A STEAM BUGGY.

Evening Star, Issue 5849, 7 December 1881, Page 4

A STEAM BUGGY.

Another new thing in engines has recently been turned out and is now being shown and completed at Messrs Cutten and Co.’s. It is not only new from an engineering point of view but also from its adaptability to many things. In its present form it is fitted up with a view to making it a buggy engine or private carriage driven by steam. It is capable also of being converted into a traction engine and made to draw considerable loads, of being used for working steam ploughs, threshing machines, or for almost all general purposes, and is, in fact, one that is capable of doing such a variety of work, and of being moved from place to place with so little difficulty, that it cannot fail to be of great value if it carries out what it pro* fesses to do. The form of this new and eccentric engine, as at present fixed, is vertical and is connected with a vertical boiler, both of which are placed above the axle of the driving-wheels, and so arranged as to throw the whole of their weight on to them. A slot motion is arranged on either side of the engine that allows of its being put into gear so as to work at a speed of ton miles an hour or at ..fifteen. The latter speed is used on level roads and the slow speed in going up hill. Levers, etc., for starting, reversing, turning, and stopping are all carried forward to the frent part of the buggy and placed in close proximity to the driver’s seat, who, at the same time that he has a clear look out, has also full control of his vehicle. The seating part of the buggy is between the driver and the engine, the latter being at the rear. Some slight description of the engine and boiler may, in concluding, give an idea of the size of the affair. The former is a double one, with 4in cylinders, and fitted in a malleable iron case with a main plate and frame. The bearing surfaces throughout are exceptionally large, and consequently much more durable. The driving wheels are 3ft lOin in diameter, and each fitted with a clutch, so as to allow of their being thrown out of gear when turning a corner. The boiler is 4ft Gin high, and 2ft Gin in diameter, contains one large galloway and twelve 2in field tubes, and is capable of being worked to a pressure of 1601b t« the square inch. The finish and fitting of this little engine has all the appearance of strength and durability, and ought, we should think, to be quite equal in this respect to what is required of it. This engine with all its connections has been designed by and is being built under the superintendence of Mr R, J. Scott, son of Captain Scott, R.N.