Traction Engines
The museum has four steam road locomotives in the collection; some are operational and steamed on open days and others are undergoing repair, restoration or overhaul.
| Manufacturer | Works number and year |
Registration number and name |
Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett | 33305/1918 | HT 7112 The Mighty Atom |
Road locomotive built for the Ministry of Munitions and used in France during World War I. Sold as war surplus and converted to a showman's engine. Preserved since 1964, acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 2002. Operational and used on open days. |
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| Garrett | 33442/1919 | BL 9009 | Agricultural engine used at Hartford Manor, Faringdon until 1943, then at Witney until 1950. Relegated to heating a greenhouse at Brize Norton until preserved in 1964. Has been named King of the Road and Caroline in preservation but did not carry a name during its working life. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1988. Operational and used on open days. |
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| Ruston & Hornsby | 115023/1922 | XM 6373 | Steam roller new to Henry Woodham, Catford in 1922. Used on road repairs until the 1950s. Preserved in 1978 and acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1988. Operational and used on open days. |
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| Burrell | 2551/1903 | Steam roller exported to Magdeburg, Germany in 1903. To Belgium by 1921, where it worked until 1957. Undergoing restoration. |
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