Assembly Instructions
Steam Roller D375, D376, D377 & Traction Engine D415, D416, D417
History of Steam Engines
Approx. 1705
Papin/Newcomes built the first machine operated by steam.
Approx. 1765
Watt built the first industrial steam engine.
Approx. 1800
Use of steamships, steam locomotives, heavy goods vehicles, road rollers, fire engines
and widely used in factories to drive machines.
Up to
Approx. 1960
Use of steam for road rollers in Europe.
Nowadays steam engines have mainly been replaced by diesel or electro-motors
(stationary).
Nowadays we find steam engines in museums or at collectors.
In the veterans display at Dissen in the Teutoburger Wald you will find this steam engine.
Text & illustrations: Wilesco Wilhelm Schröder GmbH & Co., Germany