Foster no. 14593

The William Foster & Co. DCC Traction Engines No. 14593 "Fiery Elias" is a traction engine which was built by the William Foster and Company.

Fiery Elias

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Engine Details
Current Name	Fiery Elias
Manufacturer	Foster
Build date	1927
Serial no.	14593
Registration no.	FE 9127
Machine type	TE
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Weight Tons (kg)	9
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Specifications
Power nhp	8
No. of Cylinders	2
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No. of Gears	2
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Fiery Elias
Name	Fiery Elias
Number	14593
Cylinders	Single
Type	General Purpose Engine
NHP	8
Gears	2

History

"Fiery Elias" is a Foster eight-ton traction engine which was onice owned by the late Teddy Boston, formerly on view at The Old Rectory, Cadeby, Leics.

In Fiction

Trevor the Traction Engine is one of the non-railway characters featured in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry. Appearing in several of the books, the traction engine was originally 'saved from scrap' by The Vicar of Wellsworth with the help of Edward the Blue Engine. Trevor has also appeared in a number of episodes in the TV spin-off Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

Gallery

Fiery Elias' nameplate

Fiery Elias during the dedication of Reverend Teddy Boston

The Reverend Wilbert Awdry depicted the Fiery Elias for Trevor in The Railway Series: Edward The Blue Engine.

Fiery Elias as Trevor the Traction Engine in Thomas & Friends.

See Also

• Traction engines in ficton
• The Traction Engine Register a guide to all the engines in preservation in the UK and Ireland

Preserved machines built by William Foster & Co. Ltd (71 listed in TER list)

Engine No.	Name	Build Date	Type	Weight	Power nhp	Reg No.	Owner	Image	Other info
Foster no. 201	Gt.Tew	1870	PE	4 ton	? hp	-	Owner ?		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 1384	Name ?	1885	Portable	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, Canterbury		Incomplete
Foster no. 2127	Jumbo the 4th	1898	TE	? ton	8 nhp	DO 2003	Owner ?		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 2163	Master Fred	1896	TE	? ton	8 hp	DO 1945	Owner ?		Oldest Foster TE - more photos on Steam Scenes
Foster no. 2373	-	1899	TE	? ton	8 hp	DO 2050	Owner ?		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 2728	Stargazer	1903	TE	? ton	? hp	V 7917	Owner ?, Rudgwick	To add	At Rudgwick Steam rally
Foster no. 2775	Jane	1903	TE	? ton	8 nhp	FW 3333	Owner ?		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 2821	Beryl	1903	Traction	? ton	? hp	BE 7228	Bressingham Steam Museum		In the collection of Bressingham Steam Museum
Foster no. 2948	Abigail	Date	Tractor	3 ton	3 hp	CT 5475	David Ragsdale collection		at Cromford Steam Fair 2010
Foster no. 3002 (New build)	Dragon	2006 (Original 1904)	TE - Wellington pattern	5 ton	3 nhp	NK56 NRE	M. Young		New build recreation of a Scrapped engine. Built by the owner in his garage
Foster no. 3008 (New Build)	MTOTWO	circa 2006 ?	Wellington Tractor (based on)	3 ton (est)	4 nhp	EE 8913	Great Northern Steam		New build - Pickering Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009
Foster no. 3084(T14)	-	1905	TE	? ton	10 hp	Reg no. ?	Preston Services, Kent		photos on steamscenes.org
Foster no. 3456	Name ?	1907	Type	? ton	? hp	Reg no. ?	Owner ? - In New Zealand		photos on steamscenes.org
Foster no. 3633	Debbie	1907	Tractor	? ton	4 hp	SD 527	Owner ?, Richmond Yorks.		photos on Steamscenes.org
Foster no. 3642	Maude	1608	SRL	? ton	8 nhp	PB 9832	Owner ?		(Location of photo) year Misc notes
Foster no. 3643	-	1908	Light Engine	-	-	-	Preston collection		Mounted in a road trailer with small Organ
Foster no. 3682	Name ?	1908	TE	? ton	7 nhp	CT 3896	Owner ?		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 3710	Phoenix	1908	TE	? ton	7 nhp	CJ 4222	Owner ?		At Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Foster no. 12299	-	?	PE	-	? nhp	-	owner?		No info just photo (Not in TER)
Foster no. 12394	Pride of Freystrop/Old Smokey	1909	Tractor	9 ton	7 hp	BE 7638	Owner ?, Haverfordwest		photos on Steamscenes.org
Foster no. 12438(Plate is on no. 13111)	-	-	TE	-	-	AH 5496	Owner ?, Ballynahinch ROI		Misc info
Foster no. 12458	Name ?	1909	TE	? ton	5 nhp	AW 9434	Owner ?, Walsall		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 12509	Maid Marian	1909	Showman's Tractor	5 ton	4 hp	UX 6727	W. Thompson, West Bridgeford Notts		Seen at Bedford Steam Fair 2009 + Hollowell 2010
Foster no. 12539	Winnie	1910	TE	10 ton	6 nhp	MA 5730	P. & F. Moston, Warrington		Seen at Riverside 2009 & Lincoln in 2008
Foster no. 12544	Independence	1910	TE	9 ton	6 nhp	AW 9397	Owner ?		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 12545	-	1911	PE	8 ton	? hp	-	The Netherlands		In Dutch preservation
Foster no. 13031	Mighty Atom	1913	T	5 ton	4 hp	FE 1456	P. Parker, Lincoln	Photo to add	Lincoln 2008
Foster no. 13036	Pride of Essex	1913	Showman's Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	FE 1079	Owner ?, Maldon Essex		A Barleylands Steam Rally 2009
Foster no. 13088	Name ?	1913	Tractor	? ton	4 nhp	FE 1125	Owner ?, St Austell		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 13111	Pioneer ( formerly Herbert)	1914	TE	9.5 ton	8 nhp	AH 5496	Owner ?, Ballynahinch ROI		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 13149	Venture	1914	ST	5 ton	4 nhp	FE 1216	Owner ?, Boston		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 13163	-	1914	PE	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, ST Austell		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 13190	-	1914	PE	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 13200	Aquitania	1914	SRL	10 ton	6 nhp	NM 224	Owner ?		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14044	Pride of Reading	1914	ST-C Ex Roller	5 ton	4 nhp	FE 1469	Owner ?, Chorley		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 14046	Pride of the North	1915	RR	? ton	? hp	FE 1350	Owner ?, Cheddar		(Location of photo) date Misc notes
Foster no. 14066	Endeavour	1915	SMT		4 hp	FE 1589 (ex PP 5649)	G.R. Dawson & Sons		At Lincoln 2008 & Llandudno 2009
Foster 14077	Sir William Tritton	1921	Wagon	5 ton	? hp	SV 5506	Owner ?		Mistake entry in TER for Foster 14550
Foster no. 14153	Admiral Beatty	1916	Showman's road locomotive	20 ton	7 nhp	BE 7221	Owner ?, Bridgenorth
Foster no. 14205	Obsession	1915	SM (R)	5 ton	4 hp	FE 1874	Dawson & Sheldon, Boston		Lincoln 2008 & Llandudno 2009
Foster no. 14289	Olive	1918	T	5 ton	4 nhp	SA 5264	In Grampian Transport Museum, Alford.		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14347	Helpmate	1921	Showmans Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	AY 9464	Owner ?, ROI		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14378	The Iron Duke	1925 ?	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	PP 7306	Owner ?, Huntington		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14410	Sprig	1920	TE	10 ton	7 hp	UP 6481	J. Bosworth, Derby		at Cromford & Lincoln 2008 + Belvoir Castle show 2009
Foster no. 14411	The Colonels Lady	1920	TE	? ton	7 hp	MI 4388	Owner ?, ROI		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14412	-	1920	TE	? ton	8 nhp	AH 6098	Owner ?, Asford Kent		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14418	Viscountess Rhondda	1920	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	LVN 891	Owner ?,Bucks		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14422	-	1924	TE	? ton	7 nhp	CT 6708	Mrs R. Groom, Kettering		Strumpshaw Steam Rally 2010
Foster no. 14427	-	1924	TE Agricultural	-	? hp	?	Mrs R. Groom	To add	At Holcot Steam Rally 2008 (sn Typo in guide ?)
Foster no. 14431	Robin Hood	1921	SM	8 ton	4 nhp	FE 3217	F&L Dockray, Loughborough		at Driffield Steam Rally 2008
Foster no. 14438	No. 105	1921	Tractor	5 ton	4 nhp	NR 7262	Belfast Transport Museum		In the collection of the Belfast Transport Museum, NI
Foster no. 14446	The Leader	1920	SRL	? ton	10 nhp	DH 4593	Owner ?,		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14470	Sir William Tritton	1921	Wagon (tipper)	? ton	? hp	SV 5506	Owner ? , Ex Tom Varley	photos on Steamscenes	Sole surviving Foster Wagon in UK (now found to be Foster no. 14550) also listed as 14077 in TER in Error.
Foster no. 14501	Victorious	1920	SRL	16 ton	7 nhp	MD 983	I. Holgrave, Market Rasen, Lincs		Lincoln 2008 & Strumpshaw Steam Rally 2009
Foster no. 14502	Victory	1920	SRL	16 ton	7 nhp	XC 9852	Owner ?, ?	On Steam Scenes	Lincoln Ag Show 2008 Under restoration
Foster no. 14514	His Grace	1925	ST	? ton	4 nhp	CA 8534	Owner ?		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14550 formerly listed as 14770	Sir William Tritton	1921	Tipper Wagon	? ton	5 nhp	SV 5506	Owner ?, Farnborough		Was formerly thought to be Foster 14470
Foster no. 14564	Victoria	1926	Showmans Tractor (Conversion)	12 ton (8 in TER)	5 hp	FE 8065	W. Thompson, West Bridgeford		Hollowell Steam Show 2010 Misc notes
Foster no. 14568	Matilda	1925	TE	7 ton	5 nhp	NT 7184	Owner ?, Stroud		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14589	Lord of the Isles	1927	Showmans Tractor (Conversion)	5 ton	4 nhp	UT 2109	A. Waling, Wisbeach, Linc's		Holbeach Vintage Rally 2017 + Shrugbrough Hall Steam Rally 2008
Foster no. 14593	Fiery Elisa	1927	ST	9 ton	8 nhp	FE 9179	Owner ?, Hinkley		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14605	-	1929	Showmans tractor (Conversion ?)	6 ton	4 hp	YC 7165	Owner ?, Bedford		on Steam scenes at Lincolnshire Steam and Vintage Rally 2002
Foster no. 14608	Ikanopit	1930	ST	5 ton	4 nhp	PN 5629	D Harding, Burton-on-Trent		At Elvaston Steam Rally & Klondyke Mill 2009
Foster no. 14622	Sir William	1931	TE	? ton	8 nhp	FW 1917	?, Stafford		Shugborough Hall Rally 2008
Foster no. 14625	Barbara	1931	TE	10 ton	8 hp	VL 3465	Owner ?, Bedford		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14632	Success	1934	SRL	17 ton	10 nhp	AAU 370	D. Byass, Beverley		at Driffield 2008 Last Showmans built by Fosters
Foster no. 14636	-	1936	TE	? ton	7 nhp	JI 7021	Owner ?, in ROI		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14637	Bonnie (Ex Saint)	1933	TE	10 ton	7 nhp	VL 8371	H. Smith,	photo to add	Lincoln 2008
Foster no. 14638	The Little Gem	1933	TE	8 ton	5 nhp	VL 4777	Owner ?, Shaftsbury		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14639	John Michael	1938	Showmans Tractor	5 ton	4 hp	BWV 338	H. Epton & Sons collection, Boston, Lincs		Carington 2010 Last Foster tractor built
Foster no. 14657	-	1940	Portable	-	10 nhp	NA	Summerlee Industrial Museum, Coatbridge, Scotland	to add	Photo in gallery -Here
Foster no. 14661	-	~ 1940	Portable	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, Boston	on Steam Scenes	misc notes
Foster no. 14720	-	~ 1940	Portable	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, Lanark		Incomplete
Foster no. 14724	-	1941	Portable	? ton	10 nhp	-	Owner ?, woodbridge		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14736	-	1942	Portable	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, Northampton	on Steam Scenes	(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14737	-	1942	Portable	? ton	? hp	-	Owner ?, Louth, Lincs		(Location of photo) 2008 Misc notes
Foster no. 14739 (NEW Build)	Johnboy	2007 (1904 design)	TE	5 ton	3 nhp	GN07 UZE	I Gilbert, Kent		At Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Strumpshaw Steam rally 2009
Foster no. 14740	Annie	2007	Type (New build)	5 ton	3 hp	FX09 OCL	Hubbuck, Hexham		At Border City Rally - Carlisle 2010
Foster no. 14741 (New build)	St. George	2008	ST	5 ton	3 hp	FX09 OCM	ex P & D Tansley, Rothley Leicestershire	to add	at Bedfordshire Steam Rally 2009 Misc notes
Foster no. 14742 (New Build)	?	circa 2016 ?	TE	5 ton (est)	7 nhp	Reg no. ?	?, Boston		New build by William Foster & Co. Ltd, Bicker Boston
Foster no. UP102	-	1875	PE	? ton	6 nhp	-	At Preston Services
Foster no. ?	Name ?	Date	Type	? ton	? hp	Reg no. ?	Owner ?		(Location of photo) date Misc notes

Machine types Key: SW = Steam Wagon, PE = Portable, Plg = Ploughing Engine, RR = Road Roller, SM = Showmans, ST = Steam tractor, SRL = Showmans Road loco, T = Steam tractor, TE = Traction Engine, RL = Road Loco