The Atmospheric Railway
Anon
Genre: | Reportage, Spoof |
Subjects: | Railways, Invention, Transport |
Reports a successful experiment on 'atmospheric railways'—a luggage truck powered by a sail made from 'three portmaneaus and four carpet-bags', which 'sailed triumphantly' down Herne Bay Pier. | |
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