Traction Collection

Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine

Deltic DP1 locomotive

Caterpillar track steam engine by R. Hornsby & Sons
The first and original Caterpillar or walking engine made by R. Hornsby & Sons of Grantham. R. Hornsby & Sons grew into a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, at their Spittle Gate Works

Threshing Wheat
Men threshing wheat at a farm near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, using a Surrells patent compound steam traction engine (mounted on springs)

Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor ARE195
Sentinel DG4 Timber Tractor regn. ARE195, built in 1935 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, at a Bristol Steam Fair. Date: 6 May 1972

McLaren Ploughing Engine BD5504
McLaren Ploughing Engine, regn. BD5504, number 1552, Hero. Built by J&H McLaren & Co. at Hunslet in 1919, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Brays Traction Engine
Brays traction engine impresses passers-by as it draws a heavy load through the streets

Threshing corn by traction engine
Threshing corn by steam power. Possibly Suffolk Date: circa 1905

Sentinel Wagon Pendle Lady GT 2827
Sentinel DG6P Type Wagon, regn. GT 2827, number 8590, Pendle Lady. Built in 1931 by the Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury. Date: 1960s-1970s

Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine TA369 Red Gauntlet (msn 3798) at the 1959 Andover Steam Fair. (Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery)

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - Traction Terminal Building. Date: circa 1920s

Traction Engine & Three Trailers, Branksome Chine, Dorset
Traction Engine & Three Trailers, Branksome Chine, Poole, near Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Waterloo Sunday School Outing Date: 1906

The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; th
Illustration of an aerial mono rail (note date, 1st April 1905) as a vision of the future for railways. The caption states The scientific prophet looks forward to electric traction on this system

Whisky / 1890 Transport
Whisky barrels are transported from distillery to railway station by steam traction engine

Ruston Proctor General Purpose Engine Tulip Queen BE 7421
Ruston Proctor SH class General Purpose Engine, regn. BE 7421, number 44836, Tulip Queen. Built in 1912 by Ruston and Hornsby Ltd (R&H) of Lincoln and Grantham

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Winston Churchill NR 965
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Scenic class Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NR 965, number 3909, Winston Churchill

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive Princess Marina CL 4483
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Scince and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. CL 4483, number 3847, Princess Marina

Wallis & Steevens Road Roller OU5979
Wallis & Steevens Road Roller, regn. OU5979, number 8065 at Southampton. Built in 1930 by Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke. (Note : the spelling of Steevens is correct) Date: 24 June 1972

Clayton & Shuttleworth Road Roller YA7417
Clayton & Shuttleworth Road Roller, regn. YA7417, number 48835 at the Plymouth Mayflower Rally. Built in 1923 by Clayton & Shuttleworth in Lincoln, powered by a single cylinder steam engine

Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine HO5601
Wallis & Steevens General Purpose Engine, regn. HO5601, 7294, The Sheaf of Arrows at Buckfastleigh. Built in 1912 by Wallis & Steevens at Basingstoke, powered by a 6 Nhp single cylinder steam engine

Foden Tractor HX2197
Foden Tractor, regn. HX2197, number 13832, The Dorset Wanderer, at a steam rally in Lambeth. Built in 1930 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach

Foden Wagon RO6330
Foden Wagon, regn. RO6330, number 13488, at a steam rally in Lambeth. Built in 1929 by Edwin Foden, Sons and Co of Elworth Works, Sandbach, powered by a compound steam engine. Date: 24 July 1978

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive NO4999
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. NO4999, number 3926, Margaret. Built in 1922 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford, powered by a 5 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive CO 3822
Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive, regn. CO 3822, number 3443, Lord Nelson. Built in 1913 by Charles Burrell & Sons at Thetford

Aveling-Barford Road Roller GMK 939
Aveling-Barford Road Roller, regn. GMK 939, number 621, Lady Helen. Built in 1939 by Aveling-Barford in Grantham, powered by a 4 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Fowler showmans Road Locomotive FX6661
Fowler showmans Road Locomotive, regn. FX6661, number 15657 The Iron Maiden. Built in 1920 by John Fowler & Co. in Leeds, powered by an 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Aveling & Porter Road Rollers DM3079 and NT4368
Aveling & Porter Road Roller, regn. DM3079, number 7632, Alison, owned by Fred Dibnah and built by Aveling and Porter in 1912

Fowler Ploughing Engine YB1269 in action
Fowler Ploughing Engine, regn. YB1269 in action. Built by John Fowler & Co. in Leeds. Date: 1970s-1980s

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive PB 9624 - King George VI
Steam Traction engine at a steam rally - Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive number 3489 King George VI regn. PB 9624, owned bys J Wharton. Date: 1970s-1980s

Fowler Ploughing Engine HR4261
Fowler Ploughing Engine, regn. HR4261, number 15420, Sir John. Built in 1920 by John Fowler & Co. in Leeds, powered by a 16 Nhp compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Aveling and Porter Road Roller BC9483
Aveling and Porter Road Roller, regn. BC9483, number 10991, Janet. Built by Aveling and Porter in 1924, powered by a 6 Nhp single-cyinder steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Foster General Purpose Engine CT6708
Foster General Purpose Engine, regn. CT6708, number 14422. Built in 1924 by William Foster & Co. in Lincoln, powered by a 7 Nhp single cylinder steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Fowler Road Roller GS2538
Fowler Road Roller, regn, GS 2538, number 18882, No.1. Built in 1931 by John Fowler & Co. in 1931 in Leeds, powered by a compound steam engine. Date: 1970s-1980s

Fowler traction engine No 7786 Alfred, built in 1898, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Alfred had also attended at the rally in 1956) (John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds)

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive WB9110 Perseverance II (msn 3483), built in 1913 with an 8 Nhp compound steam engine. Seen at an auction at Walford Cross near Taunton in 1959

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Fowler Ploughing Engine HR3399 Master (msn 15408), built 1918, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Fowler Ploughing Engine NO4630 Wilbur (msn 14712), built 1917, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Wallis & Steevens Steam Roller Simplicity (msn 8023), built 1930, at the 1959 Crystal Palace Steam rally. (Wallis & Steevens of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England produced agricultural equipment)

Threshing on the Canadian Prairies, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Threshing on the Prairies, Canada Date: early 1900s

Old Mill, Alderley

Alderley Old Mill Victorian period

Haymaking with a traction engine early 1900s

A sawmill powered by traction engine, hand coloured photo
A sawmill powered by traction engine, early 1900s, hand coloured photo

Traction engine powering a saw mill, Victorian period

Traction engine and trailer

Traction engine and trailer, Victorian period

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