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the locomotive tractor under review has the 

 following distinct advantages: There is no 

 pressure plant such as boiler, etc., to be 

 looked after, neither is the water supply 

 essential; as with all the internal combus- 

 tion machines there is no waste of fuel 

 when the engine is standing idle. Most of 

 all, one man only is required as a driver, 

 no fireman being necessary. 



Another advantage is the absence of smoke 

 and the lessened risk of fire from sparks 

 and ashes found with the usual type of 

 locomotive. Although the Moyse produc- 

 tions have been mostly seen upon the 

 Continent, the Michelin Company, of 

 Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has 

 introduced one of these locomotive tractors 

 with great success. 



Further experiments towards providing 

 an alternative to the usual type of steam 

 locomotive have been carried out by the 

 Atkinson- Walker Wagons Ltd., of Preston, 

 England, and several very good types of 

 rail tractors have been produced from their 

 works. It goes without saying that the 



