FOWLER Special Sprung (Showmans) Road Locomotive
No.7857 by John Fowler & Co., Leeds Ltd.
Originally built with full showmans fittings, dynamo and bollard crane.
This interesting and newly discovered engine was reputedly ordered in 1896 by the showman T. Taylor of Grimsburg, Northants, as a ‘special’ 3 speed sprung A4 class road loco, uniquely fitted with dynamo platform and dynamo, full-length canopy and right-hand mounted ‘bollard crane’.
Some History of FOWLER No.7857
Available for sale in ‘as found’ unrestored condition.
FOWLER 7 NHP Road Engine
“Bromyard Queen Nance”
No. 11484 ~ Reg No. CJ 5367 ~ Built 1909
7 NHP Double Crank Compound
Having undergone extensive restoration over a number years, this road locomotive is now in excellent condition, and for sale with new boiler certificates.
BURRELL 6 NHP Traction Engine
“The Pride of The South Hams”
No. 3034
Reg No. AF 3508
Built 1908
6 NHP Single Crank Compound Agricultural Traction Engine. For sale with current boiler certificates.
RUSTON PROCTOR 7 NHP Traction Engine
“TITUS”
No. 44180 ~ Class SHA ~ Built 1912
7 NHP Single Cylinder
For sale fully restored and in very good condition, with current boiler certificate.
RANSOMES 60 HP Traction Engine
Works No.25781, built 1913 by Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies of Ipswitch.
60 BHP (c10 NHP) Compound Cylinders.
This is a very rare example Ransomes’ large colonial specification traction engine, which was designed for direct-draw ploughing in Argentina.
Fully restored and in good condition, for sale with current boiler certificates.
FOSTER 10 NHP Traction Engine
Works No. 3084, built 1905.
Single Cylinder.
This is a rare colonial type general purpose traction engine by William Foster & Co Ltd, Lincoln. Little used during its working life, this handsome engine has been sympathetically restored and is now in very good condition, available for sale with newly issued boiler certificates.
6 Inch Scale BURRELL SCC Traction Engine
This exceptional miniature is based on the 6 NHP BURREL Devonshire type traction engine No. 3262.
Built using original drawings and purpose-made patterns, this is a truly magnificent machine. Executed to a very high standard with unusual attention to detail. Condition is “as new” and offered for sale with full boiler certification.
AVELING & PORTER Class PC8 Ploughing Engine
No.6547 ~ Built 1908
Double Crank Compound
One of only 3 Aveling & Porter built ploughing engines known to survive, this very rare machine awaits restoration.
RUSTON & HORNSBY 12 NHP Traction Engine
A very impressive and powerful Class SCLA direct ploughing traction engine.
No. 128183
Built 1926
12 NHP Compound Cylinders
In unrestored condition.
NEILSON Tank Locomotive ‘BECKTON No.1’
0-4-0 Tank Locomotive ‘BECKTON No.1’
By NEILSON & Co. Ltd, Glasgow Works No. 4444, Built 1892
Standard gauge industrial loco supplied new to the Beckton gas works, London, being the number 1 loco at the then largest gas works in the world. Open cab design with a copper firebox.
A very handsome Victorian loco with a good history.
Featured in the September 2012 issue of “Heritage Railway” magazine, issue 167
RUSTON PROCTOR 12 NHP Traction Engine
A very impressive Ruston SCLA traction engine, one of the most powerful agricultural traction engines produced in the UK.
No. 35499
Built 1908
12 NHP Compound Cylinders
For sale in reasonable, unrestored condition.
ORENSTEIN & KOPPEL 2 Ft Gauge 0-10-0 ‘Luttermoller’ Loco 10956
2 Ft Gauge Steam Locomotive
A rare and very powerful loco with 10 driven wheels using special Luttermoller flexible geared drive on the leading and trailing wheels. In UK, in unrestored condition.
See some more info on Luttermoller drive locos here.