Product details

Art.No:

96677

Author / Artist:

Lane, Michael, R.

Title:

Subtitles / Reproduction:

Keyword:

Technik, AutomobilTechnik

Binding / Picture Size:

Kart. m. OU.

Publisher:

A G M Projects

Place of publishing:

Grimston

Year of publication:

1999

Book Details / Size:

4°, 304 S., 317 Abb., Konstruktionszeichnungen.

Condition:

Tadell.

Description:

Text engl.- Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam lorries and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works on Minstergate and St Nicholas Street, some of which survives today.At their height they employed over 350 people and were the largest employer within the town. The company became known for producing reliable and good-looking traction engines which were always built to customers' requirements. The company declined after the First World War when internal combustion engines started to become a cheaper alternative to steam power. The company finally closed in 1928, with the final engines being built by Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston, Suffolk.