Puffing Billy engine
Puffing Billy, steam engine invented by William Headley in 1813. Headley solved the problem of slippage on the iron tracks by applying power through two sets of driving wheels. The engine was first used at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle
Picture No
10215938
Media ID
46035186
Size
4500px x 5388px
(3.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 23 September 1876, By J .T Balcomb. Del
Date
1876
