Tinkers Park

[William Allchin]

Yes , she will have the lagging on, just didn't have time as steam test was only done last Wednesday evening. I am refitting the original 1890 sheets again. There will be two rolled plates that fix to the perch bracket and onto the door angle plate coming back, the first
brass band will cover the join between plates and lagging sheets. This is the original 1890design.
Steve

[steaming my way]

I didnt see any tracks. Car drivers are getting worse and worse, we didnt have any as impatient as your 4x4 driver but many gambled to overtake us. On monday morning as we were leaving the site when we met Hairy Monster Aveling just before Buxted on the A272, which was stopped, and as we went by we noticed that two cars had gone head on into each other and looked as like one of them would be written off, im not sure if this was because of the Roller, your have to ask Hairy Monster himself. Car drivers just need to learn to just wait and overtake when it safe.

[BulldozerD11]

Would anyone know the identity of the portable that was between the railway lines near the yard - photo here ?

[chief polisher]

Originally Posted by BulldozerD11

Would anyone know the identity of the portable that was between the railway lines near the yard - photo here ?

Looks to me like a Marshall with a britiannia Firebox.

Regards

Matt

[minicooper]

Originally Posted by BulldozerD11

Would anyone know the identity of the portable that was between the railway lines near the yard - photo here ?

It is 12 NHP S Class , single cylinder, piston valve, Marshall works no 89345 of 1942, sent to agents Thomas Smith & Sons, it drove 2 racksaw benches at The Round Timber Supply Co Ltd, Cross-in-Hands, East Sussex, from where Claude Jessett purchased the engine in 1968 for £30.

The above came from an info board on the fence by the engine, during an open day in 9/2007

[Hairy_monster]

The car crash on Monday was nothing to do with me! We did assist the car driver to move her car out of the road and No we didn't push it with the Roller.

Mike

[steamboy]

here are my photos from tinkers park.

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glen