#traction engine

Mars Engine No.1 "Curiosity," an automaton in the form of a traction engine. Utilizing the brand new electronic devices known as the 'radio transmitter' and 'televisual camera', it can be teleoperated from the landing site for both scientific and infrastructural purposes, with the crew relaxing in the relative safety of the habitat.

The Mars Engine has a number of special attachments that can be fitted. Seen here: a mechanically driven robot arm with scientific instruments at the end, controlled by electromechanical linkages in the base of the arm and powered mechanically by a belt leading from the engine's flywheel.

I love this girl. She's so funky.

Also, useless info with Harry G part 1:

Traction engines could potentially joust cuz their funnels fold down

1 - What I thought the SL woulda looked like with her original road wheels

2 - Lil jousting girl

3 - cs188 reference lol

PLS DON'T KILL ME, IT'S THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE LOCO 😭

Amos is making tracks!

Finally got around to drawing my silly lorry again. I love him so much. Talk about all smiles- this lad is just a ray of sunshine.

Out of all my war boys, Amos' assimilation to peacetime was the easiest.

He was built specifically for WWI- commissioned by the War Office in 1917 to deliver supplies and help repair roads along the Western Front. Amos enjoyed his work, and loved making a difference in the lives of the poor soldiers stuck in the trenches.

Postwar he found himself working for civilian crews- performing road repair back in his home country and hauling heavy loads to and from businesses. Eventually the Fodens were all retired from road service and Amos entered his preservation era.

He bounced around a lot before eventually ending up with the driver he has in modern day, Wally. They make a great pair, and the old gentleman manages to keep his lorry quite busy indeed. Between all the steam events they attend and doing chores about town, the roads stay hot under Amos' wheels.