Victorian steam locomotives. First published in 1879, this book has been identified as a lost publication. The book, which was published in the year of the Thai Bridge disaster and the Zulu War in South Africa, raises the history and development of the steam locomotive, from 1804-1879. It presents examples of known types of machines, from the past and then with the most modern parts of railway locomotive technology. The book is provided with quality drawings and engineering charts, as well as rare photographs of locomotives from this remarkable period.