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Originally Posted by The Pirate
The Fowler single ploughing engine is one of the ex. Collins of Inkberrow engines. Don't know what class they would be but they are 1876/1877 engines.
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These engines would be known as ' wrought iron 8's ' , from the wrought iron box structure which supported the bearings and shafts on the top of the firebox . The previous engines were the ' new ' ones , thus the surviving singles are all rebuilds of ' new 12's ' or ' new 14's ' . The ' new ' engines replaced the ' old ' ones , which were the horizontal shaft design . Previous to these were the ' slant shaft ' engines .