Foden

Edwin Foden, Sons & Co.
Foden Trucks

Founded	1887
Founder(s)	Edwin Foden
Defunct	2006
Headquarters	Sandbach, Cheshire, England
Products	trucks
Parent	PACCAR

Foden steam wagon reg. FN 9060 at Bromyard show 2008

Foden was a United Kingdom truck and bus manufacturing company which has its origins in Sandbach, Cheshire in 1856. American Truck builder PACCAR acquired the company in 1980, and ceased to use the brand name in 2006.

History

A Foden tractor unit used to pull a showmans wagon at Wymswold Steam Rally in 2008

In 1856 Edwin Foden became apprenticed to the Agricultural machinery manufacturing company of Plant & Hancock. He left the company for an apprenticeship at Crewe Railway Works but returned to Plant & Hancock at the age of 19. Shortly afterwards he became a partner in the company. On the retirement of George Hancock in 1887 the company was renamed Edwin Foden Sons & Co. Ltd. The company produced massive industrial engines, as well as small stationary steam engines and agricultural traction engines.

Edwin Foden's great innovation was the development of a practical and highly efficient compound steam unit. From this time on the majority of steam power units produced by the firm benefited from the use of this design. Experimental steam lorries were first produced shortly after the turn of the 20th century. This work led to the design of the successful vehicle that was entered into the 1901 War Office trials. The Foden vehicle came second to a Thornycroft wagon but was nevertheless regarded by most commentators as a clear winner (the result was questioned in Parliament). This model was the basis for a highly successful line of vehicles which were produced over the next 30 years.

Edwin's son, E.R., saw the future lay in diesel power. In 1931, he was removed from the board of directors for advocating diesel over steam, and subsequently retired. However, his son Dennis, George Faulkener, and Ernest Sherratt (all Foden employees) decided to design a new diesel wagon. To help finance the venture, Edwin Richard Foden was persuaded to come out of retirement and head a new company of lorry manufacturer. This company became known as ERF.

In 1980, Foden was acquired by the American firm PACCAR, and is now a division of that company. After the takeover of Leyland Trucks by PACCAR in 1998, independent Foden production ceased, and was replaced by models of DAF Trucks rebadged as Fodens (DAF Trucks having been acquired by PACCAR in 1996). These vehicles have had the option of either CAT, PACCAR or Cummins engines.

Brand retirement

In 2005, it was announced by PACCAR that Foden production was likely to cease in 2006.

The final vehicle to roll off the production line at the factory in Leyland, United Kingdom was an 8x4 rigid, which was delivered to the nearby British Commercial Vehicle Museum.

Model range history

Steam tractors and wagons

Details of models/types is required - can you help expand this section ?

• Agricultural Engine
• Steam Tractors
• Showman's Engine
• Road Locomotive
• Steam Wagon
  • Foden Speed-Six
  • Foden speed-Twelve

Foden No. 13068 at Hollowell Steam Rally 2011

Foden No. 13068 at Hollowell Steam Rally 2011

Foden No. 13068 at Hollowell Steam Rally 2011 - side view

Foden 6 inch Wagon at Hollowell Steam Rally 2011

Lorries (Diesel Trucks)

Foden FG and drawbar trailer RTJ 276 at Lincoln 2008

The main product line over the years has been trucks for road haulage, but they also built off highway trucks used for Civil engineering works and quarry's. The first Diesel example was built in the 1930s, but it was not till the post war period that steam wagon production ceased. Later going onto build custom versions of their road haulage trucks for use by heavy haulage operators. The company introduced the modern S.21 cab in 1958 built from fibreglass, with the S.24 being introduced in 1962 as the first production tilt cab in the UK.

Early models

• 1937 wagon No.9293
• Foden R type
• Foden S type
• Foden DG - 1936- Gardner powered

Post war Models

A restored Foden S20 tractor unit at a vintage vehicle meet

Foden 6x2 unit (FLG497G) at Exelby services 2013

By 1954 what proved to be a very rugged and successful design of dump truck was produced and the two-stroke engine was becoming a very desirable option for marine applications. In 1958 the first glass reinforced plastic cabs were made enabling Fodens to produce the first British tilt cab in 1962. It is difficult to list the vast number of diverse designs which Fodens produced in the fifties and sixties - single and double deck buses, including the first rear engined bus in 1950, mobile crane chassis, heavy haulage tractors, timber tractors and the innovative 'Twin-load' concept.

• Foden STG5 - Timber tractor
• Foden STG6 - Timber tractor
• Foden FG - 1948-5? with S.18 cab
  • Foden FG5/10
• Foden FE - 1952-54 - Forward cab
  • Foden FE4/8
• Foden Twin-load - 8 wheeled tractor unit with single axle semi-trailer
• Foden S10
• Foden S18
• Foden S20
• Foden S21 - tractor units
• Foden S24
• Foden S26
• Foden S36
• Foden S39
• Foden S40
• Foden S41
• Foden S80
• Foden S83
• Foden S85
• Foden S95
• Foden S104
• Foden S106T 
• Foden Haulmaster
• Foden Fleetmaster
• Foden Superhaulmaster

Foden truck at Llandudno Transport Festival

Foden truck at Llandudno Transport Festival

Foden (NET109G) at Exelby services 2013

Foden (NET109G) at Exelby services 2013

Foden (YWB874T) and lowloader at Exelby services 2013

Foden (YWB874T) and lowloader at Exelby services 2013

Foden (KYR396P) at Exelby services 2013

A 1970s FODEN FL-Series Mining Dumptruck 6X4 Diesel

A 1970s FODEN FL-Series Quarry Dumptruck Diesel

A 1970s FODEN Fleetmaster TD 4X2 Haulage Tractor

A 1970s Foden FL Jones KL33 Cranetruck 6X4 Diesel

A 1980s Foden Haulmaster TD 8X4 Dumptruck

A 1980s FODEN Superhaulmaster Diesel 6X6 Forestry Lorry

A 1980s FODEN S106T 6X4 TD Haulage Tractor

A 1990s FODEN Crane Timbertruck 8X4 TDI

A 2006 FODEN Alpha 4000 Haulage Tractor TDI 6X4

Modern models

A Foden tractor unit converted to drawbar showmans type unit with "living box" body added, seen at Donnington Park CV show in 2009

A Very tidy 1988 Foden 4300 reg F445 XFL fitted with a Cummins engine

Following Paccars take over in 1980 the firm was renamed as "Sandbach Engineering Company". Then in 1983 renamed as "Foden Trucks", with the new 2000 - light duty, 3000 - medium duty and 4000 - heavy duty ranges introduced with Caterpillar Engines as an option. The military vehicle contracts provided a steady work load for a period. In 1998 the 3000 range was updated using the DAF 85 series Cab (Paccar having also owned DAF of the Netherlands since 1996). The 4000 series was planed to get the DAF 95 cab but a restructuring in 1999 saw the factory shut and the Foden name dropped in favour of other Paccar brands.

• Foden 2000 series - 1983
• Foden 3000 series
• Foden Alpha 3000 series
• Foden 4000 series

Heavy Haulage

Custom built tractor units were manufactured for a variety of operators requirements.

Off Highway Haulage

A 1970s FODEN FL- Series Mining Dumptruck preserved

• FL Series Dump Truck 4X2
• FL Series Mining Dumptruck sixwheeler
• FL Series Quarry Dumptruck 6X4

Military trucks

Foden supplied a range of trucks adapted for Army use to the British Army.

Foden 8x4 in Army Livery at Sandbach.

Foden Army truck with piggy back load of small truck and an armoured personnel carrier at Sandbach festival of transport

Bus chassis

• PSV
• PVD6
• PVRF6
• Foden steam bus

Foden built a few motor bus chassis in the late 1970s which were bodied by Northern Counties. These didnot prove a commercial success and few were built.

• Foden-NC bus

Preserved Traction Engines and Lorries

A number of Foden built traction engines and wagons (lorries) are in preservation, and they are a regular sight at steam shows, and other events for historic vehicles.

• Please add any known engines details to the tables below.

Steam Lorries

A number of their steam lorries have been preserved, and they are a regular sight at steam shows, and other events for historic vehicles.

Machines built by Foden Ltd known to be in Preservation in UK

Engine No.	Name	Build Date	Type	Weight	Power nhp	Reg-No.	Owner	Image	Other info
Foden no. 443	Victoria	1899	TE GP	9 ton	6 nhp	DJ 1142	J. Bownes, Cheshire		Earliest known Foden in existence.
Foden no. 664	Betty	1903	TE GP	?	8 nhp	BS 8042	G. Towers, West Yorkshire		At Harewood House Steam Rally 2008
Foden no. 680	-	1902	Road loco	16 ton	8 nhp	BS 8328	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 763(7926)	-	-	Wagon	-	-	-	See Foden no, 7926	-	Plate carried on Foden no. 7926
Foden no. 775(7926)	-	-	-	-	-	-	See Foden no. 7926	-	Plate carried on Foden no. 7926
Foden no. 848	-	1904	Wagon	5 ton	?	DD 4894	Museum of Science & Technology, Birmingham		In the collection of Birmingham museums
Foden no. 983	-	1905	RL	?	8 nhp	-	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 1012	Name here	1905	type	?	7 nhp	-	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 1174	Pride of Leven	1906	Road Loco	9 ton	7 nhp	SN 1609	Science Museum, Wroughton		In the collection of the Science Museum London
Foden no. 1294	-	1907	RL	15 ton	7 nhp	110 JLB	Owner ?		Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Foden no. 1308	Earl of Dudley Formerly Captain Cook	1907	RL	?	7 nhp	-	Owner ?
Foden no. 1310	-	1907	Colonial TE (ex Tasmania)	?	7 nhp	BF 5543	R. Hesbrook, Hereford	To add	Seen at Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011,
Foden no. 1364	-	1907	Wagon	4 ton	? nhp	M 1906	Owner ?		Exported to Sweden 1993
Foden no. 1423	Story Teller ( No.1)	1907	Showmans conversion	?	8 nhp	-	Owner ?, Grantham		Repatriated from Tasmania.
Foden no. 1427	Isabella	1907	Colonial Wagon	5 ton	? nhp	BF 5148	?, Lincs, ex Robert Hobbs, Kent.		At Tinkers Park Rally 2010 Repatriated from Chile
Foden no. 1475	-	1907	W	-	-	-	See Foden no. 1427	-	Mis-recorded
Foden no. 1478	-	-	W	-	-	-	see Foden no. 1427	-	Mis-recored
Foden no. 1604	-	1908	W	5 ton	4 nhp	M 1905	Owner ?, Hereford		Seen at
Foden no. 1714	-	1908	TE	? ton	7 nhp	Reg no. ?	Owner ?, Huddersfield		Seen at ?
Foden no. 1742	Queen Mary	1908	Wagon	5 tons	7 nhp	M 2128	G. Atkinson, Scarborough Fair Collection	to add	Seen at Duncombe Park Steam Rally ?
Foden no. 2071	-	-	TE	-	-	-	is Foden no. 2701		Mis-recorded
Foden no. 2072	Name here	1910	TE	?	7 nhp	-	Owner ?, Cheadle		Repatriated from Australia, 2003
Foden no. 2104	Prospector Formerly Jane	1910	Showmans RL	?	8 nhp	WR 6985	M.J. Wilikinson c/o Alan Atkinson, Preston		At Southport & Scorton 2009
Foden no. 2261	Name here	1910	TE	?	?	BS 9516	Owner ?, Smallwood, Cheshire		Seen at
Foden no. 2312	Elizabeth	1910	TE	? ton	6 nhp	MA 7770	Owner ?, ROI		Seen at
Foden no. 2654	King George V	1911	TE	11 ton	7 nhp	E 5684	Owner ?, Warrington		Misc info
Foden no. 2701	Tombola	1911	TE	?	8 nhp	BF 6303	Owner ?, Stockport	to add	Seen at Astle Park Traction Engine Rally 2015
Foden no. 2722	Name ?	1911	Wagon	5 ton	4 nhp	M 3438	Owner ?, Warrington		Misc info
Foden no. 2876	Emerald	1911	Wagon	4 ton	?	M 3631	Owner ?, Abingdon, Oxford		Seen at
Foden no. 3210	Tewlass	1912	W ex ST	5 ton	?	M 4257	Owner ?, Andover		Seen at
Foden no. 3261	Name	1912	TE GP No.	6 ton	?	Reg no. ?	?, Burgess Hill		Unknown details in TER
Foden no. 3384	Wattie Pollock	1912	TE GP	10 ton	7 nhp	SN 1646	Owner ?, Salisbury
Foden no. 3398	Happy Jack	1912	Van	3 ton	? nhp	M 4489	J. Calder, Staffordshire		Seen at Shugborough Hall Rally 2008 & Kemble 2009
Foden no. 3398	-	Rebuilt 2016	Wagon	?	?	M 4489	Owner ?, Litchfield	to add	Seen at Rempstone Steam Rally 2017
Foden no. 3510	The Icklingham Flyer	1913	Wagon	5 ton	?	M 4673	D. Marston, Suffolk		Seen at GDSF 2008 and Woolpit Steam & many more in 2009 was in Henry Ford Museum till 1980.
Foden no. 3534	Monarch	1913	RL - Colonial	? Ton	8 nhp	MA 5502	ex G. Peter, West Midlands		Lincolnshire Steam Rally 2008, Old Warden 2009
Foden no. 4086	-	1913	SW Type Colonial	5 ton	? hp	M 4848	Livery of S.M.Plumb & Family, ?		at Belvoir & Lincoln Castle 2008 Repatriated in 1970s from Australia to Germany
Foden no. 4258	Irene	1914	Steam bus (conversion)	5 ton	? nhp	M 5798	A. Painter, Stoke on Trent		at Pickering Steam Rally 2009 (was a wagon)
Foden no. 4752	Sandy Macnab	1914	type	9 ton	6 nhp	SN 1647	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 5078	Pride of Burley	1914	W	5 ton	4 nhp	M 7124	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 5218	Gwennie Willan	1915	W	5 ton	4 nhp	M 7287	Owner ?		Exported to France in 2009
Foden no. 5722	Name here	1915	W	?	?	-	Owner ?, Cheshire		Rebuilt from parts of 13156
Foden no. 5814	General Hunter weton	1915	TE	? ton	6 nhp	SD 5293	Owner ?, Cheshire		Seen at
Foden no. 6216 (7768)	-	1916	Wagon fitted as a Tipper	5 ton	? nhp	M 8562	M.J. Wilkinson c/o E Atkinson, Preston		Plate carried on Foden no. 7768 At Chipping 2013
Foden no. 6350	The Dorset Rambler	1916	Wagon	5 ton	4 nhp	M 8681	In Ireland		Seen at
Foden no. 6368	Pride of Edwin	1916	Wagon	5 ton	?	M 8118	Science Museum		In the collection of the Science Museum London (In Storage)
Foden no. 7536	Kate	1917	Wagon	?	?	T 8750	Owner ?, Dartford		Repatriated from USA 2003
Foden no. 7768 (carries plate 6216)	-	1917	Wagon	5 ton	?	M 8562	M.J. Preistner collection		seen at Chipping Steam Rally 2013
Foden no. 7926	-	1918	W	3 ton	?	D 1396	Owner ?, Essex		Carries plate no.775
Foden no. 8304	Cheshire Pride	1918	Wagon	5 ton	?	BY 7646	Owner ?		Seen at Shugborough Hall Rally 2008
Foden no. 9052	Rob Roy	1920	TE	14 ton	8 nhp	SN 1607	Owner ?, Exmouth		Seen at
Foden no. 9580	Hielan Lassie	1920	Wagon	5 ton	?	MA 2645	Owner ?, Aberdeen		at Pickering Steam Rally 2009
Foden no. 10102	Name here	date built	ST	?	?	MA 4405	Owner ?, Aldershot		Seen at
Foden no. 10136	Kenrow Princess	1920	Wagon	5 ton	?	MA 4691	Owner ?, Cornwall		Seen at
Foden no. 10320	-	1920	Wagon	?	?	BS 9983	Owner ?, Hereford		Bromyard Gala 2008
Foden no. 10470	-	1921	Wagon	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?
Foden no. 10530	Pride of the West	1921	W	6.5 ton	4 nhp	TA 1216	Owner ?, Launceston		Seen at
Foden no. 10694	Tiler	1923	Wagon	5 ton	?	PC 9928	Owner ?, Bromsgrove		Seen at
Foden no. 10734	Name here	1922	W	?	?	MF 3643	Owner ?, Margate		Seen at
Foden no. 10788	-	1922	Wagon	?	?	AU 6695	Tate & Lyle (in Care of BCVM)		Now the BCVM collection at Leyland in Lancashire. (poor photo)
Foden no. 11208	Lorna Dunne	1924	Wagon	6 ton	?	YA 7952	Owner ?, Redruth		Seen at
Foden no. 11340	Puffing Billy	1923	Stream Bus (replica)	?	4 nhp	M 6359	Searle collection, Horsham		Bus conversion from wagon
Foden no. 11414	Pride of Somerset formerly "Freddie"	1924	Wagon	6 ton	5 nhp	TA 9891	Owner ?,		Seen at
Foden no. 11444	Hielan Laddie Formerly "Reliance"	1924	Tractor	6 ton	? nhp	VA 2519	Owner ?, Aberdeen		at Pickering Steam Rally 2009
Foden no. 11538	-	1924	W	6 ton	?	PW 3767	Owner ?,		Repatriated from USA 2000
Foden no. 11788	Matilda	1925	T (conversion)	6 ton	?	TD 3236	Owner ?, Stafford		Cut down wagon ~ 1930s
Foden no. 11850	Superior	1925	C type	?	4 nhp	MB 9404	R. Cook, Bridgenorth Shropshire	To add	Seen at Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Foden no. 11892	-	1925	Wagon	6 ton	?	DD 7916 (ex EC 9048)	Levens Hall Collection		In the collection at Levens Hall (museum) Kendal
Foden No. 11962	Rosie	1925	SW Tractor	6 ton	5 nhp	TU 216	? (In a plain Livery)		GDSF 2008
Foden no. 12018	Emily	1925	C type	6 ton	?	EU 2683	Owner ?, Henley - on - Thames		Seen at
Foden no. 12116	Enterprise	1925	C type wagon	8 ton	4 1/2 nhp	TU 1215	M. White, Totton		Seen at Bill Targett Steam Rally
Foden no. 12228	Britannia	1926	W (Van body)	6 ton	6 nhp	WL 910	M.L. Brain, Preston Kent		Been round the World
Foden no. 12300	Talisman	1926	(rebuilt)	7 ton	4 2/2 nhp	LG 8784	D. Williamson, Luton		Rebuilt as sn 13484 Seen at Stoke Goldington Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009
Foden no. 12364	Tiny	1926	Wagon	6 ton	4.5 nhp	TW 4207	N. Cldow, Bedford		At St.Albans Steam Rally 2009
Foden no. 12370	Island Chief	1926	D Type	?	?	TT 8659	R & C Bullen, Wiltshire		At Woodcote Rally & Old Warden 2009
Foden No. 12770	-	1927	SW Tractor	? ton	? nhp	FN 9060	James Harvey-Bathurst, Eastnor Castle Driven by Bob Hater		In Beck & Pollitzer Livery atBromyard 2008 & Cheltenham 2009
Foden no. 12788	Sir Ector	1927	SW Tractor	6 ton	? nhp	TU 7084	Owner ? (In Livery of George Knight Boot & Shoe Maker)		GDSF 2008 + Beaulieu 2010
Foden no. 13008	Valiant	1928	K3 six wheeler (Heavy Hauler)	?	4 1/2 nhp	SS 9191	The Saunders Collection		At weeting, Old Warden 2009
Foden no. 13068	Perseverance	1928	D type	8 ton	4 nhp	EU 3764	P. Richardson, ?		Old Warden 2009
Foden no. 13090	-	1928	Tractor	? ton	4 nhp	LG 8781	G. Russell, West Sussex		At Woodcote Rally 2009 + Beaulieu 2010
Foden no. 13120	Midnight Rambler	1928	TE	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?
Foden no. 13138	London Pride	1928	Wagon	?	?	AN 9568	R & S Knight		At Belvoir Castle Steam Rally 2011
Foden no. 13156	Merlin	1928	C type tractor	6 ton	? nhp	UR 1328	William Nicol Ltd,		At Pickering Steam Rally 2009
Foden no. 13178	Patricia	1928	Wagon	6 ton	?	MT 4259	Owner ?
Foden no. 13196	Pride of Fulham	1928	SW Tractor	6 ton	4 nhp	GC 6832	VanHouten Family, ?		Wymswold 2008
Foden no. 13218	Cestria	1928	SW - Ballast tractor	7 ton	4 nhp	BUP 71	I. Thompson, Co. Durham		Lincoln 2008, Dumbcombe Park & Pickering 2009
Foden no. 13266	Rosie (Formerly Pride of Sussex)	1928	D type timber tractor	7 ton	4 nhp	VJ 1476	A. Fenson. ?		A Old Warden 2009
Foden no. 13316	Sir Lionel ex Roby ?	1929	Wagon with Tanker body	8 ton	? nhp	UU 1283	J & D Dovey, Hampshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009 + Beaulieu 2010
Foden no. 13358	Victor	1929	Tractor	?	?	DF 8187	G.T. Cushing (trust)		In the collection at Thursford Steam Museum Norfolk
Foden no. 13444	Litle Lady	1929	Timber tractor	? ton	? nhp	VX 1440	G. Richards & family		Seen at GDSF 2008
Foden no. 13454	Samantha	1929	Timber Tractor	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 13476	Lillie	1929	Wagon	6 ton	4 nhp	KX 5003	Owner ?		at Pickering Steam Rally 2009
Foden no. 13484	Talisman	1930	Tractor	7 ton	4 1/2 nhp	LG 8784	B. Williamson, Dunstable, Bedfordshire		seen at Rushden 2008 Engine was built as 1/2 track sn 12300 and then rebuilt as tractor sn 13484
Foden no. 13488	-	1929	Wagon	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 13536	-	1930	SW Type J Wagon	6 Ton	? hp	RY 9259	S. Ritchie, Livery of E&N. Ritchie Haulage, Tyne & Wear		at Belvoir & Lincoln 2008 & various 2009 Fitted with turntable hitch
Foden no. 13624	Margaret	1930	HH type Wagon with Box Van body	5 ton	? nhp	WX 2682	G. Jones, Dorking Surrey	To add	Seen at Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Foden no. 13708	Boadicea	1930	Wagon	6 ton	4 nhp	VF 8862	Bressingham Steam Museum		In the collection at Bressingham in Norfolk
Foden no. 13730	-	1930	SW	4 ton	? nhp	OFU 567	Robert Crawford collection		-
Foden no. 13746	Major Stanley	1931	Wagon	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner		Seen at
Foden no. 13752	Reliance	1930	Wagon	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 13762	-	1930	Tractor	? ton	? nhp	VN 2911	I & T Jones	to add	At Rhondda Heritage Park Vintage Transport Festival 2010
Foden no. 13764	n/a	1930	SW Type Tractor	6 Ton	6 hp	TF 3106	Owner ?		Seen at Belvoir Castle show 2008
Foden no. 13784	"Name here"	1932	Wagon	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 13802	Santa Maria	1931	Wagon	?	4 nhp	VN 2912	In the Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum collection		At Strumpshaw & Weeting Rallies 2009
Foden no. 13832	The Dorset Wander	1930	Waggon	weight	power	Reg no.	Owner		Seen at
Foden no. 13848	Lady Catherine	1931	Wagon	?	4 nhp	RB 3525	P. Jones, Isle of Man	To add	Seen at Shrewsbury Steam Rally 2011
Foden no. 14078	Mighty Atom	1932	Tractor	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at
Foden no. 14084	Duchess of Gloucester	1933 (October)	Tractor	? ton	? nhp	AMB 300	D. Walker, Bucks Ex J Toulson		(sold March 2010) youngest known Foden in existence (TER 2008)
Foden no. ?	Name here	date built	type	?	?	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		Seen at

Machine types Key:	Notes
PE = Portable Engine, PLG = Ploughing Engine, SR or RR = Road Roller, SM = Showmans, SW = Steam Wagon, TE = Traction Engine, T = Tractor (steam)

Steam vehicle photo gallery

See thumbnail image in table above ith extra Photos are on individual engines own pages. 'Please start the page for any an engine without its own page, and if not listed add an entry link here.

example

• Foden no. ? - named, type, built, owned by etc.

Diesel Lorries

A number of classic Foden trucks are in preservation on the classic vehicle scene in the UK

List of Preserved Foden Trucks

Registration No.	Make-Model or type no	Build-Year	Engine-Make/Type	Weight/class	Chassis/Body type	Owner (if known)	Photo	Were seen/Featured	Other info

Please add any truck with known reg or serial no. with Photo if possible.

Create a page (link) for an individual truck by linking the reg or serial number using [[Truck make-model-reg no.|reg number]] or [[Truck make-model-serial no.|serial number]] in the relevant column. Then once saved click the red link to start the new page and add info on that truck.

Diesel truck photo gallery

Early Wooden cabbed Foden reg LG 9446 in immaculately restored condition at Sandbach Festival of Transport 2008

An early Foden converted to a breakdown truck - CL 3660 at Sandbach

Foden S21 of 1966 in Youngs of Shirland livery LYO 188D, fitted with Cummins engine

A Foden 8x4 Flatbed at Sandbach Transport Festival 2008

A Foden S21 fitted with Gardner 150 engine in a flat bed 8 wheeler configuation reg 163 CLP

A Foden Flatbed bodied wagon at Sandbach 2008

A Foden Ballasted tractor, reg MLP 194L

Box on a Ballast Foden Tractor

See also

• List of Tractor Manufacturers
• List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
• List of Engine Manufacturers
• List of Vehicles by registration number

References / sources

Wikipedia for initial article on company history

• Steam show catalogues and the exhibits
  • (source of some serial nos and year of manufacture) http://www.steam-up.co.uk/foden/foden.htm
  • (source of most serial nos and year year of manufacture) http://www.steamrallyphotos.co.uk/index.html
• TER 2008 - verification of details/missing info for engines at shows

External links

• Official Foden website (a PACCAR website)
• The Foden Society
• The Foden Society - brief history of Foden
• Foden's Richardson band