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Engine Details | |
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Current Name | Avellana |
Manufacturer | Aveling & Porter |
Build date | 1914 |
Serial no. | 8401 |
Registration no. | AF 3427 |
Machine type | Traction engine |
Model type/class | KLD |
Weight Tons (kg) | 10 ton |
Date into Preservation | 1995 |
Specifications | |
Power nhp | 6 nhp |
No. of Cylinders | 2 |
Cylinder type | compound |
No. of Gears | 2 |
Ancillary equipment | Scarifier |
Ownership | |
Original Owner | Thomas Weeks & Son |
Current Owner / Keeper | Tony Seddon |
Sale Price (approximate) (if published) |
Unknown |
Auctioneer | - |
Private Sale | Yes |
Aveling & Porter no. 8401 is an traction engine that was built in September 1914 by Aveling & Porter in Rochester Kent. This engine is currently owned/in the care of Tony Seddon, co-founder of Seddon & Black steam supplies. The engine is currently named Avellana and carries the reg no. AF 3427.
Engine History[]
New in 1914 to Thomas Weekes & Son of Lawhitton, Cornwall. After 81 years with the Thomas family the engine was sold in 1995 to a N.Bailey. For a number of its 81 years years the engine had been resident in the Steam Museum.
In 2012 the engine was acquired by current owners Tony Seddon and Family, from Whitchurch, Shropshire.
In 2013 fitted with new rubber tyres, following an incident on the way to the 2013 Malpas Yesteryear Rally.
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Events[]
Some of the events this engine has attended;
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- Malpas Yesteryear Rally - 2014
- Kellsall Steam Rally - 2013 ?
- Malpas Yesteryear Rally - 2013
- Abbey Hill Steam Rally - 2010
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- and many others - most by road.
Gallery[]
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See also[]
- List of Named Vehicles
- List of Vehicles by registration number
- List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
- Glossary Index - use terms
- Collector & preservation related
References / sources[]
- Malpas show guide
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