Steam Beaten by Electricity

Series

Series Name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue

Issue No.

416

Date Released

24 Apr 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

480

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Brooklands
2. 2Egg Rolling
3. 3Bottle Kicking
4. 4Log Cabin Memorial
5. 5Racing on Sands
6. 6New Bathing Lake: Southport
7. 7Steam Beaten by Electricity
8. 8Sea [Road?] Flood Defence

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

Slade catalogue entry: Steam beaten by electricity. Mighty railway locomotive loses badly in tug-of-war against new type electric engine. Tacoma, USA. Two engines shown coupled together back to back. The wheels of the steam engine slip backwards and the electric locomotive wins. (46 feet)

Keywords

Railways

Length of story (in feet)

46

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