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Th(! Journal ol the Natio1tal raction Engine Club
NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE CLUB
OFFICERS FOR 1966
President:
REVD. l'Hll.11! WRIGHT, M.B.E., Hon.C.F., RnxweJJ Vicarage, Near Chelmsford, Essex. Tel.: RoxweJI 644.
Vic:e-l'reside111:
ARTHUR NAPPER, ESQ.
Chairman:
ANTHONY HEAL, EsQ., Haylins Farm, Knotty Green, Beacoi;isfield.
Vice-Chairman and Edilor:
J. CRAWLt:Y, EsQ., Field House. Turvey, Bedford.
General Secretary;
E. A. FILLMORE, EsQ., 34 Northwick Park Road, Harrow, Middx.
Membership Secretary (including ties and badges):
J. R. BONSER, EsQ,, 6 Rokcby Gardens, Woodford Green, Essex,
Treasurer·
H. 0RR-EWINO, EsQ.• 8 Robert C1ose, Randolph Avenue, London, W.'J
TECHNICAL SERVICES AND SPARES SECTION
BRJAN ORAM, EsQ., Bourne House, St. Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants. (Tel.: St. Mary Bourne 260).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
BARRY FINCH, ESQ. JOHN KNIGHT, ESQ.
E. J. HUGHES, ESQ.
H. P. CORIN, ESQ. BERRo,v·s NEWSPAPERS
W. A. LANE, ESQ,
CLUB NOTES
A NEW ROLE FOR THE N.T.E.C.
The gro:wthof public interest io I he traction engine moven1eri1a:nd the consequent rapid increase in rhe 111umberor rallies and other events in which o·ur engines take pad ha.sshown Lhaf il'te National Tra.crion Engine Club has n role 'lo play h'IIhelping Itoco~ordinate Lhcefforts of rally organisersand Lo bring:about,co-opernti.onbetween clubs. The N.T.'E.C. Rally Sub-Committee consisting of Peter G. C. Ba1·ber{Chairman:),Toni Paisley and Steve 1'-TeviHe:bas.already done sterling wor:k jn this.connecllion. On March l21h they hefd a 1,or~blys\nccessfnlconference al the Great Western Hotel, PaddinglO!'I, which was 1u1tcmdedby 41 reprcsermuiw~sof 2.5 trnclion engfrte clubs and _otherrally ,organisers. They vcry kin.dly asked me to take the chair. Peter )Barber told tine cooferenc,cthat ahhou:gh there were smne c.lashcs on one or lwo da1esthis year, the Rally Sub~Committeciwith tho co-operation or rally organise,:&, had been able.to nnr.a.11,ge the ·c2ile11darso lh!lt these were avoided as far as possible. Jf clashes were to be avoided in future i1..,vas impo1tam to .starl plaa1ningnexl year's _fixtureJis·th-1good fone and it \\'.ilSagL"eedthah:1.11otlherRally Orglt1ltlse1·s•Con Ference s.houid !be held on Octtober 22nd ror 11.Mspurpose. Steve Nevi,lle i111presenting nhc ··code of Pracfice for tile better organisation of S1eamTi·acrion EngineRalliesH. emphasised lhat it i.,1as a :recommcri<lation:but not a dogma. There was a need for agreement on the sleP.sthat were necessaryto ensuJ'e1hesafety or the public and of cngi111,ecre:ws.at :rallies. The Code gave guidanc•eon lhcs.ema.Hers. Furthermore; it was es.c;entialto ensure tha.Lengine owners were not explo[tcd unfairly by orgt:1111isers. The cost of cQal and engine owners' .expensesshould be budgeted for and no1 lefL to· be dependent upon. the amount of profit the organfaer was able to make. The mooting ng.reedlhnl rally organisers had a duly to sati!;fy themselves1hat all engine.;, 1takingpan were iLt sound condition an"d adequalely covered by insuran<::e. Eric Fillmore sajd lhaL ihe Club'.s fnsurarn.ccBrokers welie·'i.,d:itingto provjdc, engine ownerswith a letter cerdfyililgt.hal their boilers bad !beeninspected and were covered against t'isk of expl,osion. The lnstmmce Brokre1-shad pro,pesed a standard fonn of h1sura11cccover which w-0u,ldbe available l'o raily orgnn,isersthro~1ghthe N.T.E.C. lo indemnify them agai111s1claims for i!i.Bl!f'Yor da.magc~food poisoning. acciden:ial damage by weisht or vibramio:r:i>thef1 of cash in ·transit and Emplr.:,.yi;ws'Liabilrity. A recommende~l type- of en.tryfo,nn tmb0dy.ing: an indemnificalion c.laus0 was su~ges~ediand this. js being prepared by the Rally Sub-Cornmiltee. It was ·very gra1il'ying t.o see rhe wide s1.1pportamongst so man.yAffili111edOubs and other rally o,i:ganiscrsfor lhc eflbrts that o-ur 'Rally Sub-Coni11'litteehad rnade,. The fajtiative that the Cliib had! taken in arranging the Conference.was widely app,•eciatcd. By securing the co-operation of 1.ractioriengine ciub.sail oveL'the country and by Litking srcps lO ensul'e that their el'forls ue concerted ai'ld co-Oi'dina.ledtbe N..T.E.C. is: gl.Villlgo fcad which n1ust serve:to str.e11g1lh~:111 the whole enthc 1rnc11.ionengnr,emovement. Our thanks arc due to Uie three Slalwaris wbo have do1le s,o much hard and careful preparatory work to 111:akcthis possible, A. S. Beal
THE NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE CLUB
Annual Subscription £1 from the month of joining.
Members receive Steaming published quarterly. Pree Advertising in "Steaming" Choice of six. diffextent badges at 6/-post free: 'fraction Engine, Showman's Engine, Ploughing Engine, Tractor, Wagon and Steam Rollel'.
Memhership Secretary: J, R. BONSER, 6 ROKTIDY GARDENS, WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX,
A VISIT TO AUSTRALIA
liy GEOPPRY HUNT
Dr. Pat Flecker of Manccba took us oul in his car 10 see s1cam ensinl.!sbul we wetc 100 lntc :H the first two places, the scrap merchant had beaten us. We drove orn lo Mount Garnet, a tin mining Lown and left lhe bitmnen rond fot n.rough road, thro1,1ghthe ~~rnllJ)then on to an even iro1-1ghc1·trnclc before we came to £1 wooden hou c surrounded by jacaranda trees and Cherewas n largo rusty Robey ponnble partly dismantled. ll was at leasl 60 years old but we cou[dn'1 find any number. Pat rold 1hc old boy who owned it, a Mr. Senz of Nymbool. that we were from England mid iitteresttd 'in s1e.tm1 engines and lllal ho'd hca.rd that he ha.d some. Ivlr. Senz offered to take us to seea couple of ponablcs and a trnclion engine of his out by an ab,mdoned tin working funhcr out, so we went parl of the way by car through absolurc!y dry country and finished lbE-111stl:li1hy fooc, We seemed'" be in the henn of ihe Out\.back.md when we suddenly came upon 1hecngi,,es 1hey looked enormous,
First was a Ruston Proctor ponablc o. 30199 which was working until two ye111·sago and was originally bought :it r111,gha~New South Wrilcs~agc unknown, Ncxl a McLa,·enRoHd Loco No. 1290. A boiler illspection 1>iaLe!italed it was test..:don 12-2-23. pressure:200 and chc figure 504. This engine was last in steam five rears ago. ll was a 12 h.p. and its maiden load had been 50 tons, it was rhe lasL sur·v1vorof six ~111dhntl been bough! l•l' replaoo mules in ri, coppoL·mine.
Another Ruston 'Proctor No. 31897 in pccscd on 7-9-33 andl on the tnctal above the lil'cbox door was H H XL 27972.
Thc.-;,aportables were very big. havirig 6 ft. fl)1wheels.
Wlnile \Vewere lookit'IS a.LGhcscengin.esand taking colour ~lid~:. we saw a mob or about 20 really big grey kungLHoospassing thl'ougb the cmb nc1u us.
Dr. Pat Flecker wus instrumemal in saving a cane engine from the br~akers and h~1vingit installed irn the park in his town of Ma1ieeba. hie hopes that Mr. Senz. wm let him have the Mclaren to do i1 up and use iL 11\local carnivals and so preserve it. Cflhi happens it will be a colossal tnsk lo gel the c11gh1eout from Hs prcscnL position to lhc main road, lhro~1ghth-.:scrnb and ovel' dry creek beds, etc.
Another day on a ti·ip 10 llmisfail on the coasl, we saw and (ook colour slide of several cane engines which were in purks. These (mgi111eshad origill'lally hauled the sugar cane from the fields to the crushing plant and had been placed i1, the parks for the children in the same way as we put rollers in our playgrounds.
Al Bnbinda the trnin or i:ather engine \Vas n Fowler 14666.
At lnnisfall there wern 1wo, a .Hudswcll Clarke ·15551925 and u Pyle-National Type K2 made in Chicago, U.S.A.
These of course wore stcan, c::ineengines.
At Cairns we saw an Avcling & Porter Rolle,· N,o, 11525,about 6 tons, in a pork.
OJt our w:iy south lo Sydney we ha<tlto change train al Brisbane a!ild had a few hours Lo spare, so we asked the friend who met us there II he'd run us out Lo Eight Mile Plains to see some engines. We had pas·cc1that wa}' on our journey north son,e weeks b~fore lbul had no lime 10 s1op. The engines were owned by a Cyril Cadwallader and were: -
A Mann Patent Steam Cart & Waggon Ltd. No. 1673,ageunknown, in wonderful condition, steamed most weekends.
A Garrett No. 34384, 1923 (from Clark & .Fauser,Brisbane agents), in perfect order.
A Fowler. No. unknown, t904. beiug done up.
A Ma,·shall No. 80161,age unknow-1 (boiler test 25-3-26).
Tn Queensland it is ·verydifficult 10 oll>taina certificate to be able lo drive a steam engine.
While staying al Manly. on the.Sydney Harbour, we 1,ad a look rou11d a funfair which is pcn1u111cnrlyby the wharf and found Chtttthe~•had a sleam centre engine on Lhc rounda.bout. The fellow who ownedl it, Mr. Alkm Kaili.::,told us !1eused to work as a boy for the previous ow11erand finully bought it himsetr. tL was beautifully ker>l;tnd painted-a real credit to him. h. was a 3 h.p. Locomotive Type made by Tid1.nansof Norwich a.bout 1890\ but we couldn't fi1\d its nun,bcr.
He atso told us of a man who collccrcd steam enginesso1110whcrenear Parramatta bul couldn't remember his name. As the next day was our last in Ausll"alia and it was 9 p.m. when he told 11sthis. we were determined 10 try and see them, so went back lo O\lr hotel and packed our cases lhal night.
We were do".1n at uhe ferry t'll 8.45 a.m. the n:exl morning and over to Sydney Circ.ulu Quay to find a 1rain tc:),take :us i0 P:aa-rama~ta.We e~plaincd Lo II.heticket man ariidhe knew where it w~sand ield us 11.heconnections to gel. It wasa caseof Lwo trains> a bus and a walk but we fir\iallyfound it and met Mr. E. M. Baldwin, aa engineer with his own works sn si:<,acres or !o,nd, Now he really had a collectio.111, s1iea1i:1engines or an typ.es ,HHi we tried 10 note them down and lake eolour slides.
A McLaren Traction. Engine No. 1231, owned by Mr. Warwick Turner of Sydney, a friend of Mr. 8al',clwin's, in good order but being reconditioned.
Foster Portable, No. unknown, not too good, agents James Martin, age unknown. • MarshaH Portable, No. 66792, fair condition.
Mr. Baldwin said 1l1iswas a Aart1·ows,but I think this was only an owner's name ring on the firebox door, as !he wheels were Clayton & Shuttleworth. It was a Poruible, ag<?a.1'lldmm1be1:unknown.
Robey Portable No. 4ll252~ inspecaim,dale 1()~9~23,age u-,known
G~rrelt Po,·utblc No. 21386,condit:iononly fair, ~ge u1~kn:Ol\\lll.
Clayton & Sht:Jluteworlh R0Jler1 m11nber unknown,dale approx. 1910, owned proviouslY by the tramway departmem of :Sydney,.still in wo:rking order and good con1diti,on.
Aveling & Porter Roller No. 12153, previously owned by the Municipality of Randwick, age unknown.
Avelin,g & ll''ortetr Roller No, JtOIOI Wilh a Scarifier No. 1818, own'ed by the Mmuieipalj!yo(Randwick before Mr. Ilaldwin. Age unknown.
Aveling & Porter Ta11dDn1"Rol!e1•No. 12539. Thjs <m.ginc:hac_!s,teamsfearin,g and \-VEIS .in very good co11difio11,12 m.p.h. and had s1'c:11medU.Pfi:om Sydney in 2 hours.
C!i\yton & Shuuleworlh Threshel' No. :34987,bought by Mr. Baldwin bu1 given by him ao,Mr. Turi1er lo go ,.,,,Hhhis McLarenengln.e, That lil'lishesthe traction cngiL1csa:ndrollers. ibmniso ihe1 1e were the foHowing:-
A M.en:y We.ath®t Fire Engine. steam, an early Uy;pewhich had been rebuilt and was in working order.
A Stanley Steamer Car in fair condition-Mr. Baldwin had just built a complete new boiler for it.
Stearn Carie Engine, built in Germany~in pertect order> w,1son sra11d-b,ylast yca.r in the cane ffolds. Mosl cnnc engines o:thcr lhf11'!1hc (H'ICSl'eCoL'dcdbore, were die.~et r1,n Sl.earn. Mr. 13a!dwir:i~slirm ,n'mkeslhese engines a,pnrt fro1n ,otherjobs,
A Stea.miPump from Sydne_y\1vatei: works purchas,;d .for £1 fol' p:i;eserva.tior:i purposes.
A Stearn Engine frorn R,M.A.S., Sydney.
A ]3eam'Engioe with a 27 fr. !flywheel~cost £400, then £180 to get it to Mr. Baldwin's. yarn, <:ameoriginally from,a copper mine.
A Sream tug, en-gin~m:id several steam pirtnace engines.
A Watson St~am Car engine.
A Sentinel Steam engine.
Mr. Baldwin's collection of steam engines, housed in a shed the size of an aircraft hangar, is the biggest known collection in Australia.
TECHNICAL AND SPARES
SECT,ION
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THE CHANGING SCENE
BY W. BODDY (Editor of "Motor Sport")
] wonder how many people treaiise how quickly the lracliOii'I cn~ine has go111.?from the everyday sceoe 1 Less than lwenty yeR:rcs.ago l was :1ibleto se1 off from my home in Hampshire in my IJ--year-olo Austin 7. armed wiith a Kodak ,•est-pocket camera, and bag a number of engines with.in. lhe space of a few hours.
For instance, in a yar<l a few miles from my starling point, at Farnborou~h. there stm1d a Burrell Pal,enl Engine "'The Dreadnought" No. 321 l (Reg. No. HO5942) W'h:ichdasph1.yedthe name or, was h? Wan Oros. Amus,eme!l1ts(lhe paint had fadtul), of the '° Vo'luntcer Arm~;· Pc,lcrsfield. She had been taxed u·p to th,e p_revious year and w~s shod with 16(}X 850 Dtmlops 011 lhe front wheels. 120 X 880 Dunlops ,on the real' ·whce'ls. Her lrnladcn wei:ghl was 11 tons 14 cwt Whether she lof1tihal yard by train or under her own Sle-Am T never discovered.
Between Wokrngha-m and Twvford [ encountered a 9 ton Wallis & Stcevens Bngine No,. 7,665. re.gislered ·with Hampshire C.C. as No. 712, stHI earning it:s kC.cp, Th~ farmer concerned Loki me he l,lad five lq1cti,on c:.mgines~one of the.m fo:r sale, and would never fo.rsake :steam wh1ie he :lrnd any land. One of the others was a ?j, Lon MacLaren~ No. 398, with water-lube boilt1r. Oo the Oxford roa,d ! came lflpon a. Garrc:U towing a threshing ma.chine, alild beside the J:om:Con lhe AUon side ·of Winche.'ite,r there stood a pairttydismantlcd Fowler.
I am writing, remember, of the year 1947, when you c-,>11.1ldstill se,e,not too infrequently. the ten-tale p]ume of steam (o,r walctr vapour!) ancl the drJft of dark ·smoke Ernm over a hedge or rotmd a bend, which told of a st,cam traction engine s1fll al work in 11l1e fields or on II.he highway. tc~s: th:rn twenly years ago, noted 'indeed, al Staines F'air in those days J was deH~hte<l to discove1· the :Ourr~II "May Queen ,. No. 3497., u111lade:nwoighl 6 'to111t 10 cwt, :in steam for "Miss Beach's: Amusemc.mts ii, and the very pr,e"e:nl'ahlc Bnnrcn "Lord Fisher" No 3694 (.Reg. No. MD6154}, unladen .weight 11 ton1;; 5 cwt., serving "S. Beach's Amusemenns ". l remember thal the fattcr's. fr<mt wheels ran on 160 X 850 Henley tyres. .
Where are these fine engines todav ? I feel sure that your knowkof!cah1e members wiH know of their whereabouts or their fate, as they mnv of the other engines I photo_graphed not alJ that long ago. Such as the Fowler No. 16916. licensed with W. Sussex C.C. at t.he end of Mav, 1920, under licence no. 170. and another Fowler of less than 13 tons (Reg. No. YE (or VE) 8586), both of which were languishing in a yar<l at Shepperton in Midci1esex in 1947.
Then there was the Series AG J post-Showman's Burrell Road Locomotive "The Marshall Poch" No. 3849, even then taxed by A. King ofi Vale Farm. Pitt, near Winchester.,. and used for Uueshing, and the BtfrreU Patent Emz.ine "King Edward VU[" No. 2894, resting between Hook an<l 1Iasi1111?i::loke. which had been llsed by '' Ha:rris's Super Amusements". I met a Mr. Wil'liam Hillary at Arlesford who owned Fowlers and Burretls, one of the latter still in service, who recalled that his ~rancHather had towed the Sundav-scho0l treats and Women's Institute outings behind one of these engines. And, during this last fling of steam on our roads and farms less than twenty veus back, the Metropolitan \Vater Board was operating a small Aveling & Porter traction engine, believed to be then forty years old, at their. Sunhury premise,; -perhaps they still do ?
Through a gate leading from a country road near South Harting in Sussex, the route I take for the Goodwood motor races, I noticed a Ruston & P'roctor Type SCD Traction Engine "The Lincoln Imp" No. 52579, quite 11nconccrnedly getting on with the work of tho farm. That was in May, 1947, an1 this engine had been taxed for the road up to the end of the previons year. In that golden year it was Burrell No. 3483 of "J. Cole's Amusements'' which was on duty at the fair adjacent to Farnham Castle, in Surrey, splendidly
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turned out I got. up. early lhc morni:ng they were: leaving for Epsom (on 1st lu.ne:, 19.4'7:)and pholographed her hauling a Lr.ain of wagons :ailo.ngt.hc Hog's- Ba.ck-imagiine that, l1oday! Her cr-ew told me she was built about 1927. cost,. £2:,500, and lhall ithoy possessed three: more, which were awaitin(t parts: from the mak~rs. And nl wais beside the Hog's Back road tltat a Fowler !Ploughing EnJJtne No. l67'E9·(Reg No. WD8709) could be·seen parked-and imagine that, ·todny J This one was ret.;istered to lhe end or 1947. for SIper .annum. A similar Fmvler 'fay at ·Caversham in Berkshire in those limes.
At. Co·vc, t1ear Farnborough; where I had spent the early war y,ears, :a Foste.r of the Wenington tractor type was derelict. with some parts mfa-si·ng, bm hadl formerly !been taxed as FEl763, while a few m.ile.srurther away a Girlirett .Road Loc-omolive' 1 Victoria O had been abandoned at a farm when it broke down in the summer of 1946 and was still there in 1947. Coming from Odihnm, where tfut R.A.F. aarodmmc was opened in 192:5 (whi:ch isn't relevant, except to think of how m:imy ,engine~ must have been roam"ing the lanes in those. distant Hmes),l snapped, a Ransomcs, Sims & )cfferi~s Threshing Engine No. 27627 whjc:h had jus.t finished a. lb!Jls\lmorning's work driving a fo.g-saw beside i.hc Basingstoke canal at Church· Crookham.
Havi.nc taken pictures: o,f these c1nginest ,v,•oiteaboun them for the Model £ngi1leer. then published by Pcrieiv~I Marshal!. Whethet· lhis sparked oil the interest in suc·n engines ,yhkh. resulted iin lhe fir-si mllie.s. Hk-clha 1t at Appldo,rd in aid of 'tha Oxford Eye. Hospital, I am not in a position to say. Out the fncl remanns that very soon a:fte:rwa.rdstrac~ion crngi'nesin ordinary use pracLicaUy disappeared, whereas the numbers 'bought.~ al first for the p·ro,vcrbialsolilg, ~aitcrruasfor substnntinl sums of monoy, for pttrpQ:sesof restoration and ralJying, began to increase.
Perhaps th:e inter.est of sympathetic entlrnsfa:stswas aro111sedj'ust in tame! J only hope Lhat all the engines which [ e.ncountered way bade in 19~7. engines which had alrea.tly survtvcd mm o-r two, major wars, ar,c now cared for by one o•r other of the organisati-ons which were fOTmedsubsequentlv for their preseirvaHon and rll'lal your members ma.\/ deri\1e s.ome anrmsement from these recone.ctions, probably to them superficial .andl even inaceura.te. o[ traction engines they may now !know of, o·r own.
Tlie Autu111nIssue will again be a RALLY
NUMB 1ER
Would Rally Secretaries and organisers please submit reports of their events listing all entries with details.
Plwtographs also required.
Press dale for this issue : SEPTEMBER 30lh, 1966
THF. EDITOR, FIELD HousE.
TURVF.Yt BF.DrORIJ,
6 ft.h.p. Fowler No. 3908. uwned hy H. & W. E. lfoghes of J,lanrwst, North Wa/.es. This Engine with Churches Slide Valve was converted in 1900 by Mr. Hughes with part.v supr1lied by Fowlers.
Aveling & Porter Compound Piston Valve Roller No. 16058 "Queen" owned by Strood Urban District Cou11cil during what Wtls most probably its most embarassing moment.
Over the past one hundred years or so, we have changed a few details on Marshall-Fowler agricultural machines. But our up-tothe-minute crawlers do have two fundamental characteristics in common with all our earlier machines: they're simple and solidly built. The 55bhp Track-Marshall crawler illustrated can easily outpull any comparably powered machine. Experience does pay handsome dividends! If you'd like details of our modern agricultural or industrial crawlers or road rollers, write for brochures to:
AREA NEWS
BEDFORDSHIRE
Them is no-t ~t rally in the co.unty :at this time of the year so ouir engine owners migrate with uheir engt:nesin differe1u directions according 10 iheir locatkm.
Our more northerly members allc11dedthe rally a.I Stanford. Hnll near' Rugby, which seems to be !becomingan, mumal event I was.very sony :,~ heur that two of o~r m~n11bershad B·ouble !vilh lheit engines.iii. connect!on,will~ih_isrally._ J-lari')' Wood mg blew a Lubeon his Rus1on l)roctor Single C.Ylindct."Fraction eng111e 1 No. 33471 nboul three weeks before the ral.ly and \v.as unable io a1.1e11d,George Cure of Br.ay.lleld~o:i·Flhe-Grecnble~v ti joi!ll 0111i.he cylinder bk)ck of his compo1.111d Fowl.er tr:acu~tJ:nengineNo. 1_1698w~1ilea1 the rally bul. t_l_nislms_si!'.!cebeeo put right. b,yGeorge w11hHa,ty Woocho1ts he.p. II musl be very d1sa.ppomtmg.tOJi'them after all their rweparnlions
Amongst those who went south to Great Wymondley was Alt:c Ibbot of Bedford with his Fowler Ploughing Engine No. 15336. He has since attended the Hunts. Agricultural Show and the engine is now on the way to the Stamford Rally.
A Bedfordshire don1i:cileclengine, which has made n. reappearance 01m Lhc raHy fields la~t 6C~:LSouand thh, is Case Bros..of Gravcnlrnrs( OnL·rcLLShowmrinsT1mcto1r No. 33,941of l92I, regislration No. DJ2484, Hs ahs,cmce,vasdue 10 ir,res,surcof work ir'l tire Cttse Bros. agricullrn'ni coniracling business.- However tlieY. :now l'el 1wo of our club me,rnbers,Ted CuHcy a,1.d"Ron W()OS1ter of LuLon~lake i-Lto Jocal rallies. Ted is a life long lrnclion engine and fairground enlhu~i•~~t'<'ln~Ron and his faLhcr before him have worked wilh steam rollers nnd fl'od.;n'Tifr Spra,yerswhen lhey were: in commer~ial use. The 1.m,gi1ne,'11CW to the Meurop_olitanAs:;ilmn B.6aird, was used by Cttse_B:i:os.oef'ore the war in their business. They;:sold it rifH~r'the war to a num mt BarLon,Beds.• wht1stW had it s1andin1gin his or:ch'.ai:dabot11eig:hlyears later when the preservation nmvcn,cnl beg.anto ,gatherway :i:md1hey , 1vere forrnnately•• able to buy it lbttck, They t hemi r,cstored i I to n showmans lraclor udl I a[ways admire Lhe effect achieved·as i1 looks l1ki?a scal~d down scenic showmansrentine. • D~P.
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Due to pressure of his own work~ Mr. P. N. D. ifl<Hlerhas had to res.ign from the posl of Cl.ubS,ccre-tary. Mr. Porter timderlook his duties with great enih.usiasm .and ·checlub .are particularly gratcflll for all he hfl.s do11cduring his tf.mu ,of office,. The new Club Secretary is Mr. D. M. Norris of 19 Orchard Lane, Amersham, Bucks.
During March, Mr. C. L. Edmonds held a private Steam Party to celebrate the return of his Burrell showman's engine "Princess Royal" from a complete overhaul. Two •0lh~r showman's engines were present. the big 10 n.h.p. Fowler "Carry On", owned by Stalhams of Redbourn, and a 4 n.h.p. Fowler "Tiger" tractor making its debut Mier restoration by its owner, Mr. J. Russell.
There was a licensed bar and a buffet supper was laid on in the marquee. The whole afli'a!irwas ltloodlitand with the n)any coloured lights on the three engines it really was a wonderful sight. especially after dark.
Music was previded by the BI) key Gavipli org:u\ owned by .LhaPeoJgrq~cBros. As the 1>artywanncd up many couplc.sgot dancinf to I.he·straia~ o.f.~'tal'e, ;:~·u~1by. Face", and other well-known mcJod.1~. Mr. J. Sarnets hvo,oid~rnneShown~an's Wagons~ervednsa-wdc:omehnvcn or rcsl ror sorlfleor lh:c ladies 1i~ese11t. _~Jtogoth;er so.me.450 people were present and (hey aUsec;ned to eo10Y.Lhcri:tselve-s.J.Othe full.
On lhc Monday or the Whitsur, Tiank Holiday,, Mi·.G. F .. A,.,Gillbert• took his .Burrell 7 n.lq>•. Tn1.c1ienE11gin't~No. 3984 to lhe loc-olc:hur.ch(eic:"inNorlhclu1rch, The Dtll'ren was sl.oodin the main ,·oad·entrance,10theirect<>r')I'Loauract,lhe attention or p-nssers·by lo tbc event It was la1er bncked down 'Lastand in frq111rof the rcot:o,•y. Carefol fo·111gwas required 1,0·prevc:nt.emission of~snipkc,, sin!=etCA!S were bei(1g servedon the .adja.c.entfo,wns. With governor _be1Jon und c,:a.nkshQflt'uh11iatfoveMttabout 80 r.p.m., the Burrell was admired by 1i1any. • ••. • Mr. ll Wyeld of Norwich has J>u,·chasetl a Ruston-Proctor 7'n.h p. single cyl_ittder tractor engine rr,o,n Mr. J. Evnns ,of Wigging.Ion. This. e1,g_inew.~. onoof several brou,gh1up from Eiist Anglia so1111eyears ag~ by lhc hite Mli. A. G. E\\'m,S";• •
An incredible hut nevertheless interesting story was told ~o one of the club members recently. H concerned an engine which was backed on to a frozen pori<lto get water
STEAMING
Durrell S.C.C. Traction E11gi11-eNo. 2950, Relf. No. AF3532, h11il1 1907.
This 6 n.h.p. "Devon.rhfre " typ:: enginC' is owned hy I. C. Dale of Con!{leton
8 n.h.p. Rurrt'/1 Showmans Engine No. 3334 "The Ba;Jie ", ou•1U!d hy D. Robinson of Heighingron, Lincoln.
near Hemcl 1Hcmips1c-adabolll 40 years ago. The ice g.av,cwa.y nndl the engine sank inio the water and mud. In spite or all efforts LO drng it out the engine sank deeper and deeper unlii iL became virtually submerged. As far as knm\ln it never was recovered and is 1hcrnforesupposed to be there still I
The 6 ton Robey Wagon bel·onging.10 our Chairman. Mr. R. Brazil, is now compl,cted and has been out on ~hewad se,iernl lil:nes. Jt is undersmoci to be very fast; bui ralhcr heavy .a'l the front ·end. As fnr as is known.. 1he1care no other Robe)' wagons existing in this counlry. (i,F,A,G.
EIRE
On a recen1tvisit to Belfast, N. Ireland. the following: engines were seen in the Trnnsporl Museum: F,owler Compou1ul T.E. No. 15662, ex Belfast Corporation. a·nd Foster Wellington Trac(or No. 14-438.
Belfast Corpo1·ation ~till ha\lc Fowicr Cornp. Steam Roller No. 19357,Reg. No. C22260, but r understand it is for the Transport Museum.
1111 ri builders' yard Fowler single cyhnder Steam Roller No. 16276 wa~ observed in working order.,
On 1hc ,vay home I saw Mars!hall Road 'Engine, Reg. No. l.J. 9240(pis1on\laIves), coi.1ldnot find an.y maker's number, and Garrell Tmct.or No. 3,3889Reg. No. B.J. 5333,. Boch chcseengines owned in preservation by an elder:ly gentleman.
Aveling and Porter Convertible No. 679$, ex Stanley Mason. has been bought for pre:servataonby lwo enthusias1s from Co. Kilkenny.
Another recem discovery i~ Mclaren Comp. T.E. No. [ 534, Reg. No. NI 1754,, nol sprung but filled \\•ith beHy lanks. Co.mple1cbut :roug.hand exposed to the weather for the last 10 years, owned!by a farmer who used it for driving lil threshing mill.
G.D.
HERTFORDSHIRE
Engine owners in this part of the counuy have been able to start the season off successfully by attending the Herts. S1eam Preservi\.lion Society's Ralty at Great Wymondiey.
Mr. Brian Hailey; Ollr g,enerouslhoslat Grean Wymo.ndley RnlEy,had :rn addi1ion lo his usual entry of four ,engines. This was Savage Cenlre engine No. 607 built in I a9J nnd was '\lsednnfairground work by t:larris"s the London showmen. Mr. Hailey purchased nhis,engine fron1 Mr. Boughtwood or Silsoe lasl Autumn. Mr. Boughtwood had owned 1his engine·from about 1961 and I riememberseeing il through binoculars frr,01111my bedroom window here in Luton when he had it titte:d wi1h a new-srnokebox in a nearby engi,neeringworks abou~ 1ha1lime. Mr. Hailey has had quiie a l,ot o:f wo,·k done to the crankshaft whkh was bent as a rosu!t of a badly repaired break. The cylinder block ha,sbeen rebored. Other :r,epairshave, included replacing. 1he bouom row of lubes, :nor an easy job in view ,of the res1trictcd atx:ess in a small ·firebox, and also the engi1H; has been repainted. The governors and organ cn.~ine.iire missing, 110 doubt Mr. Hailey wmald be pleased10hear from any 11:iembers wl10 could help with replacements.
An engine I had not -see,,for some lime aucnded i.he Wym.,ndley Rally, II wus Mr. LeslaeDrage of Ne~v Buildings F.ann nea.-Royston, Herls. 1 portable eng,ine built in 1903 by R. Hornsby & So.nsLid.,, Gramham, works No. 8823.0of 4 n.h.p rt is inrerestin,g in rthat ii has ~r'! ~ir c,ompres.sorcylinder mounted in tandem with its single stean1cylinder.. The compressor cylinder which prowudes boyond t.he lop of 1he firebox is water cooled by a supply from the main foed pump. The eniginc: \vas used during its working life to drive a well boring rig and I assumea$ well as driving the hoist 'by a belt on lhe flywheel, also drove some con-.presscdair hand lools. When Mr. Drage was res.roring the· engine ·aboul 1960H was found that rthe boiler had deteriorn.tcd so badly during a long pe:riodof dereliction 1ha1a ne1i,vboiler would Jilave10 be made, This wasdone and so a runiqueengine was saved10 i:tUeres.1 furnre generations.
One unexpectedl bu.l welcome tiirst e\'er raliy appearanceat Wymcrndlcy was Mr. ResSaunders.or Stotfold Single Cylinder Fow[er 8 Ton Roller No. 17560;rcglsterecl in ~929 a~d ,given No. TM4782. Mr. Saunders bought this engine from Messrs. Kildhener of Pou on who were a1 ,one lime quirte lar8e ihrnshin,g and rrol'lir.1gconfraclors and this roller was the lasl rc11naining_-,t,earnvehicle of !heir fteeL The boiler has been retubed. passedby lhe boiler ins:pc:clorr,and rcla8ged and the engine painted andl lincdl.
STEAMING
The weekend after Wymondlcy Mr. Rex Goddur'd had ~en asked lo aUcnd a village tcte at Whipsnade with his 1916 Single CylindeJ·Durrell "lrnnica'' 'No. 3728. H~ in 1urn inviled Albert Fe,,som to bring their Garrell Tractor "Parricia" and Ray Jennings Lo bring his.Burrell Sllowmans 1rac101· "Jsland Prince". Rex accordingly set ofT extremely early on lhc morning of Samrday, June 4th from Wyrnondlcy co s.1ca111 to Whipsnade. Unfornmately whca he had go,,e nbout haffway a tube burst and so the engine had to be to,wedto Fr,iars Wash. Having kuockcd ou1 all the old h1bes.Rex is 119wcollcc1111lInew ones from sources far ru:i,dwide. Al,bert Fcnsom aml Ray .Jennings.however, attcmled the fete and nhhough i, wa~ a nmdesl affair they (,ell me they were made very welcome and thoroughly 1.:1\joycd1hcmsclves.
The l921 Burrell shown,ans lrnclor ·~island Princ.e·•has been in Ray Jennings' ownership for about twelve years now ar,d during: 1his time he has exumsivcly restored it. 111.has had new smokebox tube plate, new firebox and new tub~s. This win.leL'Ray re1,10vcd1hefrr,ontade. and! had it buih up, turned. and rtte front wheel bushesbored. He Lhcr)painted the axle and wheelsand very 11icclylined 1hcrn. The bnck wheels will be lined OL•i shortly, Ray is helped with the engine by his wife nnd d,u1gh1crsand it i a,cr,cdil ro then,. The engine's nnme,"Island Prince·· stems from the fnct Llmt it was used on the Isle oC'Wight having been bought new from Burrells and ta.ken mhercby a showman named Baker. He la(cr passedit on to a rclatiYe namedArnold who also used h on lht: i~hrnJ'~f'ai1•g1·ound '. his of 4 n.h.p. and has works No. 3868, rcslstra1io111No. AH.824.
D.P.
LANCASHIRE
The activities of the individual members of our club have .continued throughout the winter months culminating in a great last minute rush to get finished before 1hefirst outing of the new ~ason.
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At thi.: A1111ualGc:11eralMco1ingInst March, memberselecteda new Club SP.c:n·1:1ry to ,·eplnceDouglas Rus~ell as he wa~ moving lo the. London area. Mr. Kelly, who was elected as the new Secretary. ha since:found thad, due to the prcssu_reor 01hcr commiunentsl he is unable 11'.0continue in lhis appointment and has offeccd his resign~tion to the commi11cc. At the following Oub meeting, Roger White of Parbold Village, near Wigan. was elected 10 \x.--corneSccreHt,·y. Roger White is n member.or the Steam Group who were ~spo,nsible las_lyear for the ru~chasc :!'111!d restoration of Fowler 1930Roller No. l865:5,ex T. Rosbothum Lid., o B1ckers1:1ftc.
At the end of March. Messrs. F. W. Goddard & Sons s1camedtheir 1902 Burrell Devonshire engine No. 2512 from·Knutsford to Bridgnorth (Salop), bteaking 11.heir journey in Whitchurch for one week. I believe th~~lthere is a suggcst~onII.hatlhey will b1:sreamilig it on Lo Wilcshirc in lhc 11carfumrc wbcre, l' am afraid, it will be taking llP hs new permanent ho1nc. During the Whitsun weekend, Mr. Ru!tSCHgave his 1913 Bur,rcll Rolle, ·'Hazel'' its first oflii.;ial ooting of the season by takins it to a fo1c in aid ,or funds for u locnl churity. Mr. T. Alberts. our Chtb [1 rnsidena,has contin\ied, throu~hout lhe winter 1no~ths 1 lo giv~ a great de~! or plcasur,cto mnny em!hus1as1sby his monthly organ rc-,c11alheld rn Bolton. fl1c:sc hove now been conduded msMr. Alberts is busy attending 'Variousn,llie. during rh~ summer with his 98 key Marenght organ accompl'lnicd by his Garrc1t ··.ttalda''and 1hc Savag{' Celltrc cn~inc. Wotk has co,uinucd {1111wi!'lcr on Mr. St.artup's 1920 Fowler S!1,owman's crngrncNo. 15652. h wa.sheld up foL',,early two months by the lalc delivery frnm ithe boilc:rmak~ts, having had a new firebox and tubes fitled. ll wl\S hoped ~o have this engin.cready for millJuly bur, at 1hcn1omcnl. this scernsalmost impos'Sibfc.
Monthly Club mc,,,;1i11gshuve:coniinucd lO be held at the Courts Hotel. Leigh. and the Rally Committee are busy ,naking lhc final umm,gcments ror our second annual rall,y to be held this yem· at Haydock Park Race Course ,on July 16th/ 17th. R.P.$.
SCOTLAND
It is now som~ time-since any not~s ,appearedin SJem11iugfrom this ni:ea. Howcvci', the ScoUishTl'action Engine Society is still irl nn active staie. During lhc past winter we held cwo social meetings in Glasgow and one in Dundee. when members ·howed films and slides, enjoyed good food and company.
The first o'uldoor ·event was i11 mid-Muy when Sir• James Morrison•low and Vere Cochrane had the Fowle,· plotighing engine No. 15404 (Reg. No. SUJ827) in stm'l.1"11for the benefit of siudenls f'rom L>undecCoJlcge'frnn$pOrt Society. The chum.:e was also taken;10 try oul a gcncrntor irl conjunction with lhe engine. This was used ratcr in mheweek to provide electricity ror a tand at the Eust Fife Show. Then the ,,eKc weekend Jimmy f.louston·s Burrell No. 3385 (Reg. 'No. SG 6600) and Tom
Holloway\; Ruston & Hornsby No. 113812 (Reg, No. MS 3273) were in action for members and friends at Cambuslang. This event is becoming quite an institution! The lirs1 weekend in June the Pcrlh and Dislriicl Motl~I Engineering Society held their exhibition in Perth Town Ht•II and to add support Mr. Robertson's Marsha]} was stationed out~ide. This engine is a class "S" 5 h.p. Cpd. No. 77973 (Reg. No. SP 9228).
Engines continue lo change hrrncls and very occasionally an interestii,g c.mgin~ co,nes to lighi nind joins, rt.he·ranks of engines in prcs~1·vati0tl, An example of the lHtlcr was chc Robey acquired by Ml'. Steele, Culross, from CheP·emith area. This is the engine the Cheshire folk missed. No. 19433, she was buih in 1899 and had been used to lcam soil for many years. Mr'. Steele. also unearthed, almost lilerally we believe, three , 1ery old Sentinel wagons in the Huntly clislricl. Thc.'>ehave only 01)e driving ch11inand the difrerenl1f1l is in the rear n-xle, No other de1aflsarc available, but they arc believed to have b~en used on road works cllfring lhc 1914-l8 war and have lain derelict for a long time.
Mr. Lyle purchased the Aveling & Porter tractor- No. 12152 (Reg. No. SC 1577) fr'Qm Mr. Pnrr cnrly in the year. This cngi11.ewas: used in Edinburgh until 1960. Hi'lving maclc some lcsts, Mr. Lyle and friends steamed the engine down to Duns over the Easter weekend. The route includl!d mhcclimb over Soutra when blizzard conditions were encountered. The dcpnrturc of this cnsine lenvcs only two in lhe. Edinburgh area and illustrates why we find a rnlly so diflicull. We nrc very ,cnvfous of.'the 54 e11gincsin Hertfordshire; we hanlly have llmc number in ihe whore of Scotlnnd!
Avcling and Porter rolter No. 14007 (Reg. No. SY 4144), ex Midlothian Co\lnty Council a yc~r or so ago, hns now bC<inbou,ght by Fred Forrest and 1ransported to Allo0 where cleaning and painting hns su1.r1e{l.IHowev"r, another good miler from, the sun1csource has not faired as well and has be-enstripped: or i:nuch brasswork. This is Marsh:ill No. 83-152, a 12 ton roller wiLhradiul v;,lvc ecllr, ,., Kirknewton.
One or two rollers are still active with county councils. Fowler lO ton roJlcr No. l 6400 (Reg. No. ES 7419) has been seen in Perthshire and we understand that there is still a firm in Renfrewshire who occasionally use Avding nnd Porter No. 5917.
As we hasten to get these notes to the editor we hear thul Tom Holloway's Ruston and Hornsby pl:iyed a prominent part in the Linlithgow "riding of the marches" procession on Juac 141th. and is to appear alongside the Nntiorial Museum of Antiqlllitfos' "Agriculturnl Museum" stand with a mill ~'t the Royal Highland Show. P.J.H.
THAMES VALLEY
Members M. Woodroffe and M. Howard hnve gol their recently purchased fowler Roller home to Swindon. She is No. 16100, fl. IO ton single of l92S~her working life wasspam with Davies Oros. of Bam1:euU1. No really big jobs nrc needed but cleaning antl refitting will need a few hours of hard work. Perhaps any membel' having a ''scroW' type name Fowler could help these young men by providing a casting off or loaning sucll n plate as a pattern?
Peter Lee ,orReadinghns bought an Avcling: & Porlcr 8 ton pisto11 valve Roller. She was found lo be seized solid on arriv~,1btll is re:illy in much belier shape than 1his n:mark suggests. She js No. 11975 and wa. believed new to n borough in the London area.
In our area, on ihc Kennett and Avon Cr1t1al 1 two James Wnll Comish beam -enginescan be found-one was built i1118W, the otlht:r jusl. a fow y~nrs late:r. These engines workcl1 on 24 lb. p.sJ. oJ steamt made 12 strokes per minut~ nnd lifted I ton of wntcr at each stroke. They were mo.imaincd in use until aboul five years ago and have been greased since.
The Kennett and Avon Canal Trust hope soon to acquire the pump house and contcnls. and so,nemoney is promised ror repairs. A few of ,onr rncmbcr~ bav,c voh1n1eeredlo help restoration and cvcntul'\lly running. We would be glnd to hear from anyone in other nrc.ts who might be interested in assisling. Croflon is 7 miles west of Hungerford 01, the A4.
W,c have alt'cady assisl.cd the Ca11allf)cop'lc by s1.11pr,lyingengines ro,r !heir Ro::tt Fair this ycs1r.
The largest Agrjcultural Show in 13erkshire, Newbury, have asked us for 10 engines. We have a good entry of all types and eight different makes. The Show day is September 17th. Eglmm and Thorp(;, 11,llho opposite side of our nrca, hold n11o!her irnporrl.ant show on hi:itoric Runnymede on August 27th-lO•l2 and a couple or organ will constitute our display. Monday, August 29th is our well estublished engine displa)1 dnie at Hursl (ncrtr Twyford) how, a similar entry will be nn show. R.H.
Foden Wagon No. 7228, ReR. No. AL5906, owned by D. Claude Raynor, seen loading tarmac for Notr.~. County Council near Newark Station. December, 1919.
5-lon Foden Wagon No. 7536, Reg. No. T81.50, oll'ned by H.P. Corin, Esq.
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WALES & BORDER COUNTIES
The acquisition of engines for preservation continues in this area and three more have come to light this quarter.
The th-s1is a. 5 Ton Ma11n Compound Tractotr, No elc. as yet nol lo hand; this has been purchased b,y Mr. Jolm Jones, Bryn Cian.,,Ty-Cnoes.; Anglesey, This engine ·almc r.-omthe.collcc1io.n or c.ng-incs,of 111:clate Ctlptt. Vivian Hcwii'i of Cerralyn, Angks,cy. This tractor \WIS1he en!y e111ginein tbe: eollcc1ion,a.whachhad .nol been fully restored, though work is now in hand to this end. .
The others are in Somh w·ales; both Aveliiig rnlters, lhe first being pm•chased by Morgan Thomas, Engineer & Welding; S1,ecia.1is1,Ll'armvi:L Major, GJam, Tbls· roller is a 10 Ton Compound No. 8906. Reg. No. DW 5880, she has :stood derelict for at least seven years at Barry Docks, but is more or less complete and in fair gcn.etal condilion, ihis engine is no·w being rcnubcd ancll generally refurbished. ~ The mastroller lias been purch~se:d by Mr, 'Richa.rd Evans.Pende1•yn,.Breoo.nshfre and is 12½Ton, S,inglc, No. 8548, Reg. No. AF 4442~ new April 1915 10 R. Uir,gle &.Sons. Srok,edinsJa.nd.;Cornwall, and na:med ".Bdtannia",. 'Tl1isroll.c:rhas ;a rather nol,orio1is claim lo fame, as ii was on the jour.1.cy in J 95-6~frmn Cornwall to her new owcH':~at Purrington, Wilts., tha,I she set ffoe l•oa collage witb a thatched roof, and reduced same to ruin iD a very shorl time! Mess.rs. J:arnes & Crockerell sold her in 1962 to .a Scrap Mcrcha.ni al Ebbw Vak, Mon., for the purpose of rolling flnL>old car bodies prior to bnling 11p fo1· :.,,'Crap.The roller was delivered on a Sa1u·rc~ny morn'ing to Penderyn and was aL once put to work riJ)ping out a section of road for a level crossing at Pendcryn Quarries. This work was typical of what she was built for, a road with pitched stone foundation, and with two lynes in the scarifier her bark could be heard nearly a mile away! I have driven her on lighter work since and find that she is in very good order an<l an excellent steamer and is a welcome addition to the heavy brigade in our area.
Ivan Jonescontinueswo:r:k on his Ranso.mes lrac!i.on No. 31136, fro.nt wheels and fore carriage have !been removed~ mike-wise!agg,ing and chimney base, an<l the smoke box is the ncxl 011 the list, :1 1\cw [ro11il ri!rg a111dsmokebox a.re,on.order and a new chimney and brass top have been made. All lhe tubes have been drawn and a ton of ex. loco ones obtained for replacement, as a large number of railway locomotives are being cut up in South Wales there is a ready supply of these at very ]ow price. I.J.
W£ST OF ENGLAND
Our local 11S·tean1Ambassador , Mr. G. Symo'l'ls.,has made rtwopublic np;p.car~ ancesalready1hisyear wiith his Ruston and ·Hornsby ''Trcvhhic'k''. At ·Easmr fa1: wns i11vitcdto allend 1he m.011.or-cycle.racing event near Truro and a few vii:ceksa.g,o he paraded hi:s engine al lhe Pert Navas Yhcht Club's premises in Somh Cornwall 10 •Nelcome it.he-arrlvRI from France or cross~channel yachtsmen and give !hem somellning unusunl l,oc11:amine.I regret tosaytha( nt. thetirneofwiiting, Mr\Sy,,nons, js, unwell and will b-e unalbl,e·10 'take 1 'TrevitMck;, i,o lhe rally at St. E\iaL Many readers will. be c;Hstrcssedto know thart as a. rc.strlnof a fail al ii quarry a roewweeks aso•I'otu· w,eH~knownfrie11d Mr. W. Jenos of SI, lss,ey sustained serious, irtjuries. nnd is n10,:v in lhc 'Royal CornwaU Innrmary ai Truro .. An1011g·the e.xnibits a1 rhe Royal CC-lrnWflll$how at Wadcbridg,c were no less 1hmr1 thre-esleant engine-~. Alfhough Mr. J. W. Coad's "Enterprise" (Ransomcs, Siil1s and J.eITcrics8 n.h.p. compound Nr,, 380881'DO 6·883) had b.een·sl"camcda few lim.es near Bodmln since iilsarrival in Comw,aH from Suffolk,. this wasits !lirs1·tmbHc.a1meara:ncein llhoWestai:id inmrncted rnuch inte.resl and admiration. Mr. G. Hawk ir.1swas.in attendance with his Wallis and Steevens oil-bath Tractor and his "'lron Maiden" was in chant"' or Mr. J. James, lo whorn an ,o.nloo,kere.xprcssed surprise t·ht1tthe engine had been :reassembled and brought 10 working ordet-a:g:ain after its apparent explosfon and disintegration al l'hc end ofthe ramom; film in which lhe ..Jro-n Maiden" was the "heroine".
Messrs. R. Dingle & Sons of Stok,a ClimsJand have sold a Marshall single cylindcred piston-valve roller with radial valve g~nr to Mr. G. James, in the St. Columb district. mhave no details yea bm u11d,crs1andchat rc.~torntion is alrcftdy wellon Ihe way 1111d ~hat it is hoped to have the roller completed this season.
Ln the last issu,e .of Steaming 1 repor1ed that Mr. J. Warretll had aJS:o bought a ro:lh;r from· Mess.rs. Dingl~. ActualEy, ,Mr. Warren was acting on bebalf of M,-. John Oines, a helico1nerl)ilol ah ached to 1hcNnvnl Air Station a.tCuldros.e flels.toJ11, wh9 llves al Mawnan Smi.th where I he roller has already be-en.Slll,'ippcdi11prcparntion '
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for complete rcsloration. The engi11cconcerned is'/\. ancl P. 10017,a p1ston-vulvc :i,inglecylindcred 8-ton roller which was new to .cwlon Abbot U.D.C.
The four-wheeled cm•cred lrnilcr with i11-1as~cmbly or small steam engines. models and souvenirs of the ~'steam~,i;c" which was such an inlcl'csting exhibit at the rallies in Cornwall, when it belonged to lhc Jnte Mr. B. Parsons of St. Columb. i now al (he Mol<;>rMuseum at Che~dar. At this nrnsemn.1wo other steam-propelled vehicles are on view-the 1904 Whnc Steam Car belongmg lo Mr. Alackford of Caine ancl a rowlcr roller.
The "Gladiator" (Burrel[ 3159, CO 3823) and Organ were present as usual at the Redruth Whi!sun Fair. Forthcoming nppcarnnc:esof this well-known combination include the rally of the Cornish Traction Pre·crvalion Club on .lune 18th and '19th, a fctc a1 Cambornc Recreation Ground on July 23rd, week at Falmouth from July 301h until August 6th, the West of Eog!and Rally 11carRedruth on Aug11$t 20tli, ctnd for mos1 of the following week m Pcrranporlh.
There have been a few changesin the mune of officinl-: of the lWO <'<'rni:-hClubs recently and the present Hon. Secretaries arc :
C.T.P.C. Hon. Sec,-Mr. G. Proctor, 20 Queens Park, Wadcbridge. Asst. Hon. Scc.-Mr. J. Mills. Corentin, Boscastle.
W.1:::.S.E.S. Hon. Scc.-Mr. u. Hawkins, rrcdinnick Hou c. St. r:s·cy, Witdt:bridgc. Asst. Hon. Scc.-Mr. R. J. Gunn. 2 Plain an Gwarry, Rcdruth.
C.P.G.
The eleventh West of England 'R~11lywill be held a1 the same site as last year\ near Rcdruth, on August 20th. Again 1hc •·opener" will be a mcmbeL'of "The Archers" cast-Jeremy Mason, who plays the pare or "Roger Pa1i110··.
WORCESTERSHlRE
Mr, John Collins of Tnkberrow, Wares., has been out with his 1918 Class BR1 16 n.h,p. Fowler Ploughing Engine No. 15142(Reg. Nu. BP 6125) doing some molcdraining.
The engine is still driven by Mr. Harry Taylor who drove her from Gcorgc Thurlow·s, Slowmarkel, in l 932 for Mr. Collins' rather,
The pair of Fowt~r ploughing engines ownctl. by Mr. Brown of Wolverhampton lhat had to abandon work a1 Coventry Corporation Water\Vorks earlier in the ye-ar bc<:au::;cof the mud arc expected back in about ix lo eighl weeks co continue 1hc work. Meanwhile they have been doing dredging work .at Cadbury':, Oourncvillc and another place nearby.
It was a pleasure 10 welcome bock lo the Hurllebury crowd Mr. Mark Rigg. As a teenagerhe was a very keen Stcum enthu iast, bul lacer look up Motor Racing ns a hobby. On the Tuosday after Whitsun he returned lo Hartlebury with hi Fowler Ploughing Engine No. I 5148 Class BB, recently purchased from Mr. F. Grice of Old Dalby. She is. I believe. n s.isrerengine Loone purchased by Lambc's of Bromsgrove rour year ago from Mr. Grice and exported to Canada.
Mr. Frank Holl of Worcesler, lhc owner ()f two traction engines and ,one 1imc proprietor of a Worceslcr steam haulage businesswa in charge of the Burrell 8 h.p.• scenic showman's engine o. 2804 'The vnthn 1 , former!)• ''White Rose of Yu, k''. owned by Mr. T. Hunl or Oldbury.Worcs., when she atlcnded the lhrec day engine ra.lly ,ll Mellon Mowbray in May. She wa the only one of Mr. Hunt' m:my engines that could attend us one is having new tyres 'fitted, another complete new gc.ars and poor old "Wait and Sec" needs a lot doing to her but no doubt thi will be done evcntuoUy now she is in such cxccllcm: hands.
Finally. may 1 appca1 to nnyone who has a photograph of Mr. Jim HtHchcmf Sentinel S.4 No. 9032, US 543O~ Mr. Jack Wakcfield's Sentinel S.4 No. 9009. AKR 471, Messrs. Glo sop's. Hippcrholme, Yorks,, Sentinel DG.4 No. 8009, UT 5845. and Messrs. Allcaintrcs Engineering Co. Lid Gainford, Co. Du,·haTn,Sentinel S.4 No. 92571 YS 9380, lo pleaseget in touch wfth me as these four photograph arc ~,II J need to complc1ea photographic albu1nof the last rcrnnining 100 S-cntincl's.
J.L.T.
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CORRESPONDENCE
6 Westholme Road, Masham, Ripon, Yorks. 21st June, 1966.
To aJl Engine Owners in the North,
N.T.E.C. Scheme for Traction Engine Rallies.
As many engine owners are aware the N.T.E.C. has produced a draft code of practice for the organisation of Traction Engine Rallies. This document covers a wry wide field and there is much in it which is standard _practicealready, but many new ideas arc propounded with varying degrees of :mpport.
With a view to discussing these questions the organisers of the seven rallies in the north east (viz: Gringley-on-the-Hill, South Yorkshire, Nostell Priory, Leeds, Pickering, North of Englan<l an<l Masham) have arranged a meeting to be held at Masham on 1st October, 1966, at which it is hoped that Mr. S. Neville and Mr. P. Barber will be present. It is intended that this meeting will take place in the afternoon and after tea-at about 5.30 p.m.-we are to have a further meeting, which would be open to engine owners and any others interested, when the main items for discussion would be the suggested scheme for coal allowances and appearance payments.
The organisers of raJlics other than those listed above would be welcome at the afternoon meeting and anyone else at the evening meeting. We hope to circularise all engine owners known to attend the seven named rallies, but this method will, no doubt, miss many who may wish to attend, hence this letter is written as a general invitation. However, we would welcome a note from anyone proposing to attend.
We look forward to a good response, particularly as we hope that there will result a general agreement amongst rally organisers and engine owners on a common policy, which would be of great benefit. The views of this tneeting would be presented to the next national meeting of Ra1Iy Organisers.
After the second meeting the Masham Traction Engine Club is arranging a social evening (we hope to include dancing), but because of local circumstances this must be by invitation only. The cost, including refreshments, will be in the region of 5/-. and early requests for invitations would greatly help.
Yours sincerely, ARTHUR NUNN, Organiser, Masham Rally.
8 New Street, Stamford, Lines. 19th June, I 966.
To The Editor, "Steaming'\
Dear Sir,
Twas interested to read in the Spring edition of Steaming that Mr. Lisles of Hitchin had bought Robey Tri-Tandem Roller No. 45655, Reg. No. VL 2773, from Messrs. Wirksworth Quarries Ltd., as I have in my possession two photographs which I took of what is, judging by the description, a machine of similar type when it was working on the construction of the Stamford Bypass in 1960, Reg. No. VL 2370, also of Wirksworth Quarries.
I wonder if Mr. Lisles or any other of your readers could let me know the Works No. and date of this machine and whether it is still in existence, lo enable me to complete my record for these photographs.
Yours faithfully, A. .I. BILLS.
L. R. Youd writes to say lhat Fowler single cylinder 8 ton Roller No. 19049 (Reg. No. TK 6488) owned by Grounds and Newton of Bournemouth, was at work roadmaking in the Bournemouth area just after Whitsun. . From R. W. Cullimorc we hear that there is a Fowler ploughing engine converted to diesel drive by Messrs. McLaren standing in a field at the side of the road at Fawley Court, Herefordshire. This carries the Reg. No. CF 2074.
Burrell 6 n.lr. D.C.C. Traction Engine No. 3746, Reg. No. MA5733, built 1916. Owned by R. D. Howie.
Fowler B.B.l. Ploughing Engine No. 15142, Reg. No. BP6125, owned by John Collins of lnkberrow, Worcs. Seen mole-draining in May of this year.
Regensburg, Germany. 4th April, t 966.
BA YER DAMPFPr-LUG-GENOSSENSCHA FT REGENSBURG e.G.m.b.H.
To the National Traction Engine Club, F. A. FHlmorc, 34 Northwick Park Road, Harrow, Middlesex, England.
Dear Sirs.
Dy an informa(ion of The Montagu Museum of March 29th, 1966, we have heard from (he existence of your Club.
We beg to ask you if you are interested in acquiring an aggregate of a steam plough, manufactured in England.
Since the year 191l 01urcornipany has ploughed yearly ea. 13O0-U{OOha in :Bavada at lc11guhwith an ttggrcgarte of 3 scearn-_plo1;1ghs.Dlll 110w as duiting the last Y"•'H"$ the wor:king with slearn-ploug,hs became unpt•ofit.abte we ha.vc liquidittcd our company.
Before thesemachines and ploughs will have been disassembled and scrapped we wam io offer them to different museums in order lo preserve these utensils as a peculiarily to t1ic posterity.
Therefore we beg to offer you such an aggregate of a steam-plough for purchase We. suppose that the Fowler steam-plough will be most interesting for you.
The aggregate consists of: 2 steam-plough locomobik engines produced by John Fowler & Co .• Leeds. The two engines were manufactured in 1909 and have the numbers 12136 and 12137; 1 tipping-plough with 4 plough shares; J caravan and 2 carriages for water.
We have in possession also two further aggregates mam.1t~ctured in Genmmy which will not be of much interest for you. These aggr~g:ateswere mam1fac1Ulredin 1911 and 1928 by the firm of Heucke at Gatersleben near hy Magdeburg.
We would be very much obliged to rnceive :rn answer rmm you ir you arn interested in consideric'igour ,offer. Thc.seengines ruid implements would be left by LIS a[ a low price. lf you are inceresrnd only in piwcht1sing the loconnobile eng[r1esand the plough, then we are readily willing to deliver to you only these 1nachines.
I have Lhehonour to be
Your obedient servant, furs(licher Lan<lwirtschaftsrat president of the steam-plough company.
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The above are available from the Editor "STEAMING", FIELD HOUSE, TURVEY> BEDFORD
FOR SALE AND WANTED
For Sa.le.-Pai11t.ad JJ:n11incs,J. Russell,, 57s. 6d.,; Bios,cope1Sho11·smul Jhcir Engine.~, 10s.; Showmcm'.\' E11gim ..·s. 6s. 6d.: <.h,rrelfs of leb.ro,,. 43s. 9d. All post paid.-G. R. Jfawtllornc, 19 Bridle Pnth. Woodcotc, Rea.ding.
Wamed.-Nameplati: "Fowler 11 wilh "Lacds ·• inset in centre. Exchange or cnsh for faithful .reprod~•ctaon.-G. R. H,awlhornc, ,I9 Bridle Path, w,,odco tc~ Reading.
For ale ...:..."World's Fair" from 1951 to 1965 (29 copie.~ missing). Approximalcl>' 1,530 copies containing Engine cws and Notes, Rally Repons, enc. Most t1sc[ul for anyone compiling Engine Li..ls, etc. Ofie,·s.-JI. rnw.lc)', l~icld House, Turvey, Bcdfol'd.
For Sale.- et of four cmlourcd prinls, size 9¼ in. X 5;} in., plus a 2 in. bordor. These have been spcd:il!y printl'd for frnming with pedal nttcntion to the colour accurncy. The engines depicted arc: Fowler Showmt\11·sEngine "Kilcllener '' (The !ir,c'.)l'I Maiden). Fowler Single ,Cylinder Ploughing Engine at work. Tho1·n,1crofl Steam Lorry, and Marshall Traction Engine al work on the dnim. Each set supplied in envelope with c:irdboartl stiffener. Price 15s. (post paicl).-From J. mwley, Field House, Turv~y, Bedford.
For Saile.-A pair 1.11mrnecliwnmetai bui;hcs, (>t1lside diF1metc1·5~ incl1es. inside diamclc1· 4{- i11che..'i 1 length I ·1¾ inchcs.-C. I\. Pa;\to11, Riv111·sideHoL'is,c, Upper Beetling. Stcyning. Sussex.
Wa11ted.-rnforma1ion on the following stolen from nl)' Fowler Ploughing Engines : 5 clackboxcs, approx. 60 spurls, fiL 22 in. wheels 1 \.Vhite·s inj:}cLor~ ! '!ltop i::q, (~te.:;tml:<1rinjec1,01·).brass oilers from 4 ~ngincs., <:rankshnl't, 2111d and 3rd mot;on shaft and upright shafl bearings (AA7C Type), No. plates 15256 and 15257, 15170 and 16063.-Anyone knowing the. whereabouts of or who has any information, or who has been offer.!d, or purchased any or the above, ple~se conlacl me, H. J. Roads, 11 Bqrnmm ·•. Caxton. Cambridge. Telephone a:-:ton 292.
\i'\fanted.-BA K COPIES Of STEAMING, Vol. 2.. os. L 2 & 3 ; Vol. 3, Nos. J & 2 : Vol. 4, o. 3 : Vol. 5. Nos. 2 & 4 : Vol.6, No. 4 ancl Vol. 8 No. 4.-Good prices paid for cleao copic Required to complete sets fo1• binding. Particulal/S lo Cluarlcs Jf. Doan. 330 Adclam Road, Middlcsbn::rng,h, Yo,·ksbirc.
For Salc.-f owler Ploughing Van. Woodwork very rotten.-OfTcrs Lo JI. F. Gabb 1 D11rhafin Fbrm, Egg Pie Lano, Hildcnbornugh, Kent. Wa11,Lcc'.l.-l11jectorwater cock, oil cups, suction hose and rose for Al'eliog 8 ton lloller. Muse be in good condition. Also wanted. dc1itils of all engine,; fir t regi tcrcd in Buckinghamshire, makers No.. Reg. o. and hi~tory. H :Possible a photograph and prcsenl location.-D. J. ewLo,,, l Queens Road. Chc,c,-ho.m,R\lcks.
F'or Sale.-Scco111d-h::rnd copper chimney lop wHh steel 11101mdingIlange oIT 5 HP. 8u1·1·e1I.13 in. diameter at lop. fl} in. di:i.meter at bottom and 7 in. dcep.-£[2. W. A. Briggs. Eustmoor, Knulsford Road. Plumley, Km1tsforcl, Chcshfrc. TcL: tower Peover 365
.For Salc.-Set of two col,ourad prints, size 4 J i111.X Ja,in,, plt1s a J} in. border, FosLl.!t" Showman'sTractor and Clayton Tn,.ction Engine. Price Ss. 6d. {including postage).-J. Crawley, Field Housej Tur\lcy, Bedford.
For Sale.-lPosLcard si1-e photograph a.re a\'ailablc of tbc illustrntions on pagc~9~ 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. lR.19,20.21,22,"36, 38.40,41,42.43, 45, 46, 47. 49, 50, 51, 52, 53. 54, 55, SCiand 82 oC the Winter issue. Price Is. 3d. each, minimum quantily half-dozen, or 40s. per complete set-From J. Crawley, Field Ho1.1sc,Tur'Vcy, Bodford.
For Snle.-Repro1.h,1ction of Terence Cune,o painling ~!,owing the restored :Flying Scotsman. No. 4472. crossing the Forlh B1·idge. Size. 25· in. X 20 in. SuiLA.bfefor framing. Price £1 2s. Ocl., including po tagc and packing. From The Curator, Historical Museum. Triangle Place, Clapham, London. S.\V.4.
~team Plough Club.-Anyo11c irit,ercstcd ir1 a small club to sncciali.se in Ploughing Engine matters should wll'itc lo Harold f3onnelt, 3 Ridsc Side, Haw Lane, Bledlmv Ridge, i r. High Wycombe, Bucks.
DIARY OF EVENTS
Appro11ed by The National Traction Engine Club. May I fBrighton Run-Historic Commercial Vehicle Club. Leave Clapham 9 a.m. 14/ 15 Thaxted, Essex. 16 15 Birmingham Science Museum Rally. 30 21 /22 \Vilsic Hall, Wadsworth, Doncaster. 19 21 /22 *Farming Fair, Maidstone, Kent. 26 28 UmbcTleigh, Barnstaple:, Devon. 7
28 *Congl,cton ( heshire) Carnival and Engine IP'arade. 14 28./29/30 Mellon Mowbray S.t-eamFair and Engine· Rally. 46 2.9/30 Beauli.eu,, Somhal'npton. 21 29 / 30 G[eat VVym:ondley 1 Hitchfn, Herts, 34 29/30 Revcsby {Cnrrin•gto~1Park), .Boston, Lines, 17 29/30 Stanford Park~ Rug.by. 8 30 EUrnr:n, Canterb~11ty,Kent. 5 30 Woodton, Bungay, SutI,olk. 13 30 Madlcy, near Herdord. 32 30 *Newbury (Berks.) Ca.rial Fair a.nd Engine Parade. 20 J1111e 4 Chandler·s FordJ EasHei,gJ,.
Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these dates, but no respon_si'brlitvcan be acQepted by the N.T.E.C. for alterations. Itames _vary considerably in size and scope ; details of any particular event can be obtaine~ from ihe organising secretary with whom all correspondence shou'.~dbe con.ducted. The official can be ascertained by reference to the key to the number appearing after each event.
ORGANISERS OF EVENTS
* Agricultural Shows at which no rally events as such are provided, but the engines wilJ be in steam as static exhibits with an occasional parade. Carnivals are similar.
t Events catering for all forms of veteran and vintage transport of which traction engines form a part.
] . Mr. p_ N. D. Port.er. R:ye Uousc. White Bm. Cm!SHAM, Bucks.
2. Mr. G. Hawkins, Frederick HoR.1~ic,St. l~sey, WAOc.DRIOOE, Corn.wall.
3. Mr. D. W. Smith, 44 Sandford Aven:ue, CHUIRCHI' S:-rRETTON, Sal,op.
4. Mr. A. W. Con1e]ius~ 84! Doved'ale Avenue, Clayhal1~ ltro1m. ~sex.
5. Mr. A. G. T]mrnpson, "Avalon," Elh:am, CANTell1lURY,. Kent.
6. Mr. M. J. Pearce, 31 Trevu Road, CAM.BOUNC.Co rnwa II.
7. Mr. H. C. Sneniner, Jubile,e House, SomJ.1 Molton Road, UMBERLEl<JH, Devon.
8. Mrs. K. Middleton, The Cottage, Poplar Lane, Holcot, Nuk!HAMPTON.
9. Mr. H. E. Dudeney, 2 Hurst Avenue, HORSHAM, Sussex.
10. Mr. N. S. Brown, 30 Borrowell, Kegworth, DERRY.
11. Mr. W. G. R. Weeks, 11 Mitchell Avenue, Jcsmond, NEWCASTLE-UPONTYNE 2.
12. Mr. H. L. Spindl,e)r 1 23 Wes.lwood Dri,•e, S"1anpool~ L1Ncou,r.
13. Mr. C. R. J<nights. u Rossie.a," Wilderness Lane, l-TARU'!STON, Norfolk.
14. Mr. S. L. Wedgwoed, Holcombe 1Jouse. 173 Congleton Road. Biddulph. SrOKE~ON~TRENTJ StadTs.
15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
Mr. N. Boyes, 93 WoodsMe Road, Wylke,:BRADFOR0 1 Yorkshire.
Mr. A. Dayncsr, 2 So\ltfivicw.RtHhvinter, SAFFRON WALDEN, .Essex.
Mr. R. Jerroey·,M-ount P1ea$an:t.House, Frill,,vmc, nosro~. Uncs.
Mr. 1. )-[arding, IOI Wembdon Road. BRU)OWA.Tl?R; Somerset.
Mr. J. J. Dangerfield, Wilsic Hall }lotel, Wadwonh 1 DONCASTER, Yorks.
Mr. G. R. Hawthorne, 19 Bridle P'atb, Woodcote, READtN(i, Berks,
Mr. J. Crawley, Field House, Turvey, BEDFORD.
Hon. C. Buckmas!ter, Ryece Hall, Brettcnham, IPSWICH, Suffolk.
Mr. G. Howell, 5 The Crescent, ANOOVF!R, Hants.
Mr. T. B. Paisfa)'. Manor Farm, Holywell, Htn,rr,NODON,
Mr . .T.T. Oeeby. Wyme.swold Road, RiempsJo,ne!LouGHlllOR>OUGH, Leics.
Miss E. Hinde, Oakwood Hous,e, Oakwood R,oad:, MAIOST8:NE, Kent.
Mr. A. Bloom, 'B1Fes.sing:tlamHall, D1ssj No.rfolk.
Mr. M. D. Thackc~y. "Upyonda," Castle How.aird Dri:ve, MA1:ro~ 1 • Yorks.
Mr. G. Rogers, u Pcm-y-Ghent.," Beech "Lane.,,voodcote, REJiDINGJ B.crks.
Mr. N. W. iB.ertenshaw, !Birmingham Museum of Science and IndusLr~•. Newhall Street, BIRMINGHAM 3. .
31. Mr. W. L. Thorpe, "Eastfield," Cemetery Road, Ryhitl, WAKEFIELD, Yorks.
12. Mr. S. Philp, "Wellbrook," Peterchurch, HEREFORD.
33. Mr. R. A. Lees, 14 St. Cathcrinc's Avenue, Market Bosworth, NUNEATON, Warwickshire.
34. Mr. J. J. Mayes, 23 Nunnery Lane, LUTON, Beds.
35. Mr. F. B. Broughton, "Pantiles/i Gringlcy-on-the-Hill, DONCASTER, Yorks.
36. Mr. K. J. Fidgcn, c/o Louis Newmark Ltd., 101 Bell Street, REIGATn, Surrey.
37. Mr. M. Bennett, 5 Northcroft Gardens, Enp;Jefield Green, EGHAM, Surrey.
18. Mr. P. G. Barber, c/o James & Crockerell Ltd., Darrington, SALISBURY,
39.
Wilts.
Mr. E. Jones, 7 Queen's Road, Chandler's Ford, EASTLEIGH, Hants.
Mr. R. •A. Brown, 54 Rall Street, Soham.Ct,;J'.-fBlIOOE.
Mr. I. D. W. Russell, 45 Mellfng Lane. Ma.gh,111,LlVERPOOL.
Mr. A. N1,mp 1 6 Westholme: Road, Masham, Rmro~,Yorks,
Mr. A. Napper, "Bridge Farm~ ApplcTord., AnlNOOON~ Berks ..
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Mr. B. Bou:rn, Burch House, long Road, Dedham 1 COLCl'IESTER, Essex .. ,
Mr. M. Girling, 101 Winderrnere Avenue, SOUTIIAMPTON.
Mr. S. Simpson, 287 Humbcrstone Lane, LEICESTER.
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