introduction introduction

[greyhound32122]

good after noon every one, first post on this forum and looking forward to getting to know some people. i have only recently got interested in military vehicles with my first experience being a ride in a very nicely restored 969A Diamond T. this being followed by a ride in an equally nice 980 Diamond T both trucks being owned by Andy Blackford, so know i have the green bug. i shall apologize now as i am not familiar with military terminology as i am a steam engine man at heart, of which i am half way through restoring a Fowler steam road locomotive which was built in 1899 for the Boer war to transport troops and military supplies.

 

look forward to getting to know some of you on this forum and learn a bit more about military vehicles.

 

regards sam

[paul_bish]

welcome on board. Would love to see some pictures of the Fowler, you restoring it into military colours?

[greyhound32122]

hello paul

 

nice to meet you the fowler was originaly painted black with brown, red and yellow lining as was the standard paint scheme for these engines. it was built new for McKenzie & Co of Cape town and was shipped out to work in the dock yards were it was then put on military work hauling supplies from the docks in Capetown to were ever the military required it. after the war there was no need for the engine so it was sold to a new owner in Australia were it worked for a mining corporation in New South Wales.

 

first pic is how it looks now, the second is how i acquired the engine in 2004, the third pic is a Mclaren road locomotive in war department colours which was intended for hauling guns in the first world war but never went as it was built to late so was sent to Australia instead. surprisingly there are still a few engines in preservation which actually went to france and have returned.