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Initially, imported oil was taxed much more than British-produced coal, but in 1934 Oliver Stanley, the Minister for Transport, reduced taxes on fuel oils while raising the Road Fund charge on road locomotives to £100 per year (equivalent to around £9000 today, 2024) provoking protests by engine manufacturers, hauliers, showmen and the coal ...
Only available in fuel-injected form, the 1.7 16V was equipped with the Bosch Motronic ML 4.1 system. [14] The last Alfa Romeo flat-four engine was produced in 1997, after a run of 26 years. Applications: January 1990 – 1995 Alfa Romeo 33 (2nd generation) [12] 1994–1997 Alfa Romeo 145 [15] 1995–1997 Alfa Romeo 146 [16]
Petrol–electric systems were tested on the British Mark II tank, American Holt gas–electric tank and French Saint Chamont in 1917. The latter used the Crochat-Colardeau system of Henry Crochat and Emmanuel Colardeau. This allowed the left and right traction motors to run at different speeds for steering and is detailed in patent US1416611. [13]
Gas Turbine (×2) 4,000 hp (2.98 MW) In addition, Westinghouse produced and supplied electrical and traction equipment for Baldwin diesel locomotives from 1939 to 1955 and Lima-Hamilton diesels from 1949-1951 until production at Lima, Ohio ended with the merger into Baldwin.
Hornsbys are credited with producing and selling the first oil-engined tractor (similar to modern-day tractors) in Britain. [citation needed] The Hornsby-Akroyd Patent Safety Oil Traction Engine was made in 1896 with a 20 hp engine. In 1897, it was bought by Mr. Locke-King, and this is the first recorded sale of a tractor in Britain.
Oil at $150 a barrel is not "outside the realm" of possibilities, says one energy trader. ... Russian President Vladimir Putin is now demanding ruble payments for natural gas purchases from ...
An employee stabbed a Michigan company's president during a staff meeting, the police said. A suspect, whom fellow employees describe as quiet, left the scene but was subsequently arrested.
It's an enormous price to pay for a little cup of coffee, but the man behind the pitch promises it won't leave a bitter taste behind because it comes with a sweetener: a share of a dairy farm. A ...