Toulson collection

The Toulson collection is a private collection owned by the Toulson family from Middleton-in-Teesdale in County Durham. The Toulson family organise the Barnard Castle Steam Fair in May and Barnard Castle Truck Show in August that are both held on a site at Streatlam Farm nr. Barnard Castle in County Durham.

The family have a varied collection that includes steam engines, tractors and related farm machinery.

The Collection

(Incomplete list based on show catalogue) This family collection has seen a number of vehicles come and go over the years. 

Foden Steam tractor (wagon) Duchess of Gloucester at Barnard Castle Steam Fair 2009

County Super-4 at Barnard Castle Steam Fair 2009

• Foden no. 14084 AMB 300 Duchess of Gloucester A type D tractor built 1933. This was the last Foden built for the UK market & the youngest in preservation in the UK. (Sold in about 2012 ?)
• Burrell no. 3808 - Laddie A steam tractor which was once part of the Isaac Ball's fleet of rollers over in Lancashire. (Sold in ?)
• County Super-4 sn 12714 from 1961.
• County 4000-Four sn 27124 from 1968.
• Fordson E27N Major 1950
• Fordson Super Major Industrial 1962
• 1947 Allis-Chalmers model B a family tractor originally bought back for preservation.
• Chamberlain Super 90
• Ford 4550 Front Loader
• Ford tractor with V8 Perkins engine (conversion for tractor pulling)
• County Ploughman P55 Full Track crawler based on a Fordson Super Major
• Fordson F crawler Full Track ?
• David Brown 25
• Field Marshall sn ? (on the Threshing Machine) (photo to add)
• Oliver 90
• Ford 9600

See also

• Collections - list of various private collections of tractors & Plant etc.
• Shows and Meets - events were you can see Tractors, steam machiner, commercial vehicles, engines & pant etc.
• Clubs Listing clubs for collectors of vintage machinery

References / sources

• 2009 show guide + photos from the event.

External links

• Truck show web site