GREW'S ICE LOCOMOTIVE,
1861

     

    

     This cut represents an engine designed by Mr. Nathaniel Grew and made by Messrs. Neilson & Co. and sent to Russia for the purpose of working on ice.

     Its weight was about 12 tons, cylinders 10" dia by 22" stroke and dia. of drivers 5 feet. The tires were studded with short steel spikes to obtain sufficient adhesion. The engine was steered by hand gear acting upon the front end of the sledge.

     The engine was regularly worked on Russian rivers in the winter of 1861-62 in the transportation of passengers and freight.

 

 

 

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