No 5541
Built as a 3 ton tractor and supplied to Lord Ancaster, Stamford, Lincs on July 8th 1904. The engine was not accepted and returned to the makers. It was registered D1656 and finally sold on 30th of November 1904 to F. Quinnell & Sons of Sevenoaks, Kent. Sold by them in 1915 to a firm in Green Street Green, Henry Lewis & Sons (engine dealers) are recorded as owning the engine, sometime between 1920 & 1923. T.T. Boughton & Sons converted the engine to a Roller, along with another XA3 in 1923 and it was registered as PP 581 on the 4th of July. The next two owners were J.A. Harris, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucester and then J.P. Vines, Hardwick, Gloucester. It was bought in 1955 by Charles Gregory of Coombe, Nr. Camborne, as a Birthday present for his daughter, Phylis.
Bought from Mrs. Pettitt in August 1998 by the Stock family of Falmouth, Cornwall. Work carried out in this ownership includes; re-built differential, main drive & 2nd pinion gears, re-ground Crankshaft, new second and axle shafts. A new brake shaft and castings, new piston & rings, motion refurbished, new valve and the pump has been overhauled. Vulcanised rubber tyres, new tender and side tanks, with pipework to suite, new smokebox, front ring and door, steering castings and front axle. New bearings to suite shafts and gears. Driving pin holes bored and bushed, water lift hose and rose. In 2003, at Dorset, it was re-united with the Pantechnicon trailer it used to pull in its first working role.
The engine was reverted back to a tractor in 2004, and is thought to be the oldest Aveling tractor surviving, and the only XA3. The pictures show Bo-peep with the Pantechnicon along with an unknown Yorkshire lorry with it’s own load. This was taken in Sevenoaks Between 1905 and 1915.
Bought from Mrs. Pettitt in August 1998 by the Stock family of Falmouth, Cornwall. Work carried out in this ownership includes; re-built differential, main drive & 2nd pinion gears, re-ground Crankshaft, new second and axle shafts. A new brake shaft and castings, new piston & rings, motion refurbished, new valve and the pump has been overhauled. Vulcanised rubber tyres, new tender and side tanks, with pipework to suite, new smokebox, front ring and door, steering castings and front axle. New bearings to suite shafts and gears. Driving pin holes bored and bushed, water lift hose and rose. In 2003, at Dorset, it was re-united with the Pantechnicon trailer it used to pull in its first working role.
The engine was reverted back to a tractor in 2004, and is thought to be the oldest Aveling tractor surviving, and the only XA3. The pictures show Bo-peep with the Pantechnicon along with an unknown Yorkshire lorry with it’s own load. This was taken in Sevenoaks Between 1905 and 1915.
No 4747
No. 4747. Reg. NX 371. “Bess”. Built 1900. 6nhp. 10 tons. Single Cylinder Slide Valve Steam Roller, new to Essex County Council and later taken over by the War Department. Sold in 1921 to Bomford & Evershed, Evesham, Worcestershire and passed through several more hands before coming to Cornwall in 1975 in the ownership of William Danning of Tywardreath. He carried out a number of repairs to the engine to return it to working order and sold the engine to the current owner in 1986. She was subsequently rallied until the early 1990’s since which time major repairs have taken place enabling her to make a welcome return to the rally scene. Owned by: Richard & Maureen Eslick, Ladock, Truro.
No 11448
No. 11448. Reg. NP 7791. “Av It”. Built 1926. 4nhp. 8 tons. Compound Piston Valve ‘D’type Steam Roller supplied new to North Bromsgrove Urban District Council. Later taken over by Bromsgrove Urban District Council when the two Council’s amalgamated in 1933. Purchased for preservation by Neville Melhuish, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire and acquired from the Redditch area in 1989 by Raymond & Joyce Hoskin of Redruth. Purchased the following year by Don Hussey of Grampound Road before coming into its current ownership in 2002. Owned by: David Boyling, Tredinnick, Wadebridge.
No 10824
No. 10824. Reg. PT 3595. “Smokey”. Built l923. 6nhp. 10 tons. Compound Piston Valve “F” Type Steam Roller. New to Jarrow Corporation and later passing to roller contractor Guy Pots, Newbottle, County Durham. First preserved by Jack Wakefield, Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, she then changed hands twice more before coming into the ownership of Phil Gregory, who brought her to Cornwall in August 1989. In May 1996 the engine was purchased by Chris Sawford and during 1997 was fitted with a new firebox, boiler, barrel, tube plate, tubes and canopy. Owned by: Chris Killen & Family, Tredinnick, Wadebridge.
No 8581
No. 8581. Reg. DW 2166. “Dougal”. Built 1915. 5nhp. 10 tons. Single Cylinder Slide Valve Steam Roller, supplied new to Henry Richards & Son of Newport, Monmouth, later passing to Barnes Bros. Southwick, Wiltshire with whom it worked until the 1960’s. Purchased by the present owner in 1970 from a market garden near Dorchester where it had been used for sterilising soil. Rallied in Dorset for five years and then moved to Cornwall with its owner in 1975. Owned by: Stephen Cox, Redruth.
No 6165
No. 6165. Reg. MD 4411. “Margaret II”. Built 1907. 5nhp. 12 tons. Compound Steam Roller. Bought new by Harrow on the Hill Council in 1907 it then went back to Aveling in 1923/24. It was then bought by Buncombe & Sons Ltd. and was number 90 in their fleet. “Margaret II” was still working in 1961 on the Bristol Ring Road. It was purchased by the present owner in 1990 from its owner in Devon and has had a complete rebuild including major boilerwork carried out over the last 13 years. Owned by: Terry & Margaret Morcomb, Mitchell, Newquay.
No 12079
No. 12079. Reg. PH 9633. “Spitfire”. Built 1928. 4nhp. 8 tons. Compound Piston Valve D-type Steam Roller supplied new to Richmond Corporation, Surrey. Later passed to Bowman’s Engineering Company and was acquired for preservation in the 1950’s by Jim Hutchins of Dorset. It was unrestored in his ownership and was sold in the 1970’s to Paul Gull of Nottingham who completely rebuilt her and renamed her “Spit”. Purchased from Derbyshire in February 1995 by the present owner who renamed her “Spitfire”. Owned by: Graham Stone, Helston.
No 8301
No. 8301. Reg. FX 7026. Built 1914. 6nhp. 12 tons. Single Cylinder Slide Valve Steam Roller, supplied new to Eddison Plant Ltd. Dorchester, Dorset, later passing to R. Dingle & Sons Ltd. Stoke Climsland. Lay disused for 14 years before being purchased for preservation by Bernard True of St. Agnes. Acquire by the present Owner in November 2004 who has undertaken extensive work returning the engine to a steamable condition. Owned by:- Jon Eastman, Camborne.
No 4660
No. 4660. Reg. NR 2393. “Pride of the Road”. Built 1900. 5nhp. 10 tons. Single Cylinder R10 Steam Steam Roller. This single cylinder engine snuck into Cornwall under the cover of darkness in March of 2004. It was originally purchased by Hinckley Rural District Council in Leicestershire where she worked until 1926, then being sent to an engine dealer in Wood Lane, London. That year she was purchased by Syd Sutton a Contractor from Beckermet, Cumbria. Under Syd the engine worked in the West Lake District for 32 years, during this time she was sub-contracted out from 1940 to 1943 when the engine was used to help build two Royal Ordinance factories. The first was Drigg and the second ROF Sellafield. In 1958 she passed into the hands of H. F. Smith & Son of Hexham, Northumberland where she worked with a lighter Fowler Roller on general Road repairs. In 1968 she was sold to Billy Treloar (an engine dealer). That same year Barry Harrison of Burgh by Sands, Carlisle, Cumbria bought both the Fowler and "Pride of the Road'". They spent 28 years in a barn, the Fowler was completely covered whereas "Pride of the Road” was half in and half out of the barn. When Nigel Scurrah of Ripon took ownership in 1996 he put in new tubes, tube plate and chimney in 1997. She then passed onto Colin Cambage of Borough Bridge, North Yorkshire, who fitted a new tender in 2002. Since purchased she has been fitted with a new big end bearing and brake pinion bracket. Continuing restoration work will be carried out by the current owners. Owned by: The Ellway Family, St. Cleer.
No 10159
No. 10159. Reg. NO 3867. “Blackberry Jack”. Built 1921. 6nhp. 10 tons. Single Cylinder E-Type Steam Roller, new to Leyton U.D.C. later passing to Messrs. T. T. Boughton & Sons Ltd., Amersham, Bucks. Laid up in the 1950’s after being sold for scrap but acquired for preservation in 1968 by Kenneth Brown who at that time lived in Buckinghamshire. Restored over a period of seven years and moved with the owner to Cornwall in 1988. Purchased by the present owner following the 1993 St. Agnes Rally who overhauled and repainted the engine to its present high standard. Owned by: Graham Viant, Mawla, Redruth.
No 4157
No: 4157. Reg: MA 5525. “Elizabeth”. Built 1898.
6nhp. 8 tons Compound Agricultural Traction Engine. “Elizabeth” entered preservation during the 1950’s in Lincolnshire and was sold to Mr. J. Attrill of the Isle of Wight in 1978. Purchased by the present Owners in 2004. Owned by: James & Beata Axe, Constantine, Falmouth.
6nhp. 8 tons Compound Agricultural Traction Engine. “Elizabeth” entered preservation during the 1950’s in Lincolnshire and was sold to Mr. J. Attrill of the Isle of Wight in 1978. Purchased by the present Owners in 2004. Owned by: James & Beata Axe, Constantine, Falmouth.
No 9008
No: 9008. Reg: BH 7167. “George”. Built 1919. 6nhp. 10 tons. Single Cylinder Steam Roller new to Buckinghamshire County Council in 1919 and was number 4 in their fleet at Woburn Green, near High Wickham. It is believed that this is why the bore is 7.5 inches instead of 7 as there are many steep hills in this area of Bucks. The roller was sold for scrap in 1958 to a George Evans of Wigginton, Tring, Herts. Mr. Donald Harding purchased it from George Evans in 1961.
Donald named it “George” after the Owner of the scrap yard where he purchased it. It was steamable but minus any boiler lagging, chimney and wheel scrappers. Donald rallied the engine until 1980 when the firebox sprung a leak. He replaced the firebox, front tube plate and smoke box, then rallied the engine until 1995. Donald’s son, Jeffery Harding, brought the engine down to Cornwall in the year 2000, but due to work commitments he was unable to rally it. The present Owners purchased the roller in July 2008. Stephen fitted new tubes and got the engine ready for its’ hydraulic test and is now enjoying his first year out with “George” and looks forward to the future. Owned by: Stephen & Sophie Hawkins, St. Issey, Wadebridge.
Donald named it “George” after the Owner of the scrap yard where he purchased it. It was steamable but minus any boiler lagging, chimney and wheel scrappers. Donald rallied the engine until 1980 when the firebox sprung a leak. He replaced the firebox, front tube plate and smoke box, then rallied the engine until 1995. Donald’s son, Jeffery Harding, brought the engine down to Cornwall in the year 2000, but due to work commitments he was unable to rally it. The present Owners purchased the roller in July 2008. Stephen fitted new tubes and got the engine ready for its’ hydraulic test and is now enjoying his first year out with “George” and looks forward to the future. Owned by: Stephen & Sophie Hawkins, St. Issey, Wadebridge.
No 10594
No: 10594. Reg: YA 6375. “Hercules”. Built 1923. 6nhp. 10 tons Single Cylinder Road Roller. “Hercules” appeared on T.V.’s Salvage Squad while in Colin Henbury’s ownership and was presented to him in a fully restored condition at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Owned by: Alan Caple, St. Erme, Truro.
No 9126
No: 9126. Reg: E5336. “Major”. Built 1921. 5nhp. 12 ton Steam Roller. First owned by Staffordshire County Council and sold into preservation in 1967. Purchased by the present Owner nine years’ ago and moved to Cornwall two years’ ago. Owned by: Steve Corbett, Lanner Moor, Redruth.