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- Wood Engraving, Steam Carriages for Common Roads, circa 1848 - British inventor Goldsworthy Gurney built a series of self-propelled steam carriages in the 1820s. Although successful technologically -- one of Gurney's carriages made the 100-mile trip from London to Bath at an average speed of 15 miles per hour -- the vehicles failed commercially. The growing British railroad network and pressure from horse-carriage interests forced Gurney out of business.
- circa 1848
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, Steam Carriages for Common Roads, circa 1848
British inventor Goldsworthy Gurney built a series of self-propelled steam carriages in the 1820s. Although successful technologically -- one of Gurney's carriages made the 100-mile trip from London to Bath at an average speed of 15 miles per hour -- the vehicles failed commercially. The growing British railroad network and pressure from horse-carriage interests forced Gurney out of business.