Quorn Easter Vintage Festival

[Gordon Bennett]

At the risk of sounding like... someone who wears a certain type of jacket and should get out more... I noticed yesterday there are washers under the nuts which hold the cylinder down on this Aveling roller - would this be as originally built? I have observed a lack of washers on engines, a Burrell roller I crewed on in the past did not have washers under the cylinder nuts but in a Foden spares catalogue washers under the same nuts are clearly visible.

Michael

[tasker tractor]

Just checked my pictures and my Aveling has washers and the Burrell SRL doesn't

[UJ2225]

Isn't this the roller that Aveling Barfords took to a few exhibitions back in the early 60"s. I think she was also on the front cover of a book about the firm of AvelingPorter / Barford..

Jim

[7833]

1760 entered new ownership earlier this year when a group of 5 of us (including Ed and Jim Crane, Geoff James, Jamie Keyte and myself) bought her.

The plan is to fully rebuild her, including mostly new boiler, once we have finished off Aveling 1995 which is coming back together at a pace now.

She was reboilered by Avelings in 1895, and spent most of her useful life with Corporation of Reading before ending up in the ownership of Aveling-Barford. She is the roller on the front cover of 'A Hundred Years of Road Rollers' and is the same one A-B took to various exhibitions as part of their sales display, and also had a session in a couple of museums. This is the first time she has been seen out in a few decades, and has generated quite a lot of interest as the oldest roller in the country. Thanks to Michael and the GCR for having us along.

[MBmtew]

Visited the event today and despite the weather I really enjoyed it. Lots
to see and a good varied line up of engines. Most enjoyable

[mark vine]

The only one I have seen with it's original "bobbin" steering, it's also 5 years older than mine. Lovely old girl, nice to see it out.

Mark.

[steamenginedriver]

A few from me