Leeds lost locos

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Thu 30 Apr, 2009 9:09 pm

BIG N wrote: Correct - 80002 was Derby built but, was based on a Fowler design of earlier years - teniuos link I know but there you go. I think the design owes more to Stanier and/or Ivatt than Fowler. The latter was not into tapered boilers.

BIG N · Post by **BIG N** » Fri 01 May, 2009 3:54 am

After a bit of thought, and a look through a couple of books I will conceed that point to you Barwicker - getting my Stanier and my Fowler locos mixed up - Derrr

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri 01 May, 2009 10:44 am

BIG N wrote: After a bit of thought, and a look through a couple of books I will conceed that point to you Barwicker - getting my Stanier and my Fowler locos mixed up - Derrr Was Henry Fowler - locomotive superindendent on the Midland and LMS Railways connected with Fowlers of Leeds then?

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Fri 01 May, 2009 6:02 pm

It appears that Henry Fowler was the son of a Cabinet Maker from Evesham so it would seem unlikely that he had anything to do with Fowlers of Leeds.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Sat 02 May, 2009 5:27 pm

I went along Jack Lane this morning "Hunslet Engine Co Ltd" is carved on the stone lintel above the door of what presumably used to be the offices.

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 05 May, 2009 12:30 pm

blackprince wrote: This old Smiths Crane of Rodley really was lurking in a corner of a foreign field ( well on the wrong side of the pennines anyway) at Astley colliery Leigh Lancs ( now a museum). Another Smiths of Rodley Crane in much better condition ( photo taken 4/5/2009 at Llandudno traction fair)

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 05 May, 2009 12:34 pm

blackprince wrote: blackprince wrote: This old Smiths Crane of Rodley really was lurking in a corner of a foreign field ( well on the wrong side of the pennines anyway) at Astley colliery Leigh Lancs ( now a museum). Another Smiths of Rodley Crane in much better condition ( photo taken 4/5/2009 at Llandudno traction fair)

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 05 May, 2009 12:42 pm

raveydavey wrote: blackprince wrote: blackprince wrote: blackprince wrote: This could appear in another thread " Things you don't see any more" . As a kid in Leeds we always called road rollers steam rollers, even though by the 50's they were diesels. Anyway this is a genuine LCC steam roller bearing the Leeds coat of arms pictured outside a pub in Cheshire. A close up of the coat of arms ps Its a Fowler steam roller built in 1923 and called Navigator Fowlers were of course based where Costco is now - there is a plaque by the entrance commemorating it. And if you look at the buidlings opposite Costco you'll see more evidence of Leeds great engineering past.I've got a couple of pics somewhere of some more Fowler traction engines, taken a couple fo years ago at Nostell Priory. I'll dig them out and post them on the Secret Leeds group on flickr when I have a minutes. More Fowler memorabilia for sale at Llandudno Traction Fair on Bank Holiday Monday.

AngryofMayfair · Post by **AngryofMayfair** » Sun 24 May, 2009 6:25 am

Here's a pic that I managed to dig up of the old railway lines and a steam engine in Hunslet - somewhere south of Dewsbury Rd if I remember correctly - c 1971...

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Sun 24 May, 2009 6:29 pm

If you visit the "Steam Spectacular" at Temple Newsam tomorrow (Monday 25th) there are several "Fowlers" to be seen, both Traction Engines and Steam Rollers and also one Traction Engine from the so far forgotten (I think) J & H McLaren of Hunslet.