Full-Size Steam
Do you wish to sell your full-size steam traction engine? We can help!
With over a decade of experience selling full-size traction engines, and a history stretching back nearly 70 years in the motor trade as a family-owned business, we are here to help you sell your traction engine or related steam engine. Please check out our ‘Looking to sell?‘ page for further information or get in touch to discuss how a commission sale might work for you.
Details of full-size steam engines currently available for sale are shown below.
Aveling & Porter BSD 12-ton Steam Road Roller No. 6970 of 1910
| Manufacturer | Aveling & Porter |
| Model | BSD Slide Valve, Compound Road Roller |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Works No. | 6970 |
| Gears | 2-speed |
| Weight | 12-ton |
| Year Built | 1910 |
| Condition | Requires replacement barrel |
| Asking Price | £36,000 |
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Living Van SO719
| Model Type | 2-berth Living Van |
| Age | Suspected early 20th Century |
| History | Possibly Aveling & Porter – Unknown |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Condition | Good Condition – recently restored |
| Asking Price | £12,995 |
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Ruston Proctor Portable ‘Self-Propelled’ Conversion No. 33491 of 1907 SO647
| Manufacturer | Ruston, Proctor & Co Ltd/Privately Converted |
| Model | Single Cylinder Portable Engine with drive train |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Works No. | 33491 |
| Year Built | 1907 |
| Year Converted | c. 2018 |
| Gears | 2-speed, chain drive |
| Condition | Operational and complete |
| Asking Price | £29,995 |
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NEW PRICE Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies 7NHP Portable Engine No. 24648 of 1912 S3740
| Manufacturer | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies Ltd |
| Model | 7NHP Single Cylinder Portable Engine |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Works No. | 24648 |
| Year Built | 1912 |
| Condition | Project – repatriated from Chile c. 2004 |
| New Asking Price | £5,995 |
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NEW PRICE Marshall Briannia 6NHP Portable Engine No. 50261 of 1908 SO678
| Manufacturer | Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd |
| Model | Britannia Portable Engine |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| History | Ex-Chile |
| Nominal Horse Power | 6NHP |
| Works No. | 50261 |
| Year Built | 1908 |
| Condition | Requires Boiler Work, Engine Complete |
| New Asking Price | £8,995 |
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Ruston Proctor 4NHP Portable Engine No. 37692 of 1909 SO679
| Manufacturer | Ruston, Proctor & Co. Ltd |
| Model | PSG class Portable Engine |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| History | Sold new to Agar Cross, Buenos Aires |
| Nominal Horse Power | 4NHP |
| Works No. | 37692, replated in 1913 to 43853 |
| Year Built | 1909 |
| Condition | Requires Boiler Work, Engine Complete |
| Asking Price | £9,995 |
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Marshall 12NHP Portable Engine No. 70081 of 1916
| Manufacturer | Marshall, Sons & Co. Ltd |
| Model | Portable Engine |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Nominal Horse Power | 12NHP |
| Works No. | 70081 |
| Pistons | Single |
| Year Built | 1916 |
| Condition | Restored in recent years however left in as photographed condition since restoration |
| Asking Price | £20,000 |
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Aveling & Porter 8-ton Road Roller No. 10465 of 1922 SO666
| Manufacturer | Aveling & Porter Ltd |
| Model | 8-ton piston-valve, single roller C-Type |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Works No. | 10465 |
| Weight | 8-ton |
| NHP | 4 |
| Gears | 2-speed |
| History | Ex-Eddisons |
| Year Built | 1922 |
| Condition | Currently in steam however due boiler overhaul in foreseeable future |
| Asking Price | £32,000 |
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McLaren 6NHP Traction Engine No. 60 of 1878
| Manufacturer | John & Henry McLaren Ltd, Leeds |
| Model | General Purpose Traction Engine |
| Country of Origin | UK |
| Nominal Horse Power | 6NHP |
| Works No. | 60 |
| Weight | 8-ton |
| Gears | 2-speed |
| Year Built | 1878 (register states 1879) |
| Condition | Restored condition, currently laid up |
| Asking Price | £180,000 |
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16ft Traction Wagon
| Model Type | Traction Wagon |
| Age | |
| Length | 16ft |
| Width | 7ft 3in |
| Condition | Excellent Condition |
| Asking Price | £15,995 |
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