William Fletcher (steam traction engine designer)

William Fletcher (1848–1918) was an English author and steam traction engine designer.
William Fletcher was a leading designer of Victorian and Edwardian steam traction engines. some twenty of his engines survived in preservation, including "Maynarch" (Wallis & Steevens, 1883); "Excelsior" (Clayton & Shuttleworth No 34980, 1902), "Peggy" (Clayton & Shuttleworth, 904) and "Victoria" (Davey Paxman - 1907).
Many of Fletcher's original build books and drawings are held at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), University of Reading, Berkshire, UK.