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For those of you who think that your Mammod traction engine, with the oscillating cylinder engine is just a toy, take a look at these two photos. Granted, there isn't much left of it, but you can plainly see that the engine is a wobbler. I believe this was an overtype engine.

I think Australia.

I'm still amazed these types of things can still be found laying about, what with the war scrap drives ,just natural decay & modern day metal scrappers scouring for things just like this to make a few dollars on.

Unfortunately scrap prices are back up and I still see tractor ads daily on facebook that say if not gone today it’s headed to the scrapyard, where they get even more money    I’ve got a good friend that must be around 80 now and every time I see him he gives me crap about all the steam engines and big prairie tractors him and his dad scrapped back in the ‘50’s. The poor guy is completely broke and will drive 50 miles out of his way to scrap a clothes dryer but if he had saved just 3 or 4 of them big tractors he’d be a millionaire!

Back on topic there were quite a few locomotives that used oscillating cylinders. This one is quite unique:
https://chestofbooks.com/crafts/scientific-american/sup1/Oscillating-Cylinder-Locomotive.html