Aveling-Barford was formed In 1934, by Aveling & Porter merging with Barford & Perkins. The current owners of the Aveling-Barford name Wordsworth Holdings went into administration in early 2010.

HistoryEdit

The company was formed by the merger of two famous firms, following the collapse of the AGE group. After World War II the company continued to make motor and steam rollers as well as expanding into other construction equipment. They were still building stem rollers in 1945, with some being produced at the Vickers factory in Newcastle. In 1946 they introduced the G series of Diesel rollers, which had been designed pre war. This was followed by the Aveling Austin 99H Grader, (licensed from an American design). The Shuttle dumper was a popular product as well, with a lot exported to india in 1963.

They moved into building Loading shovels as well, with a range of 8 models from 1.0 cuM to 3.8 cuM. Also building the PM model pneumatic roller, as well as other small plant for a time.

In 1967 they became a part of the British Leyland groups special projects.^[1] Aveling-Barford was part of the Thomson group of companies, which also includes Moxy articulated dump trucks for a period in the 1980s. Under Leyland ownership Marshalls road roller interests were merged with Aveling-Barford's and Renamed as Aveling Marshall. the Aveling-Barford division concentrating on Dump trucks and Graders. The firm of Goodwin, Barsby & Co. of Leicester was also part of the group at one stage. They manufactures Concrete mixers, tar macadam plant and latter became known for quarry stone crushing equipment.

The Aveling-Barford name and some of its products passed from the Thomson group to an investment company called Wordsworth Holdings that owned several engineering firms and operated from part of the Aveling-Barford works in Grantham. The company built the Barford range of site dumpers.

In early 2010 Wordsworth Holdings called in the administrators as a victim of the construction recession and the banking crisis.^{[citation (source) needed]} Wordsworth also owned the Fruehauf trailer brand in the UK.

Barfords & Barfords of BeltonEdit

Main article: Barfords

The Old Aveling-Barford factory in Grantham is now occupied in part by Barfords Dumpers a division of Wordsworth Holdings Group. Barfords originally split off from Aveling-Barford in the 1950 to build the Site dumpers which they still build and the dairy equipment business at the Belton factory, as Barfords (Agriculture) Ltd. the name later changed to Barfords of Belton Ltd. Following the demise of AB in 1988, Duncan Wordsworth purchased the rights to the Aveling-Barford name and some of the products along with the factory. They now build some of the RD range of Dump trucks to order and refurbish older machines, as well as manufacturing the Barford site Dumper line at the Grantham factory. (see Barfords for details of line up).

EnginesEdit

Some early Aveling-Barford machines and the former Barford & Perkins company used engines by Peter Brotherhood Ltd the manufacturer of Peterbro tractors, and a supplier to Coventry Simplex Co. and Fowler of Leeds for early tanks. As part of the rescue from AGE, part funded by Ruston & Hornsby the firm moved to Ruston's former factory site in Grantham and had to buy certain parts like castings and engines from them. Ruston & Hornsby engines were used for a number of years mainly in the rollers. Ruston & Hornsby also built rollers but withdrew from this market as part of the deal, as they switched production to Lincoln and concentrated on Excavators, cranes and Engine building.

Later machines used Lister Petter engines in the rollers. And in in the Leyland era there was a attempt to move to using Leylands own engines in the dump trucks and other machines but reliability problems hampered this.

In the 1950s Avelings built graders under license from the American Austin Western company and they were sold under the Aveling-Austin brand name.

Construction PlantEdit

• Calfdozer (compact dozer used by railways for back filling)[1]

Photos of Calf dozers _ http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Calfdozer2

• Off Highway Rigid Dump Trucks
• Articulated Dump Trucks
• Bulldozer
• Road Rollers
• Motor Graders
• Site Dumpers - Production transferred to Barford
• Wheel Loaders

Model RangeEdit

Steam Road Roller Model RangeEdit

• Type W
• Type R
• Type T

Preserved Steam Rollers Edit

Preserved machines built by Aveling-Barford

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Engine No.	Name	Build Date	Type	Weight	Size / Power nhp	Reg No.	Owner	Image	Other info
Aveling-Barford AC601	Talisman	1937	W Type RR	10 ton	6 nhp	CPT 233	owner ?		earliest known surviving A-B roller
Aveling-Barford AC604	Patricia	1937	W Type RR	10 Ton	6 hp	CPT 235	Photos on Geocities		ex Durham CC At Astwoodbank 2008
Aveling-Barford AC605	Kim	1937	W Type	10 ton	6 nhp	DTM 537	owner >?		At Preston Services yard
Aveling-Barford AC606	Prince of Wales	1937	W Type RR	10 ton	6 hp	DTM 538
Aveling-Barford 607	Dunelia	1937	RR Type T	? ton	6 nhp	CPT 236	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AC621	Lady Helen	1937	R Type RR	6 Ton	4 hp	GMK 939	Will Childs		At Essex Country Show 2009
Aveling-Barford AC624	n/a	1938	R Type RR	6 Ton	4 hp	CVC 979			At Bloxham Steam Rally 2009
Aveling-Barford AD073	Patricia/ Westmorland Star	1938	W Type RR	10 ton	6 nhp	CUP 396	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AE576		1938	Motor Roller	? ton	? nhp Ruston Hornsby engine	ECT 113	owner >?		At Ashby Magna 2010
Aveling-Barford AE998	n/a	1943	W Type RR	10 Ton	6 hp	DTM 540	G. Smith		Lincoln & Others 2008 (ex Eddison No.109)
Aveling-Barford AG757	Linda	1947	R Type RR	6 Ton	4 hp	FRM 976
Aveling-Barford AG758	Gisela	1946	R Type RR	6 Ton	4 hp	FRM 973
Aveling-Barford AG760	Old Nick	1946	Type N	? ton	4 nhp	BTL 810	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AG785	Judith	1946	Type T	? ton	5 nhp	MRF 245	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AH162	Omega	1948	Type W	? ton	6 nhp	JXH 174	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AH363	Terras	Year	Type T	? ton	5 nhp	CTL 225	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AH365		1947	Type T	? ton	5 nhp	CTL 226	owner >?
Aveling-Barford 367		1947	Type T	? ton	4 nhp	Reg no. ?	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AH392	Annie	1947	T Type RR	8 ton	5 hp	CTL 227
Aveling-Barford AH412		1948	RR Type T	? ton	5 nhp	ECT 352	owner >?
Aveling-Barford AH425	n/a	1950	T Type RR	8 Ton	5 hp	JRM 966
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Aveling-Barford ?		Year	Type	? ton	? nhp	Reg no. ?	owner >?
Machine types Key: SW = Steam Wagon, PE = Ploughing Engine, Port=Portable, RR = Road Roller, SM = Showmans, ST= Steam tractor, TE = Traction Engine

Diesel Roller ModelsEdit

• A series - A Perkins powered Motor Roller derived from the Barford & Perkins designs
• Avelling-Barford PH4 - 4 ton roller built for Ministry of supply in 1944 - 89 built
• DX series - launched 1936
  • DX3 - 3.5 ton
  • DX4 - 4 ton
  • DX5 - 5 ton
  • DX6 - 6 ton
  • DX7 - 7 ton
  • DX8 - 8 ton
• G series (Know as the 'Grantham' series) launched 1946
  • GA
    • GAY
    • GAX
    • GA 5/6
  • GB
  • GC
  • GD
  • GH - Smallest Grantham series roller BSA 320 cc air colled engine
  • GN
  • GR
    • GRT
    • GRV
• DC series - 1980's ?
• PM series - Pneumatic tyre roller
• PR compactor A pneumatic tired Multi-wheeled compactor/roller range built from 1960s
  • PR1 - 1960
  • PR2 - 1968
  • PR20 - 1971 Hydrostatic drive version.
• AB Master Pavior - 1965
• TR 3 - Link to parts manual:- http://www.instruction-manuals.co.uk/category/vans/TR3.htm
• Aveling-Barford Vibra - pedestrian rollers
• Aveling-Barford Vibra Victor a ride on derived from the pedestrian roller.

Preserved Diesel (Motor) RollersEdit

The Road Roller Association's Motor Roller Register lists circa. 150 Aveling-Barford motor rollers that are known to survive, but very few are seen at shows, with a few in museums, but most are awaiting restoration.

• Barford & Perkins TH-D 10 ton of 1928
• A 2½ Ton of 1932 sn No. AB556 - http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJ16
•  ? Type of 193? sn no. AD117 of IL'SON CRUSHERS
• DX Type of 1938 sn No. AD159 - http://www.geocities.com/ff4913/dxcrane.html
• DX8 of 1938 sn no. AD155 - reg no. TL 7540
• DX8 of 1941 sn no. AE576 - reg no. ECT 113
• A 2.5 ton roller of sn no. AE962 - reg no. TTJ 700 at Essex Country Show 2009
• A DX8 8 Ton roller of 1941 sn. AF122 - reg no. TSV 505 - from the Walton Hall Collection seen at the Essex Country Show 2009
• GH nos. 112 & 118 are preserved in the Walton Hall Collection in Essex.
• GN s s/n 2354 (at Threkeld Mining museum Cumbria), as part of the VET collection.

Tandem Roller Model RangeEdit

Aveling-Barford TDC Series

• Aveling-Barford TDC08
• Aveling-Barford TDC09
• Aveling-Barford TDC010

Vibratory Compactor Model RangeEdit

• Aveling-Barford VXC111

Articulated Dump Truck Model RangeEdit

• Aveling-Barford RXD 025-4
• Aveling-Barford RXD 125
• Aveling-Barford RXD28
• Aveling-Barford RXD35

Off Highway Rigid Dump Truck Model RangeEdit

• Aveling-Barford SL340
• Aveling-Barford SY7 - Post war rigid dump truck
• Aveling-Barford SY4 - With two-way steering and controls
• Aveling-Barford SY6 - With two-way steering and controls
• Aveling-Barford SN range - post war range of HD trucks built in the mining and motorway building boom of the 1950/60s
  • Aveling-Barford SN30 - With General Motors engine
  • Aveling-Barford SN35 - 450 bhp engine.
• Aveling-Barford Centaur 50 - from the 1960s/70 ?

• Aveling-Barford RD 017 - 17 ton capacity
• Aveling-Barford RD 025
• Aveling-Barford RD 030
• Aveling-Barford RD 040
• Aveling-Barford RD 050
• Aveling-Barford RD30
• Aveling-Barford RD40
• Aveling-Barford RD44
• Aveling-Barford RD50
• Aveling-Barford RD55
• Aveling-Barford RD65
• Aveling-Barford RD 085 - 85 ton capacity 1981 (only Prototype built before Co. Collapsed)
• Aveling-Barford RD 150
• Aveling-Barford RD 255
• Aveling-Barford RD 250

Motorgrader Model Range Edit

• Aveling-Barford LG3
• Aveling-Barford MG / MGH
• Aveling-Barford MG4
• Aveling-Barford MT
• Aveling-Barford Super MG
• Aveling-Barford ASG013
• Aveling-Barford ASG018
• Aveling-Barford ASG021
• Aveling-Barford ASG18
• Aveling-Barford ASG113
• Aveling-Barford Super 400
• Aveling-Barford Super 500
• Aveling-Barford Super 600
• Aveling-Barford Super 700
• Aveling-Barford TG012
• Aveling-Barford TG12
• Aveling-Barford TG14
• Aveling-Barford TG114

Wheel Loader Model Range Edit

• Aveling-Barford TS50O0P
• Aveling-Barford WXL012
• Aveling-Barford WXL017
• Aveling-Barford WXL024

Aveling-Austin Grader Model Range Edit

• Aveling-Austin 99H - 1940s built Grader line
• Aveling-Austin 99H/400
• Aveling-Austin Super 500
• Aveling-Austin Super Heavy 500

Miscellaneous MachinesEdit

• Calfdozer

Preserved Other MachinesEdit

• An ex War Department Grader is in the S.E. Davis & Son Ltd. Collection.
• And the Vintage Excavator Trust (VET) collection has an Aveling-Barford dump truck as well as a similar size machine from competitor Terex, built at Motherwell.

See alsoEdit

• AGE Engineering combine formed in the 1920s. Avelings was a member of group till it went bust
• Aveling & Porter
• Aveling Marshall
• Barford & Perkins
• Goodwin, Barsby & Co.
• Moxy
• Road Roller Association for collectors of road rollers.

References / sourcesEdit

• wikipedia
• Article on Aveling and Porter
• Classic Plant & Machinery Magazine
• Old Glory Magazine
• Reference: - steam scene website

External linksEdit

• http://www.steamscenes.org.uk
• http://www.RRA.org.uk
• http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk
• http://www.geocities.com/ff4913/aveling.html
• http://www.geocities.com/avelingbarfordac604/
• Model steam rollers engines http://www.forest-classics.co.uk/aveleing_and_porter_road_tractor.htm