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The first experimental steam-powered cars were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam around 1800 that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. By the 1850s there was a flurry of new steam car manufacturers.
Steam-powered showman's engine from England. The history of steam road vehicles comprises the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land and independent of rails, whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine.
Volvo launched an important new model, the 300 series hatchback, in 1976, which sold well in Sweden and in many other parts of Europe, including the United Kingdom, where it was the best selling foreign car in 1982 and remained among the most popular imports there for the rest of the decade. The 300 was initially only available as a three-door ...
The collection of rolling stock of this heritage railway is centered on the seven Swedish railways which ran scheduled passenger traffic on 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow gauge track. The collection of passenger cars is internationally noteworthy, as 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) narrow gauge is typically used for industrial freight only.
The transmission technology Spontaneous gear 1920, an automatic gear box developed by Fredrik Ljungström in the 1920s, attracted attention on the Swedish market, and several private cars were equipped with the system with positive results. A new company was established with this purpose and, Ljungströmsbilen (Swedish: The Ljungström Car).
The B class of the Swedish State Railways (SJ) was a type of steam locomotive for mixed traffic, introduced in 1909. 96 locomotives were built for SJ by between 1909 and 1919. The 4-6-0 B class was part of the development of modern superheated locomotives that had begun with the A class in 1906.
The boiler and some other parts of the preserved locomotive have been cut open to show how a steam locomotive works. The A class of the Swedish State Railways (SJ) was a type of steam locomotive built between 1906 and 1909 for hauling mainline express trains. The 26 locomotives were built to replace older types that could not cope with the ...
The Prins August is a preserved Swedish steam locomotive, built in 1856 by Beyer, Peacock and Company in England. [1] It is the world's oldest operating standard gauge steam locomotive, and one of the world's oldest operating steam locomotives overall, currently in the collection of the Swedish Railway Museum.