[Leica] Lord Nelson

[Don Dory]

Impressive machines powered then by king coal.

Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Fri, Nov 21, 2025, 3:37 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:

> I don't know how common traction engines were - or are - outside the UK,
> but they are splendid examples of Victorian/Edwardian engineering. I
> think they may have been used in India (is that right, Jayanand?) and
> Australia. I guess throughout the Empire, perhaps
>
> Steam powered and mobile they were used to provide a mobile and often
> temporary capability hauling heavy loads, powering threshers on farms,
> towing heavy loads of coal, iron and steel; rolling roads flat after
> repairs; and so on and on.
>
> This is Lord Nelson on display at Goodwood in September. You can see
> that the wheels have had temporary tyres added to them over the metal
> tread pattern.
>
> For scale the girl is about six or seven years old
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/000485200015_Lord_Nelson.jpeg.html
> >
>
> This is a close up of the flywheel and rear wheel
>
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/000485200016_Lord_Nelson_Flywheel.jpeg.html
> >
>
> Leica M3 Ilford Delta 100 Summicron f2.0 50mm 1/100th at f5.6
>
> Sorry about the highlights on the canopy. No angle worked properly and
> they are too blown to recover much more.
>
> Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated.
>
> Peter
> --
>
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
>
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