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 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 |
Year Built | 1910 |
Condition | Requires replacement firebox barrel |
Asking Price | £36,000 |
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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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Aveling & Porter YLD Road Locomotive No. 8471 of 1914
Manufacturer | Aveling & Porter |
Model | YLD Road Locomotive |
Country of Origin | UK |
Nominal Horse Power | 6NHP |
Works No. | 8471 |
Gears | 3-speed |
Year Built | 1914 |
Condition | Good working order, recently overhauled |
Asking Price | £360,000 |
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NEW PRICE Wallis & Steevens 5NHP Oilbath Steam Wagon No. 7720
Manufacturer | Wallis & Steevens Ltd |
Model | Oilbath Wagon |
Country of Origin | UK |
Power Rating | 5NHP |
Works No. | 7720 (Prev. unused no.) |
Year Motion Built | c. 1920 (Originally roller motionwork & cyl. block) |
Year Engine Built | Started early 2000s, finished 2024 |
Condition | Very Good Condition – Just Finished |
New Asking Price | £165,000 |
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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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Fowler DH 10-ton No. 16044 ‘Iron Ada’ of 1923 SO681
Manufacturer | John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd |
Model | DH 10-ton (Formally Road Roller, now Traction Engine) |
Country of Origin | UK |
Works No. | 16044 |
Gears | 2-speed |
Year Built | 1923 |
Condition | Good working order |
Asking Price | £92,000 |
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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 test 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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