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Traction engine. This expression is generally used with regard to any locomotive used upon a high-way-it may be a light locomotive if over 7', and not exceeding 11' tons, or a heavy locomotive if over 11' tons weight unladen; see Road Traffic Act, 1930, s. 2, and the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations, 1931, S. R. & O., No. 4 (see LOCOMOTIVE; MOTOR CAR); Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Highways.' They are frequently employed to draw other vehicles, and if their user occasions extraordinary traffic, the owner will be liable in damages: see Kent County Council v. Gerard (Lord), 1897 AC 633; Bromley Council v. Croydon Corporation, (1908) 1 KB 353.