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A horse-drawn tramway which, in 1894 experimented with a gas-powered tram, using town gas compressed to 8 atmospheres and stored in the tramcar where it fuelled an Otto-engine
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1892 Contracted with the [[Electric Tramcar Syndicate]] to work their cars on their lines.  They installed plant in the company's premises at London Road, Thornton Heath.<ref>The Engineer 1892/06/10</ref>
 
1894 experimented with a gas-powered tram, using town gas compressed to 8 atmospheres and stored in the tramcar where it fuelled an Otto-engine


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A horse-drawn tramway

1892 Contracted with the Electric Tramcar Syndicate to work their cars on their lines. They installed plant in the company's premises at London Road, Thornton Heath.[1]

1894 experimented with a gas-powered tram, using town gas compressed to 8 atmospheres and stored in the tramcar where it fuelled an Otto-engine

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  1. The Engineer 1892/06/10