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Re: Steam engine?
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 14 August 14 19:53 BST (UK) »
It's certainly not a traction engine.

Looks like a large artillery gun

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Re: Steam engine?
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 14 August 14 20:40 BST (UK) »
 http://www.riv.co.nz/rnza/hist/gun/mech1.htm                               and  http://www.bwlr.co.uk/traction.php

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Re: Steam engine?
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 14 August 14 20:57 BST (UK) »
Good evening,

It certainly looks like a 60 pdr, although there were different mks and different wheels. This is one on the move, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_pounder#mediaviewer/File:60pdrMkICarriageMkII.jpg

Your photo is taken from the far side as you look at this one. You can only see 8 horses here but it actually needed 12. It weighed a bit over 4 tons.

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Sorry, wrong link, try this one, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60_pounder#mediaviewer/File:60_pounder_gun_advancing_in_Flanders_22-09-1918_IWM_Q_6996.jpg
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