▁shown ▁running ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁" on ▁a ▁taught ▁and ▁sl ender ▁wire " ▁" under ▁the ▁perfect ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁invent or ". ▁ ▁B ren nan ' s ▁reduced ▁scale ▁railway ▁largely ▁v ind ic ated ▁the ▁War ▁Department ' s ▁initial ▁enthus ias m . ▁However , ▁the ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁of ▁a ▁Liberal ▁government , ▁with ▁policies ▁of ▁financial ▁retr en ch ment , ▁effectively ▁stopped ▁the ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Army . ▁However , ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁voted ▁an ▁advance ▁of ▁£ 6 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁mon or ail ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Front ier ▁region , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁£ 5 0 0 0 ▁was ▁advanced ▁by ▁the ▁Dur bar ▁of ▁K ash mir ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁This ▁money ▁was ▁almost ▁spent ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁advanced ▁a ▁further ▁£ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁rail car ▁ran ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁carrying ▁ 3 2 ▁people ▁around ▁the ▁factory . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁was ▁ 4 0   ft ▁( 1 2 . 2 m ) ▁long ▁and ▁ 1 0   ft ▁( 3 m ) ▁wide , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 0   hp ▁( 1 5   k W ) ▁pet rol ▁engine , ▁had ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁ 2