Steam Traction Engines collection

A selection of postcards produced by various publishers showing steam traction engines, road locomotives and steam lorries (acquired as a collection from the ever-generous Postcard Finder Store).

These cards provide a pictorial history of the traction engine from the latter years of the 1800s to the 1930s.

Postcards

  • PC_TE001Traction Engine Series D 218/1 - “Fowler” Light Ploughing Engine
  • PC_TE002Traction Engine Series D 218/2 - Wallis & Steevens Patent Expansion Engine
  • PC_TE003Traction Engine Series D 218/3 - Fowler Showman’s Road Locomotive “Supreme"
  • PC_TE004Traction Engine Series D 218/4 - “Burrell” Showman’s Road Locomotive
  • PC_TE005Traction Engine Series D 218/5 - Wallis & Steevens Road Locomotive
  • PC_TE006Traction Engine Series D 218/7 - Aveling & Porter Tractor
  • PC_TE007Traction Engine Series D 218/8 - Fowler Showman’s Road Locomotive “ Prince of Wales"
  • PC_TE008Traction Engine Series D 225/9 - Fowler Class TE2 General Haulage Engine No 14910 “Rising Star"
  • PC_TE009Traction Engine Series D 225/10 - Garrett Showman’s Tractor 33987 (1920)
  • PC_TE010Traction Engine Series D 225/11 - Wallis & Steevens Traction Engine 7666 (1920)
  • PC_TE011Traction Engine Series D 225/12 - Clayton & Shuttleworth Traction Engine 43130 (1921)
  • PC_TE012Traction Engine Series D 225/13 - Burrell Steam Roller 4041 (1926)
  • PC_TE013Traction Engine Series D 225/14 - Wallis & Steevens 2660 (1903)
  • PC_TE014Traction Engine Series D 225/15 - Robey Traction Engine No 28094 “Pride of the Walk"
  • PC_TE015Traction Engine Series D 225/16 - Robey Traction Engine 33957 (1916)
  • PC_TE0161897 Burrell Agriculture Tractor “Diamond Queen"
  • PC_TE017Cushing’s Steam and Organ Museum - Thursford, Norfolk
  • PC_TE018Thursford Collection, Thursford, Norfolk
  • PC_TE019
  • PC_TE020Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine “Fearless” - Thursford Collection
  • PC_TE021Burrell Compound General Purpose Traction Engine - Thursford Collection
  • PC_TE022Garrett Showman’s Tractor “Medina” - Thursford Collection
  • PC_TE023Sentinel S4 Steam Waggon, Works No 9075 (1934)
  • PC_TE024Sentinel Steam Waggon, Works No 8571 (1931)
  • PC_TE025Burrell & NHP SCC “Trudy Jane - Works No 3233 (1910)
  • PC_TE026Burrell Compound Traction Engine “The Dreadnought” (1926) - Breamore Countryside Museum
  • PC_TE027Wallis & Steevens Engine No 7683 “Eileen” (1919)
  • PC_TE028Wantage Traction Engine No 1348 (1898)
  • PC_TE029Fowler Ploughing Engine N R 1212 (1870)
  • PC_TE030Burrell Compund Three Speed Steam Tractor No 3458 (1913)
  • PC_TE031Ruston & Hornsby Traction Engine No 113812 (1920)
  • PC_TE032Aveling & Porter Steam Tractor No 9170 (1920)
  • PC_TE033Burrell Road Engine No 3798 (1919)
  • PC_TE034Aveling & Porter Type R6 Road Roller No 8832 (1918)
  • PC_TE035Burrell Compound Road Roller No 16007 (1923)
  • PC_TE036 (TE041)Aveling & Porter (Rochester) tractor type engine No 8809 “Flower” (1918)
  • PC_TE037Wallis & Steevens Engine No 7683 “Eileen” (1919)
  • PC_TE038Garrett Showman’s Tractor No 3397 (1920)
  • PC_TE039Marshall Agricultural Traction Engine No 15391 (1887)
  • PC_TE0039bMarshall Agricultural Traction Engine (1909)
  • PC_TE040Fowler Steam Road Roller No 14474 (1922)
  • PC_TE041 (TE036)Aveling & Porter (Rochester) tractor type engine No 8809 “Flower” (1918)
  • PC_TE042Foden Tractor “D” C;lass No 14078 (1932)
  • PC_TE043Marshall Traction Engine No 15391 (1887)
  • PC_TE044Fowlers SHowman’s Engine No 15657 "Kitchener” (The Iron Maiden) (1920)
  • PC_TE045Wantage Traction Engine No 1389 “Constance” (1898)
  • PC_TE046Foden Wagon No 6350 (1916)
  • PC_TE047Burrell Traction Engine No 3586 “Warrior” (1914)
  • PC_TE048Marshall Simple Traction Engine (1894) - James Countryside Museum, Bicton, Devon
  • PC_TE049Babcock & Wilcox 6 Ton Steam Roller (1926) - James Countryside Museum, Bicton, Devon
  • PC_TE050Aveling Convertible Tractor/Roller (1913) - Thursford Collection, Thursford, Norfolk
  • PC_TE051Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Portable Steam Engine (1886) - Easton Farm Park
  • PC_TE052Foden Overtype Lorry (1930)
  • PC_TE053 (TE061)Fowler Ploughing Engine No 15346 “Princess Mary” (1919)
  • PC_TE054Sentinel S4 Lorry (1934)
  • PC_TE055Fowler Agricultural Engine No 11698 (1909)
  • PC_TE056Foden 5 Ton Wagon 5078 “Pride of Burley” (1914)
  • PC_TE057Fowler Road Locomotive 17105 “Atlas” (1928)
  • PC_TE058Burrell 4004 8 Ton “Pride of Somerset” (1925)
  • PC_TE059Marshall Steam Tractor No 73900 “Jubilee” (1920)
  • PC_TE060Burrell General Purpose Traction Engine No 3586 “Tam” (1914)
  • PC_TE061 TE053)Fowler Ploughing Engine No 15436 “Princess Mary” (1919)
  • PC_TE062Fowler General Purpose Traction Engine No 8337 “Lord Charlie” (1899)
  • PC_TE063Foden Steam Wagon No 13488 (1923)
  • PC_TE064Foden D Steam Roller (1928)
  • PC_TE065Left - Aveling & Porter 10 Ton Road Roller No 11837 “Daniel” (1927) Right - Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Traction Engine No 35247 “Old Faithful” (1924)
  • PC_TE066Sentinel 6 Ton Steam Wagon (1916)
  • PC_TE067Left - Burrell Showman’s Engine No J 6857 “William V” (1914) Right - Foden Showman’s Engine No 2104 “Prospector” (1910)
  • PC_TE068Aveling & Porter 10 Ton Single Cylinder Road Roller No 7632 “Alison” (1912)
  • PC_TE069Wallis & Stevens “Advance” Road Roller No 7851 “Friend Richard” (1926)
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  • PC_TE077Burrell Traction Engine “Lord Nelson” (1913) - Montagu Motor Museum
  • PC_TE078Burrell Showman’s Engine (1921)
  • PC_TE079Burrell Showman’s Engine No 2870 “Princess Royal” (1907)
  • PC_TE080Marshall Traction Engine (1905)
  • PC_TE081Foden Tractor (1924) - Only one of type
  • PC_TE082Burrell Road Engine “Norah” (1919)
  • PC_TE083Sentinel S4 Steam Lorry (1937)
  • PC_TE084Steam Engines at Bressingham Hall Gardens, Diss, Norfolk
  • PC_TE085McLaren Traction Engine (1918)
  • PC_TE086Ruston Proctor General Purpose Traction Engine Standing in front of 101 Key Hooghuys - Showman’s Organ built in Belgium in 1900 ( see PC_Thursford01 )
  • PC_TE087McLaren Compound Traction Engine No 1642 (1918)
  • PC_TE088Steam Engines at Bressingham Hall Gardens, Diss, Norfolk
  • PC_TE089Fowler Compound Traction Engine No 15466
  • PC_TE090Garrett Special Showman’s Tractor (1920)
  • PC_TE091
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  • PC_TE093Sentinel Steam Wagon (c 1935)
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  • PC_TE095Burrell Steam Traction Engine “Empress of Britain” (1912) - Museum of East Anglian Life
  • PC_TE096Mann’s Patent Steam Cart & Wagon Co Steam Tractor No 5402 (1928) North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish County Durham
  • PC_TE097
  • PC_TE098Scale Model Steam Traction Engine “Irene 4” - Leavens Hall Steam Collection
  • PC_TE101 (1)“The Havenstreet Queen” 1905 Agricultural Engine by William Ailchin Ltd, Northampton
  • PC_TE099Lincolnshire Museums’ Department of History
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