Rent Classic Transport Collection: Traction Engines (2016)

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Traction Engines 4 video including Set.

Inside Steam
If you've ever wondered what makes the steam traction engine tick, then this video explains it all. Traction engines can be seen at any of the hundreds of steam rallies held across the country every summer which honour their role in our past, and celebrate their preservation. Take a nostalgic look back at Britain's industrial heritage and the team's of enthusiasts who dedicate the time to painstakingly restore, display and show these classic vehicles from a bygone era.
Steam Insight
Today a vast variety of steam traction engines can be seen attending the numerous rallies and events staged annually around the country. In this programme we examine the different types of traction engines which were designed and delivered to carry out specific tasks. We study portable engines, general purpose traction engines, ploughing engines, road rollers, steam wagons, road locomotives, steam tractors and the magnificent showmans road locomotive.
Traction Engines on the Road
A huge number of rallies and events are staged annually around Great Britain to commemorate the important part traction engines played in our past, and to celebrate their preservation through to the present day. This programme looks at the history of traction engines, their many uses and examines them through to present day where we see them regularly presented at steam fairs and rallies.
More Traction Engines on the Road
The importance of the traction engine to our past is huge, it is for this reason that we see traction engines in all their varieties at so many rallies throughout the year. Following on from 'Traction Engines on the Road', this programme looks at the main variations of the traction engine and its many uses: from the larger than normal road locomotives s to the.steam roller which is the by far the most well known.
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Studio:
Demand DVD
Genres:
Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
BBFC:
Release Date:
08/05/2017
Run Time:
249 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Colour:
Colour
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following:
- Inside Steam
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following:
- Steam Insight
- Special Features
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following:
- Traction Engines on the Road
Disc 4:
This disc includes the following:
- More Traction Engines on the Road

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