Re: Steam Vehicles

From: Mark Thorson (nospam_at_sonic.net)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:47:19 GMT

Ashley Clarke wrote:

> It seems to me that we all went Steam Mad around that era and not
> only used it for transportation but for many stationary power units too.

I disagree. Good, efficient electric motors did not exist until
about the 1870's. Until then, refrigeration plants, escalators,
even dentist's drills had to be powered by steam.

> The main objective, economically, was to sell as much Coal as
> possible (although this only my own biased opinion).

Uh huh. Those damned coal companies.

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