In the early days of steam power was an exciting and sometimes frightening experience. Find out about the Derby Walking Digger and the uncontrollable Romain Croskill cultivator. Local historian and author Tom Doig, will trace the rise and fall of steam in
In the early days of steam power was an exciting and sometimes frightening experience. Find out about the Derby Walking Digger and the uncontrollable Romain Croskill cultivator. Local historian and author Tom Doig, will trace the rise and fall of steam in agriculture and its possible resurrection.
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