Just a quick question and it may make me look like an idiot but why is the steering on the opposite on the Burrell roller? Is this a standard thing on rollers as Burrel road loco's etc are on the left?

Suppose towing a Fowler saves winding the brake on, like he does up the hill every year in BC;)

We will have to find a heavy object with good brakes for next years Michalmas then - probably won't have a black lump to provide the braking

Oh and Mr Tool - I haven't the faintest idea, other than locos were generally operated by 2 bods where as rollers were designed to be operated by a single bod, having written that, if memory serves some TEs were steered from the RHS as well. I guess no one cared. I am sure someone much cleverer than me will know the answer.

All roller, rollers (not gmt's gnd's etc) are all on the right dont know why though?

My Robey is on the left...