Steam wagon
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A steam wagon is a steam-powered truck for carrying freight. It was the earliest form of lorry (truck) and came in two basic forms: overtype and undertype, the distinction being the position of the engine relative to the boiler. Manufacturers tended to concentrate on one form or the other.
Foden C type steam wagon of 1929 overtype steam lorry
Preserved 1930 built "Super Sentinel" undertype steam lorry
Alley & MacLellan wheel with wooden felloes around a cast steel centre, as used on their Sentinel waggons
Early Thornycroft Steam wagon, above and below
Live steam
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Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler. The steam may be used to operate stationary or moving equipment.
A "high line" representation of a Whitelegg-designed Baltic Tank in LT&S Livery. This engine runs on a track gauge of 3.5 inches and is powerful enough to pull several people. High lines are a configuration of a continuously elevated track and riders sit side-saddle or with legs straddling the track depending on lineside clearances.
A live steam festival with equipment on display ranging from small stationary engines to full-size locomotives. Porvoo, Finland, 2003
A propane-fired 1:8 scale live-steam train running on the Finnish Railway Museum's miniature 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) track