I've created this web space to share our passion of steam and vintage vehicles. Amoungst the pages are photos of the work we have done on our own projects, much of which is ongoing and the history of some of our families engines. Things never seem to be completely finished. There is never 'nothing left to do.
This is 'Murphy'. Sam is at the controls, and under instruction from David . She is a rare example of an Aveling & Porter Tandem Road Roller and is FOR SALE. Today David was repainting the lagging after the hydraulic test. See the photos on the workshop page and 'Murphys' own page.
She was originally supplied to John Smith of Portadown, near Craigavon, Northern Ireland in 1928, only returning to the UK in the early 1970's by the Hirst family. She passed into the ownership of Colin Knight from Southampton who rallied her in the south of England and in Holland during the early 1980's and she appeared at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in 1984.
She then was owned in Holland for a number of years before ending up in a private collection in southern Germany in 1989, where I understand she was only steamed once. She has been there ever since only returning to the UK recently.
You can find more information about the engine HERE.
'November' photo must be our big Burrell, 'Taz'. Seen here at the Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre 2007 along with Burrell 1563, 'The Big A' and Ruston Proctor 50278, 'Success'. My thanks to Michael Pumfrey for his photograph.
From looking for projects for ourselves, having made repairs to original items and manufactured new components and assemblies we occasionaly have items for sale so please glance through the 'for sale' page.
I have a small 4hp Marshall Britannia portable. The construction of these engines is very interesting with a stayless firetube forming the firebox.
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