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Scroll across the picture Not exactly John o'Groats to Lands end, but George, Elaine who took the pictures and Holly steamed the Glendronach sentinel down to Glamis extravaganza. Why the fire engine!!!! Apparently the fire brigade and police had received lots of phone calls to say there was a lorry on fire on the A90 so we had two fire engines and a police car out to us until we explained that Yes we were on fire but we were meant to be. Luckily the fire brigade and police took it in good humour and allowed us to carry on our journey. A good weekend was had by all and the engine steamed well.

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Not exactly John o'Groats to Lands end, but George, Elaine who took the pictures and Holly steamed the Glendronach sentinel down to Glamis extravaganza. Why the fire engine!!!! Apparently the fire brigade and police had received lots of phone calls to say there was a lorry on fire on the A90 so we had two fire engines and a police car out to us until we explained that Yes we were on fire but we were meant to be. Luckily the fire brigade and police took it in good humour and allowed us to carry on our journey. A good weekend was had by all and the engine steamed well.

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Scroll across the pictures to see another view The rumours circulating recently were not unfounded!! A Waggon has indeed found its way back to the north in the form of Sentinel DG6, No 8351, RG 1417, which worked for Aberdeen Harbour Board. Garry Scott from Pluscarden, near Elgin recently struck a deal with the owner and his sons Colin & Philip transported it back to Scotland arriving home on Friday 11th July. Despite the fact that Garry was on holiday in Canada (Along with his copy of a Sentinel Drivers Handbook for some light reading) the lads have had the Waggon out over the weekend getting used to it round the local roads. On Sunday they ventured up the A96 to Forres to give the Waggon its local debut at Forres Theme Day. Granda Sandy Scott was there busy picking up prizes for his Vintage Vauxhall Car, but also looking out the corner of his eye at the Sentinel, itching for a shot!! The Lads were joined on the run to Forres by their helpers Ricky Miller and Dod Duncan, and also Laura Downie, Alfie Cheyne Jnr & Michael Anderson. The Waggon is an impressive sight and has been restored to a very high standard. On the road the lads kept her up at working pressure no problem making the journey to Forres with ease. Alfie made some very positive comments on the Waggon’s performance making comparisons to the Super Sentinel belonging to his father, and later in the day was overheard on the phone ordering a bigger drive sprocket for his own Foden Wagon!! (just joking Alfie!!) “The Aberdeen Docker” makes another great addition to the Wagons & Waggons in The Bon-Accord Steam Engine Club membership. Roll on the next Road Run!!

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The rumours circulating recently were not unfounded!! A Waggon has indeed found its way back to the north in the form of Sentinel DG6, No 8351, RG 1417, which worked for Aberdeen Harbour Board. Garry Scott from Pluscarden, near Elgin recently struck a deal with the owner and his sons Colin & Philip transported it back to Scotland arriving home on Friday 11th July.

Despite the fact that Garry was on holiday in Canada (Along with his copy of a Sentinel Drivers Handbook for some light reading) the lads have had the Waggon out over the weekend getting used to it round the local roads. On Sunday they ventured up the A96 to Forres to give the Waggon its local debut at Forres Theme Day. Granda Sandy Scott was there busy picking up prizes for his Vintage Vauxhall Car, but also looking out the corner of his eye at the Sentinel, itching for a shot!!

The Lads were joined on the run to Forres by their helpers Ricky Miller and Dod Duncan, and also Laura Downie, Alfie Cheyne Jnr & Michael Anderson.

The Waggon is an impressive sight and has been restored to a very high standard. On the road the lads kept her up at working pressure no problem making the journey to Forres with ease. Alfie made some very positive comments on the Waggon’s performance making comparisons to the Super Sentinel belonging to his father, and later in the day was overheard on the phone ordering a bigger drive sprocket for his own Foden Wagon!! (just joking Alfie!!)

“The Aberdeen Docker” makes another great addition to the Wagons & Waggons in The Bon-Accord Steam Engine Club membership. Roll on the next Road Run!!

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Aveling Roller

Writes Alfie Cheyne. On a recent Sunday afternoon I popped in Past Banff Springs Hotel and visited an Antiques fair .I was fortunate enough to come across an original Photograph Taken By IW MUIR , If I am correct this is the late Ian Muir who was a stalwart of Scottish Steam preservation whom many in the Scottish Steam scene knew . The Photo was taken in July 1952 in the yard of its owner J McAdam contractor Persley Aberdeen . The particular engine is Aveling and Porter engine number 4150 of approx year of build of 1898 . The roller is a 10 ton model single cylinder registration umber RS3747.

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Pictures from Garry Scott of Elgin who was taken to see this engine by Alfie Cheyne who in turn had been told about it by a woodcutter.Apparently this Marshall Portable has been standing in the same place for many many years. The current owner's Father bought it for soil steralisation of his greenhouses. It has never had motion on it so there is and has no registration but stamped into the side is a number which could be 0940 or 0910. According to Garry, it is probably not a viable project for restoration.

Unusual historic document photographed by Garry Scott.

Scroll down to see more pictures that John Dunn was given and a new explanation by Andrew Hawkswell.

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Some old photographs which John Dunn was given by a colleague who rescued them from some papers which were being thrown out. The information has since been updated by Andrew Hawkswell who saw the pivtures on the web site and sent the following information

I am not a member of the Bon Accord club, but am pleased to have made the acquantaince of your fellow club members in the shape of the Barrack's Steam Team, (Aberdeen, Paris, London, New York, but mainly Aberdeen) while I was living and working in Aberdeen. I happened across the website, and I'm sorry I can't help Michael with any info on the Aveling roller photographed by Ian Muir, but I have some comments on the three photos rescued by John Dunn on the same web page, if you are interested.

The first photo is of a Fowler ploughing engine fitted with the church valve and probably of the late 1870's early 1880's period. I think that the negative has probably been printed in reverse - I could be wrong, but I think all Fowlers with the Church type valve chest cylinders had the circular valve cover plate on the nearside.

The second picture shows two Standard Sentinel waggons. They are not Garrett wagons. Garrett's front wheels for the undertype lorry have six spokes and the design of cab is different to the Sentinel, there being no door on the driver's side (offside) for example on the earlier wagons, whilst the later ones had a driver's door, but an asymmetric cab shape where the driver's side was brought further forward than the mate's to help improve his view of the road.

The final picture shows an Ivel internal combustion tractor, approx date 1900 to 1910, designed and built by Dan Albone of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. There used to be one of these in the collection of the late John Moffit of Northumberland, and there is at least one other in Australia. This was the first practical lightweight i/c tractor design this side of the Atlantic. As you say, it has all the appearance of a demonstration photograph.