Colin Scott

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Bob Smith a visitor to the 2010 Castle Fraser Steam and Vintage Fair was so inspired by what he saw, he just had to put pen to paper and this is what he wrote.

Diary Dates

Pictures of the engines at the Shetland Classsic		Pictures of Castle Fraser 2010 Click here
Great Dorset Steam Fair 1st to 5th September		Deeside Steam Rally Banchory 21/22August

Pictures of the engines at the Shetland Classsic

Pictures of Castle Fraser 2010 Click here

Great Dorset Steam Fair 1st to 5th September

Deeside Steam Rally Banchory 21/22August

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Sparkling in the Sun at Balado, the Fowler Tractor re-named Bonnie Lass

The engine belongs to the Nicol collection at Portlethen. Gary Thomson and his son Barry collected it and brought it to Aberdeen on the 22nd of January this year from Saffron Walden in Cambridgeshire. She was new to Horsham Rural District Council in 1928. A Fowler model type T3 a 4 N.H.P. compound, Works number 17470. Originally named “Bonnie Lass” although she had been renamed “Tillie”, the team at Nicols have re-christened her back to her original name. The engine is no stranger to these parts. She attended Castle Fraser rally in 2004 under the ownership of Roger Dehany from Mull who owned her for 10 years. He contacted the club and made the following comments. "I was very surprised and extremely pleased to read on the Club website that “Bonnie Lass” has come home to Scotland. It appears that she has been subjected to 3 owners since we reluctantly parted with her to Derek Hubbuck, however I’m sure the Nicol family will enjoy owning her now.

Sparkling in the Sun at Balado, the Fowler Tractor re-named Bonnie Lass

The engine belongs to the Nicol collection at Portlethen. Gary Thomson and his son Barry collected it and brought it to Aberdeen on the 22nd of January this year from Saffron Walden in Cambridgeshire.

She was new to Horsham Rural District Council in 1928. A Fowler model type T3 a 4 N.H.P. compound, Works number 17470. Originally named “Bonnie Lass” although she had been renamed “Tillie”, the team at Nicols have re-christened her back to her original name.

The engine is no stranger to these parts. She attended Castle Fraser rally in 2004 under the ownership of Roger Dehany from Mull who owned her for 10 years. He contacted the club and made the following comments.

"I was very surprised and extremely pleased to read on the Club website that “Bonnie Lass” has come home to Scotland. It appears that she has been subjected to 3 owners since we reluctantly parted with her to Derek Hubbuck, however I’m sure the Nicol family will enjoy owning her now.

Can anyone identify the pictures or the people below?

John Dunn has a terrible admission to make. He was sent these photographs by someone, but has mislaid the associated paper work. That said it is fairly obvious that the Lorries belong to Thomas Mc Leod of Dufftown and that they were involved in road making, repairing and general haulage.
That one of the photographs was obviously taken on a windy day gives a touch of action to the shot.
The photo in the quarry shows a stone crusher very similar to the one restored by Mike Dreelan.Can anyone shed any light on the photographs or the company or indeed the person who might have sent them to club member John Dunn?

If yes- please contact webmaster johnshewell@btinternet.com

Quarrying old style Coal Deliveries by Foden