The Traction Engine Register

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The Traction Engine Register is a book published by the Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust to list all the steam engines that exist today in preservation in the British Isles.

The list includes steam fire engines, Portable engines and Fairground center engines and new replicas and new build engines, but not miniatures. The list contains about 3000 entries by the 2008 edition and the compilers would like to receive info on any omissions. (details to tractionengineregister@btinternet.com )

The register has been (and still is being) updated and compiled by the efforts of volunteers and access to collections of historic documents held by various trusts, collectors, museums, county councils archives and The University of Readings - Museum of English Rural Life archive project to research companies histories and catalogue old sales info and company documents associated with agriculture in Britain.

For European engines see The European Traction Engine Register 4th Edition published by Leeds and District Traction Engine Club October 2015. It contains a list of about 250 manufacturers.

The 14th Edition ( TBC)

The publication date for the next edition has not been confirmed yet.

The 13th Edition 2020

Is the current edition ( published in 2020). As this was published during COVID wen most events were cancelled the scheduled 14th edition publication date has been postponed from 2024 as verification of data and updates to owner locations was effectively put on hold for 3 years with the lack of public rallies and club meetings being suspended at times the NTET tent/shop was unable to distribute the book at events.

The 12th Edition 2016

Is the previous edition (published 2016) and is used to verify recent additions to the Wiki lists and fill in missing details from entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 13th edition. The register has changed way it refers to engines that have changed type (Conversions) post working life and removed a number of engines which cannot be verified as existing or had been miss identified in the past.

The First and Last surviving engines details in each list if from the register will be so referenced (by links to here). (This is believed to be fairuse under the Wikia Inc. Copyright rules and the Registers Copyright/usage notes.) The Registers copyright of all such data is Acknowledged.

The 11th Edition 2012

This edition (2012) was used to verify some additions to the Wiki lists and fill in missing details from entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 12th edition.

The 10th Edition 2008

This edition (2009) was used initially to verify additions to the Wiki lists and fill in missing details on entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 11th edition.

The 9th Edition 2004

This edition (2004) has been used to verify additions to the Wiki engine names lists and fill in missing details on entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 10th edition.

The 8th Edition 2000

This edition (2000) is been used to check additions/changes to the Wiki engine names lists and fill in missing details on entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 9th edition.

The 7th Edition 1996

This edition (1996) is being used to check additions/changes to the Wiki named engines lists and fill in missing details on entries from other sources till it was replaced by the 8th edition.

The 6th edition 1992

The 5th Edition ???

The 4th Edition ???

The 3rd Edition 1978

This edition (1978) is being used to check additions to the Wiki named engines lists and fill in missing details on entries from other sources related to changes to engines type or location historically. the list had grown to cover around 2300 engines

This edition added the index of Road Registration numbers to Engine manufacturers number in a six page list containing nearly 2000 entries.

The 2nd Edition ???

The first Edition

This was published in ? And listed approximately ?..? Engines

The Earlier Editions

These can be used as a reference in articles. Note: it should be also be noted against the reference/item which edition is being used if the entry differs to the current edition.

Note

The Traction Engine Register can be used to fill in missing info or verify details of engines entries on Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki but the mass copying (multiple entries) of the register to the Wiki PML lists by maunufacturer pages to fill in missing entries is not allowable. The money raised from the sale of the guide goes to help fund the National Traction Engine Trusts work to help conserve steam and traction engines. Please source any entries from other sources & just cross check them with the guide. -- The Site Administrator May 2009.
If you wish a change to be made to this page or feel it is inaccurate please leave a message on the Talk page and note at this Wikis administrators page here for details.
Other sources of information used to compile the tables are:

Visiting the shows seeing the engines and their programmes / guides entries
Old Glory Magazine
Vintage Spirit Magazine
Other magazines featuring steam engine history.
The books referenced in the linked articles.
Web sites such as
- www.Steam Scenes.org
- and Traction Time featuring photos of engines at Rallies and Steam fairs in the UK and other similar web sites used to cross check info / get additional details on individual engines.