Editing Traction engine (section)

====History====
In Britain the rise of the use of road locomotives was held back by high tolls charged by turnpike roads.<ref name=Burton54 /> The tolls were eventually limited by the [[Locomotive Act 1861]].<ref name=Burton54>{{cite book |last=Burton |first=Anthony |date=2000 |title=Traction Engines: Two Centuries of Steam Power| publisher=Silverdale Books |page=54 |isbn=1856055337}}</ref> Four years later, the [[Locomotives Act 1865]] was passed limiting engines to 4&nbsp;mph and requiring that they preceded by a person carrying a red flag.<ref name=Burton54 /> The first traction engine focused on road haulage was offered for sale by [[Charles Burrell & Sons]] in 1856 and tyres were introduced around the same time.<ref name=Burton62>{{cite book |last=Burton |first=Anthony |date=2000 |title=Traction Engines: Two Centuries of Steam Power| publisher=Silverdale Books |pages=62–63 |isbn=1856055337}}</ref> In 1896 the speed limit in the UK was raised to 6MPH and the red flag carrier requirement was dropped.<ref name=Burton73>{{cite book |last=Burton |first=Anthony |date=2000 |title=Traction Engines Two Centuries of Steam Power| publisher=Silverdale Books |page=73 |isbn=1856055337}}</ref>

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