply a load to the flywheel, the engine won't even notice.