Trickymicky 57 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 When i was a kid, i remember looking at traction engines - i think there were two, in the yard at the rear of the Nottingham City Waterworks offices on Castle Boulevard, at the junction with Castle Road. Does anyone else remember them, or why they were there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I used to visit that place in the early mid 60s to have tanks and taps stamped, sorry don't remember any steam engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I think these ended up at Wollaton Hall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Trickeymicky. I think you will find that the two traction engines you saw are now on display in the Industrial Museum at Wollaton Park. At the recent Open Day one of them was in steam - the other's boiler is not certified. I asked the young chap who was with the engine what he knew about them. They were built in 1929 by Fowler (I think) and were the last engines made by them. They were made for a foreign country and while on the dockside awaiting shipment overseas the deal fell through. They were then purchased by Nottingham Council, hence the reason that their registrations are consecutive. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Mention of traction engines always reminds me of the two that were at Goose Fair, which were operated by Pat Collins of Bloxwhich I believe. Beautiful specimens. I haven't seen them for many years. I hope they are preserved somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 #2 that brings back memories NCWW stamp on taps and tanks ,and the green water board Lambretta scooter combinations with Watsonion Bambi sidecars,I wonder if any of those are still around? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I seem to remember the two Fowler "ploughing"engines might have been used at Stoke Bardolph, always work in pairs pulling a plough between them, engines were positioned side facing and a wire rope was fed from the drum under the engine to the plough, the other end of the plough had a wire rope attached that rean to the other engine drum, three man operation, one on each engine and one on the plough, I believe there is or was a plough at the museum, Fowler engines were built at Leeds Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 It might not help much, but this is the Waterworks from above in the early 50s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 #6 Here you go Swe 62 http://me-moto.com/other_makes/38902-watsonian-bambini-sidecar-mark-2lambretta-scooter.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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