Programme cover from the 2006 Bedford Steam & Country Fayre

 

Maker:
Foster
Type:
Showman’s Engine
Year:
1926
Works No:
14564
Registration No:
FE 8055
Name:
Victoria
Weight:
 
NHP:
5
Further information:
Supplied new to a Mid - Wales threshing contractor, before passing to a North of England farmer for pulling out tree stumps and other heavy farm work. Featured in the BBC radio series “The Archers”. Purchased from a sale in 1975 and restored to showman’s specification by the late J. Swingler. New firebox and tubeplate fitted 1999-00 winter.
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Foster Showman’s Engine - Victoria, 5 NHP, Built 1926, Works No. 14564, Reg. No. FE 8055.