Steam engines on UK roads, 1862–1865: Banning orders, agricultural locomotives and the ‘red flag’ Act

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Organisation: John Agnew
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Publication date: 2020-08-10
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Summary: John Agnew’s peer-reviewed historical study examines British regulation of steam road locomotives between 1862 and 1865, including local banning orders, agricultural locomotives and the emergence of the red-flag requirement. It reconstructs the policy and legislative context surrounding early attempts to govern mechanically propelled road vehicles.
Význam: The article provides historical evidence for analysing how safety concerns, public acceptance and restrictive operating rules shape the early regulatory phase of disruptive road technologies.
Citation: John Agnew (2020), ‘Steam engines on UK roads, 1862–1865: Banning orders, agricultural locomotives and the ‘red flag’ Act’, The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology, 90(1), 53–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/17581206.2020.1797447.
Recorded review date: 2026-08-25
Official source: https://doi.org/10.1080/17581206.2020.1797447

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