Aveling & Porter

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Aveling and Porter Roller "Britannia" (S/N 8548) at Bromyard show 2008

Aveling and Porter was a British steam roller manufacturer. Thomas Aveling and Richard Thomas Porter entered into partnership in 1862, developed a steam engine three years later in 1865 and produced more of the machines than all the other British manufacturers combined.

[edit] The partners

Thomas Aveling was born at Elm, Cambridgeshire, in 1824 and was apprenticed to a farmer where he had the opportunity to familiarise himself with the new steam-powered farm machinery of the time. Aveling's interest in engineering led him to set up a business with his father-in-law producing and repairing agricultural machinery. In 1856 they produced the first steam plough.

Richard Thomas Porter ?

[edit] The History

In partnership with Porter, the steam roller they produced in 1865 was tested in Hyde Park, London, Military Road, Chatham, Kent and at Star Hill in Rochester, Kent. The machine proved a huge success. Aveling and Porter steam rollers were exported to Europe and as far afield as India and the USA.

In 1919 Aveling and Porter joined the Agricultural & General Engineers (AGE) combine. Production of Aveling and Porter steam wagons was transferred to Richard Garrett & Sons. In 1932 AGE went into receivership, bringing down Aveling and Porter with it.

In 1934, Aveling & Porter combined with Barford & Perkins to form Aveling-Barford which continued to make steam and motor rollers. After World War II the company continued to make motor and steam rollers as well as expanding into other construction equipment. Aveling-Barford is now part of the Thomson group of companies, which also includes Moxy articulated dump trucks.

Another example of Aveling & Porters engineering skills can be seen in the massive covered slips at Chatham Dockyard. These Leviathans of steel pre-date the great London train sheds of St Pancras railway station, King's Cross and Paddington railway station at Paddington —traditionally understood to be the be the oldest and largest steel framed structures of the time.

[edit] Models Produced

• Road Rollers
• Ploughing engines
• Tractors
• Wagons

[edit] Preserved Engines

Preserved machines built by Aveling and Porter

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Aveling & Porter no. 721	-	1871	TE	?	?	KL 3631	Science Museum		In the Science Museum, London Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 2031	English Rose	1884	RR	10 tons	5 nhp	ME 3918	I Corfield, Rochester		At Sheffield Steam and Vintage Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 2185	-	1886	SR	?	?	BY 2185	Science Museum		In the Science Museum, London Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 2760	Old Bill	1890	SR typr R10	10 ton	5 nhp	NT 2017	owner ?		ex Viv Kirk collection
Aveling & Porter no. 2992	-	1892	SR	?	?	AB 9331	Museum of Science & Technology, Birmingham		In the Birmingham Science Museum, Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 3001	Helen McGregor	1892	SR	?	?	SA 4464	Grampian Transport Museum		In the Grampian Transport Museum, Scotland Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 3319	-	1894	SR	?	?	HR 6013	Leicester Museum of Technology		In the Leicester Museums Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 4505	Fusilier	1900	Roller	10 ton	5 nhp	AO 8101	Owner		At Southport Vintage Rally
Aveling & Porter no. 4561	Jimmy	1900	RL	12 ton	6 nhp	KE 3775	Owner		Misc info
Aveling & Porter no. 4604	Mona	1900	Steam roller R10	10 ton	? nhp	PM 2141	P & I Vickery, Hertfordshire		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009 ex Hove CC
Aveling & Porter no. 5156	Duchess of Kent	1902	RR type RC10	10 ton	5 nhp	TU 874	Owner ?		At Chatham Historic Dockyard
Aveling & Porter no. 5308	Withernsea	[[1903	Steam roller	10 ton	5 nhp	HD 1573	owner ?		Harewood House Steam Rally 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 6021	Dougal	1906	Road loco clas XAC	5 ton	4 nhp	D 2608	M. Swain		At Shugborough in 2008 and Riverside, Southport in 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 6090	Leviathan	1906	RR type RC15	15 ton	7 nhp	BT 8883	Owner ?		At Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Aveling & Porter no. 6091	Duchess	1906	Showman's conversion	15 ton	7 nhp	AY 9526	M. Robinson, Bradford, West Yorkshire		Scorton Vintage and Country Fayre 2009 Ex roller
Aveling & Porter no. 6319	Queen of Herts	1907	Steam tractor XAC4	? ton	? nhp	BP 7501	J. Vickery		At St.Albans Steam Rally ex Roller Conversion of 1928
Aveling & Porter no. 6530	Bernard	1908	Tandem roller	8 ton	? nhp	NM 291	Luton Museum Collection		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009 ex Luton Corporation
Aveling & Porter no. 6795	Pride of Kilkenny	1910	Convertible	4 ton	5 hp ,	IO 3796 ?	'JJ' Doolan of (Kilkenny Ireland)		Exported to ROI when new.[1]
Aveling & Porter no. 7385	-	1911	RR (compact roller)	4 ton	3 hp	FC 4016	S & D Ross, St.Albans		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009 special built for Oxford City Council.
Aveling & Porter no. 7411	Chimaera	1911	Tandem RR type MLD	6 Ton	? nhp	XP 2915	G. Wingfield, ? (ex D. Spooner)		At Woodcote Rally 2009 (a Unique example)
Aveling & Porter no. 7838	-	1912	TE type KND (Convertible)	10 ton	4 nhp	TA 2436	F. Dibnah, Bolton		Most Famous A & P engine in UK ? Star of "Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam" TV series
Aveling & Porter no. 7857	Challenger	1912	RR type BHO	12 ton	5 nhp	SH 4274	Owner ?		At Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Aveling & Porter no. 7898	Margaret	1913	Steam Tractor type GND	8 ton	4 nhp	D 7078	B. Jakes, Bedfordshire		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 8026	Daisy Bell	1914	Steam roller	8 ton	4 nhp	EB 4746	Owner ?		ex Viv Kirk collection
Aveling & Porter no. 8064	Nulli Scudus	1913	Steam roller R10	10 ton	4 nhp	NK 1102	C. Griffiths, of Tring		At St.Albans Steam Rally ex St.Albans Corp.
Aveling & Porter no. 8241	Jasmine	1914	RR	-	? nhp	BH 7170	Mrs P. Wines		At Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 8316	Lady Hamilton	1914	RR	12 ton	5 nhp	E 5335	NS and CTEC		At Klondyke Mill
Aveling & Porter no. 8370	-	1914	SR	?	?	NK 4562	Swansea Maritime Museum		In the Swansea Museums Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 8471	Clyde	1914	RL type YLD	? Ton	6 nhp	AF 4478	P. Hyett, Oxfordshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 8489	Albert Webb	1915	RR type BT	8 ton	4 nhp	OK 58	F. Cooper, Berkshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 8506	White Rose	1915	RR	8 ton	4 nhp	CT 5012	Derek Raynor (RRA)		At Harewood 2008 & Sheffield 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 8548	Britannia	1915	RR type	weight	power	AF 4442	Owner ?		Bromyard Gala 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 8585	Becky	1915	RR type BSD	10 Ton	5 nhp	FH 2253	J. Smith	Photo to add	at Lincolnshire Steam Rally 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 8601	ALBION	1915	SM (was RR)	12 ton	5 nhp	OT 4239	P. Bowron		At Duncombe Park & Masham 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 8717	Jupiter	1916	Steam roller	15 ton	? nhp	SX 923	T & C Darby,		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009 ex Linlithgow Corporation
Aveling & Porter no. 8754	The Squire of Tong	1916	RR	10 Ton	5 nhp	VN 2370	D. Hare		Lincoln 2008 & Scorton 2009 ex Northallerton RDC
Aveling & Porter no. 8890	Field Marshal Haig	1918	PE	? ton	8 nhp	?	?	Photo to add	At Driffield 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 8891	General Byng	1918	PE	8 Hp	?	?
Aveling & Porter no. 8906	Morganydd	1918	SR	?	?	DW 5880	Welsh Industrial Museum		In the Welsh Industrial & Maritime Museum, Cardiff's Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 9081	Joanne	1919	TE type GDN	5 Ton	4 nhp	KN 5785	J. Heselwood		At Lincoln Steam Rally in 2008 and Southport Vintage Rally in 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 9096	Jubilee	1920	TE type AC6	10 ton	6 nhp	AF 6001	D. Knott, ?	Photo	At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 9170	Shamrock	1920	ST type KND colonial	7 ton	4 nhp	KN 9352	The Grover family, ?	Photo	At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 9179	Whippet	1920	Tractor type KND	7 ton	4 nhp	CJ 4158	N. Greenaway, Oxfordshire	File:Aveling & Porter no. 9179 TE Whippet reg CJ 4158 at Woodcote 09 - IMG 8158.jpg	At Woodcote Rally 2009. Re-Conversion to original form
Aveling & Porter no. 9183	The Pirate	1920	Tractor Type GND	5 ton	4 NHP	KE 18	Unknown		Bought by Jack Wakefield from Ballantyne, Drummond & Muir in 1965. Sold to J.Hardy, Ulleskelf 1969
Aveling & Porter no. 9282	Lady Fiona	1922	SW type FGPA	5 Ton	? nhp	D 3777	?		?
Aveling & Porter no. 9347	Sarah	19  ?	RR Roller	? ton	? nhp	L 8973	?
Aveling & Porter no. 9370	Bertha	1921	Steam roller R10	10 ton	? nhp	YA 1171	S. Ward, Hertfordshire		At St.Albans Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10048	EMMA	1921	RR	? ton	? nhp	FX 8307	D. Waiting Cumbria	Photo to Add	ex Eddisons No. 337
Aveling & Porter no. 10059	-	1921	RR type D	8 ton	4 nhp	R 7464	Owner ?		Bromyard Gala 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 10072	-	1922	RR type D	8 ton	4 nhp	YA 3783	J & D Staton, Cheshire		Scorton Vintage and Country Fayre 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10168	-	1921	RR type F	10 ton	6 nhp	TA 2027	P. Narraway, Berkshire	to add	At Woodcote Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10175	Pride of Ilford	1921	SR	?	?	NO 2142	Kew Bridge Steam Museum		In the Collection at the Kew Bridge Steam Museum, London
Aveling & Porter no. 10217	-	1921	RR Compound type	8 ton	? nhp	?	Elliot Family
Aveling & Porter no. 10282	Stoneybroke	1922	RR type ?	8 ton	4 nhp	FX 9005	E & C Davis, Surrey		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10442	-	192?	RR type G	? ton	? nhp	none	Resides in India	Photo on Flickr here	Discussion on Traction Talk
Aveling & Porter no. 10556	-	1923	RR type E	10 ton	6 nhp	NU 544	M. Forman		at Driffield & Lincoln 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 10563	Old Peculiar	1923	TE was a RR Type A	6 ton	3 nhp	DD 2068	K. W. Curtis, Suffolk		at Woolpit Steam 2009 (Converted in 1980's)
Aveling & Porter no. 10575	Luci formerly Carol	1923	RR	10 tons	6 nhp (5)	PR 280	B. Summerhill, Middlesbrough		At Masham Steam Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10596	-	1923,	E type roller	10 ton	6 nhp	YA 5385	?		?
Aveling & Porter no. 10637	-	1923	RR Type D	8 tons	6 net horse power	-	Powerhouse Museum Sydney Australia.[2]		Originally worked in Bowral Municipality in the NSW southern highlands, Australia.
Aveling & Porter no. 10671	Churchill	1923	RR type E	10 ton	6 nhp	PR 1165	A & L Smith, Hampshire		At Woodcote Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10718	Number 9	1923	RR (Compound) Type D	8 ton	4 nhp	NM 3825	M. Button, Suffolk		At Woolpit Steam & Old Warden rally 2009 ex Bedfordshire council
Aveling & Porter no. 10753	Earl E Ryzer	1924	RR (Compound) Type D	8 ton	4 nhp	NU 3041	D. Lomas		At Lincoln Steam Rally in 2008 and at Southport Vintage Rally 2009 ex New Mills council
Aveling & Porter no. 10994	Queen Jubilee	1924	SR	8 ton	4 nhp	WT 6042	R. Atkinson, of ?	To add	At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 10997	Phoenix	1924	RR (Compound) Type E	10 ton	6 nhp	MO 3687	A.J. Mathews & family, Shropshire		At Stourport Steam Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 11137	Wizard	1925	TE type KT	15 ton	7 nhp	SO 2182	A. Cheyne, ?	Photo	At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 11145	Ayesha	1925	RR	8 ton	4 hp	TN 216	A. Borthwick		At Lincoln in 2008 & Duncombe Park
Aveling & Porter no. 11446	-	1926	RR	10 ton	? nhp	TU 1182	Owner ?		At Lister Tyndale Steam Rally 2009 (not in guide)
Aveling & Porter no. 11451	Rhianon	1926	TE (formerly a Roller)	6 ton	3 nhp	PT 7442	W. Renton		at Harewood, Driffield 2008 and Barnard Castle 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 11486	Morning Star	1926	ST	? ton	4 nhp	KM 7100	J. Durling, Staffordshire		At Masham Steam Rally, Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 11542	-	1926	SR type F	10 ton	6 nhp	[RP 2925]]	The Emerton family,	To add	At Old Warden 2009 First rally since 1984
Aveling & Porter no. 11556	-	1926	RR	-	? hp	MK 6933	M. Swain	Photo to add	Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 11583	Caractacus	1926	RR type F	10 ton	6 nhp	RP 2948	M. Smith, Amptill	To add	bought at Cheffins 2006 At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 11788	-	1926 ?	RR	-	? hp	-	?		At Southport Vintage Rally
Aveling & Porter no. 11969	Elsie	1927	RR type A	6 ton	3 nhp	VB 1107	M. Kenning	Photo to add	Lincoln 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 11976	Nimbus	1927	RR type D	8 ton	? nhp	TR 4486	P. Lee, Berkshire		Under Restoration. exhibited at Woodcote Rally 2009 as rolling chassis
Aveling & Porter no. 12103	Dumpy	1928	Steam roller E type	10 ton	? nhp	SM 7013	A. Harvey, Hoddesden		At St.Albans Steam Rally 2009 ex Dumfries CC
Aveling & Porter no. 12115	Was formerly "Rambler"	1928	TE > SM > TE	? ton	4 nhp	VW 5172	N. Crisp		at Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally 2008, Old Warden 2009 Converted back from Showmans
Aveling & Porter no. 12152	Rosemary	1928	TE type L	5 Ton	4 nhp	SV 1577	?		?
Aveling & Porter no. 12467	Fire Queen	1929	RR	8 ton	4 nhp	RF 6437	J. Carr	Photo to add	Lincoln 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 12876	-	1932	RR		19 hp	KJ 7198	D. Walker	Photo to add	Holcot 2008 (in working guise)
Aveling & Porter no. 14017	Katie	1930	RR Type AB Roller		? hp	SV 6022	M. Pugh (formerly I .Lander)		At Cromford 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 14025	-	1930	SR	?	?	HF 6621	Liverpool Transport Museum		In the Transport Museum, Liverpool Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 14060	Sir Kay	1930	ST	5 ton	4 nhp	DW 7125	C. Knight, ?	Photo	At Old Warden 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 14068	Hunslet	1930	TE	10 Ton	4 nhp	VN 2092	E. & P. Bayles		Lincolnshire 2008
Aveling & Porter no. 14070	Billy Boy	1930	SM	10 ton	5 nhp	VN 2094	Turner Brothers collection		At Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Barnard Castle 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 14121	Dragon	1931	SR	?	?	FG 7099	Glasgow Transport Museum		In the Transport Museum of Glasgow Collection
Aveling & Porter no. 14125	Ruby	1931	RR	10 tons	4 nhp	KJ 1871	D. Tessyman, York		At Harewood 2008 & Duncombe Park Steam Rally 2009
Aveling & Porter no. 14150	Daisy	1932	RR type AB	8 ton	3 nhp	DW 7867	S.E. Davis & Son collection	Photo	Parked up in shed with others
Aveling & Porter no. 14187	Ultimus	1937	RR	10 tons	4 nhp	FPH 122	owner ?		youngest A&P engine in UK preservation[3]
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Aveling & Porter no.	Name	date built	type	weight	power	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info

[edit] In fiction

Two Aveling and Porter products are found in the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series based on the books: Minor characters in The Railway Series, George the Steamroller and Railway engines (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends) Fergus the Railway Traction Engine.

[edit] See also

• Aveling-Barford
• Aveling Marshall
• Agricultural & General Engineers

[edit] References

• Photos of Engines and Rollers

[edit] External links

• Industrial Railway Society article on Aveling & Porter industrial locomotives

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