gritineye Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Found in Popular Mechanics 1905 Search Google books for 'Popular Mechanics' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 For the Boer War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Yes the Army Service Corp had a steam road coloum and the Artillery used them as well. http://steamtraction.farmcollector.com/steam-engines/steam-tractors-power-behind-first-motorized-armored-vehicles.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I consider the image shown is of a Thornycroft Colonial wagon. From the image can be seen the side of the vertical boiler and boiler feed chute attached to the top of the boiler. The rear wheels are larger than shown in other Thornycroft steamer photos, however options and variations to special order were part and parcel of the day. Thornycroft wagons were used in South Africa during the Boer Wars, and in use by the British Army at home, with ten Thornycroft's being listed as with the ASC. The role of towing and transporting guns appears to be short lived with that being transferred to the use of light steam tractors as per the 1906 Aldershot Trials, with that also later being lost to petrol powered tractor units with overall design similar to the light steam tractors. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 An early Thornycroft Colonial from 1903 is currently being restored by Mike Wilkinson who also owns the WW1 Foden. I have not seen Mike since the naming of the Jollife loco (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0yEXkyI68do) so I do not know where the restoration is up to at the moment, perhaps someone can advise. I hope you enjoy the video it was a lovely day out. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thanks for all the info chaps, Tom, you really did have a nice day for it, I enjoyed the video..:thumbsup: Hope it's OK I tweeked this still from it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charawacky Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 You can find a few pictures of the Thornycroft here: http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~thetyke/id37.htm Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Peskett Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think this to be more likely a Straker wagon of mid. 1905. Herewith advertisement illustration from the Industrial Motor Review, November 1905. Richard Peskett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nz2 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Again Richard your vast library of old publications has shown through. The reference I have included other makers , but as they were different in boiler form, I discarded them from the list. Strakers were not on my list. The Straker certainly has the same rear wheel hub pattern. There is a Straker Squire being re-built here in NZ , this has smaller wheels that the one in question. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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