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Fowler showmans "Repulse" s/n 15652 of 1920 CU 977

John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd were engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England who were founded in 1863 by Agricultural engineer John Fowler. Fowler & Co produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. Fowler & Co also produced the early Track Marshall tractor which was a tracked version of the Field Marshall tractor. British Railways Engineering Department locomotives ED1 to ED7 were built by Fowler & Co.

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[edit] History

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Fowler IPA stationary engine of 1939, driving a Tangye pump
Fowler crawler tractor at Bromyard show 2008
A Fowler VF from the rear

John Fowler was an agricultural engineer and inventor who was born in Wiltshire in 1826. He worked on the mechanisation of agriculture and moved to Leeds in the 1850's. He is credited with the invention of steam-driven ploughing engines. Fowler original sold products built by several other firms but in 1861 formed a partnership Fowler & Hewitson with a William Watson Hewitson in Leeds. Hewitson was also a partner in Kitson & Hewitson, and it was next door to Kitsons works that the steam plough works was built. On Hewitsons death the Firm was renamed Fowler & Co. in 1863.

Fowler's built a vast range of steam tractors, Steam rollers, traction engines and lorries, a number of which have been preserved and appear at shows throughout the summer season. They also built a few Showmans engines the last of which were built in the 1930s. No. 19782 Lion a B6 type in March 1932, No, 19783 King Carnival II in April 1932, with a year latter No. 19989 Onward in April 1933 and finally No. 20223 Supreme in March 1934.[1] The production being mainly rollers and road locomotives in between these.

Fowler ploughing engines (operating in pairs) being an impressive sight hauling a 5 furrow balance plough across a field.

[edit] Fowler diesel engines

The Fowler company started looking at the Diesel engine as the steam market declined in the 1930's. The company appointed an Engineer called Freeman Sanders in 1934. Sanders developed the Diesel engines and the firm patented an improved design in 1935. By 1936 Sanders had been appointed engineering Director.

[edit] Other machinery

Fowlers diversified away from just building steam engines, with machines such as Concrete batching plant, road scarifiers and Diesel powered road rollers.

Another product was the Fowler Gyrotiller which was a range of large crawlers similar to the Holt / Caterpillar machines fitted with a rotary "plough" (Like a modern day power harrow). This was built in several sizes. The design was built under license from the inventor Norman Stoey a American manager of sugar cane plantations in Puerto-Rico. The rotary "Cutters" worked to a depth of Template:Convert/Inch. Units of 225 hp / 170 hp and 30, 40 and 80 hp. But falling sales lead to the end of production by 1937.

[edit] War years

The firm was engaged in building Tanks and other war related heavy machinery for the Ministry of Supply and was then effectively Nationalised in 1941, when the Ministry took control. Following the end of War, the firm was sold off.

[edit] Post war decline

A very original un-restored Fowler FD 2 belonging to S.E. Davis & Son Ltd. collection

Fowlers & Co. were taken over by the Sheffield firm of Thomas Ward Ltd in 1946, before being sold to British Leyland in 1975. Thomas Ward had bought Marshall, Sons & Co. of Gainsborough in 1936, and the operations were merged to an extent with Fowlers building Crawler tractors based on the Field Marshall tractor from Marshall. Thomas Ward bought Fowlers the firm from the Howard / Rotary Hoes Ltd business who briefly owned the company in 1945 and developed a smaller crawler fitted with a Rotavator unit. This machine was the Fowler FD2 crawler tractor. The company was known as Fowler-Marshall for a period.

From the late 1940s and 1950s Fowler's built a range of crawler tractors, the last model being the Challenger 33 of 125 hp.

Main article: Fowler Challenger range

In 1949 they built a rail locomotive based on the Fowler VFA crawler for use as a works loco. Records show 46 being built with only 3 sold in the UK. Only one is believed to survive and has been restored. The is loco was for sold at the end of September 2008, for over £20,000.[citation (source) needed]

See Track Marshall for later crawlers that evolved from the Leyland era of the firms ownership.

[edit] Product Range

For Caterpillar Challenger Rubber tracked crawlers, see Challenger Equipment.

[edit] Preserved Machines

[edit] Fowler Steam Engines

There are hundreds of Fowler engines in preservation in the UK, listed in the The Traction Engine Register. As Fowlers were also a major exporter of engines to the former British colonies in the 1800 & early 20th century an number survive in places like Australia and New Zealand in preservation and in India, Pakistan, Africa and South America as rusting remains. some of these are being repatriated to the UK & restored by collectors as few original UK engines remain to be restored.

Please add any known machine details to the list from the UK or other countries (please note the country resident in if engine is non UK based).
Preserved machines built by John Fowler & Co.(Leeds) Ltd
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Engine No.
Name Build Date Type Weight Power nhp Reg No. Owner Image Other info
Fowler no. 1190 The Wilder
(formerly William)
1869 (September) PLG 20 ton 12 nhp BL 4150 Owner ? Earliest known existing Fowler.(TER 2008)[2]
Fowler no. 1641 - 1871(4) PE 13 ton 12 nhp  ? R. & M. Beeby Bros. Sold at Cheffins September 08
With No.1642 for £250,000[3][4]
Fowler no. 1642 - 1871 (rebuilt 1917) PE 13 ton 12 nhp NR 1213 R. & M. Beeby Bros. Photo to Add At Driffield & Lincoln 2008
Sold with No.1641 at Cheffins
Fowler no. 1908 - 1873 Ploughing Engine  ? 12 nhp HR 3666 Owner ?
Fowler no. 2479 - 1874 PE 13 ton 12 nhp NR 1213 J. Fennelly, Co. Carlow ROI Beeby Bros. No. 4 set (sold 2008 with no. 2693)[5]
Fowler no. 2528 The Chief 1875 Plg (rebuilt from parts)  ? ton 14 hp AL 8345 G. Debes (ex Beeby Bros set 2) at Holcot 2008 Elvaston, Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 2693 - 1875 PE 13 ton 12 nhp NR 1212 J. Fennelly, Co. Carlow ROI Beeby Bros. No. 4 set (sold 2008 with no. 2479)[6]
Fowler no. 2861 - 1876 PE single cylinder  ? ton 8 hp AB 9451 P.Stanier & R. Pierce (ex J. Collins) [7]
Fowler no. 3195 - 1887 PE  ? ton 8 hp AB 9452 P. Stanier & R. Pierce (ex J.Collins) [8]
Fowler no. 6188 Beulah 1890 TE 9 ton 8 nhp MA 8528 Bressingham Steam Museum
Fowler no. 7942 JONAH 1899 TE under 7 ton 5 hp TA 626 P. & R. Green at Harewood & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 8712 Pride of Wales 1900 TE Type A4 - ton 6 nhp DE 2439 J. Smith At Lincoln 2008 & Sheffield 2009
Fowler no. 8920 The Great North 1901 RL + Crane engine 14 ton 8 nhp SG 4713 L & D Searle, To add At Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 9279 KITCHENER 1902 TE Under 11 ton 6 hp SY 1125 M & J Frampton, ? at Belvoir Castle show + Cromford Steam Fair 2008 & Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 9475 Duke of Rutland 1902 SM type B5  ? ton 8 nhp BS 8015 R. Williamson at Belvoir Castle show & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008, Old Warden 2009
Repatriated from Australia in 1978
Fowler no. 9924 James Penfold 1904 TE type A4 Under 10 ton  ? hp BP 5767 - Harewood
Fowler no. 10318 Sunny Boy No. 2 1905 RL Type B6  ? ton 8 nhp WR 6790 F. Baldwin Showmans On loan to Leyland Museum, Lancashire from Hollycombe Steam collection
Fowler no. 10373 Ada 1905 TE - ton 7 nhp CE 7922 D. Gowlett, ? To add At Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 11082 Jaroslava 1907 PLG type K5 - 8 nhp SV 7345 R. Goodwill At Driffield 2008
Repatriated from East Germany.
Fowler no.11108 Dreadnought 1909 SM  ? ton  ? nhp - R. Knox [9]
Fowler no. 11114 Puffin Billy 1908 TE type A5 11 ton 6 nhp DS 8075 W. Ellis repatriated from Ireland
At Lincoln 2008 Duncombe Park 2009
Fowler no. 11352 - 1907 TE Type A4  ? 6 nhp BF 4855 A. Steele from Scotland At Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2008 on the Dynometer & Barnard Castle 2009
Fowler no. 11357 - 1908 TE type A4  ? ton 6 nhp NM 219 H. Holman At Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 & Old Warden 2009, Family owned since the 1960s
Fowler no. 11421 The Countess 1908 TE Type A4  ? ton 6 nhp NT 117 R. Timson, Norfolk At Lincoln Steam Rally 2008 & Woolpit Steam Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 11484 Bromyard Queen Nance 1909 TE type A8 Estate engine  ? ton 8 hp CJ 5367 Colin Piggott At Bromyard Show + Holcot 2008 & Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 11594 - 1908 TE  ? ton 7 hp EW 564 S. Wing at Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 11698 Edna 1909 TE 10 ton 7 nhp NK 925 P & S Lyons, To add At Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 11700 - 1908 Agricultural Traction Engine under 10 ton 6 nhp SV 5785 A. Biglands at Cromford + Harewood
(ex Australian engine repatriated)
Fowler no. 12226 Titan 1911 RL - ton 8 nhp HL 930 A & L Marchington, To add At Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 12530 Bellingham 1912 RR Type N (Believed to be only Example left) 7 ton 3 nhp J 7255 D.G. MacDonald at Driffield & Lincoln 2008
(Ex Durham CC)
Fowler no. 12906 Foremost 1911 B6 Road Loco 17 ton 10 nhp - J.Walker formerly with R.Wilcox Repatriated from France in 2008
At Elvaston 2009
Fowler no. 13141 Jo 1913 Road Loco type A7  ? ton 7 nhp HO 5677 Michael Davis of Avon Dassett At Astwood Bank 2008/9 & Bloxham Steam Rally 2009
Fowler no. 13881 - 1913 (17) ? PE type AA6 20 ton 16 nhp NO 372 E. Flear Photo to Add At Driffield 2008
Fowler no. 14012 Lord of the Isles 1915 TE type A7  ? ton 6 nhp CE 7818 M. Maskell, of Bedford At Rushden 2008 & Stoke Goldington 2009
Fowler no. 14100 Empress 1914 TE Locomotive under 13 ton  ? hp DW 2235 Kelham Island steam Co at Harewood 2008
Fowler no. 14115 The Lion 1914 road locomotive  ? ton 8 nhp XC 9653 owner ?
Fowler no. 14247 Sunrise 1915 PLG Type K7  ? ton 12 hp NM 1249 Saunders Collection To add At Old Warden 2009,
Pair with 14248
Fowler no. 14248 Surprise 1915 PE type K7  ? ton 12 hp NM 1250 Saunders Collection to add Pair with 14247 in
Fowler no. 14256 General French 1907 PLG  ? ton 10 nhp KE 3135 - Photo to add at GDSF 2008 Ploughing demo
Fowler no. 14257 Linkey 1916 PLG type K7  ? ton 12 nhp KE 2494 M. Jones at Cromford, Wymswold & Holcot 2008 Astwood Bank + Bloxham, Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 14258 Sevington 1916 PLG type K7  ? tons 12 nhp KE 2495 J. Mann, At Weeting Rally + Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 14321 Yorkshire Belle 1916 Showmans  ? weight  ? nhp BT 4580 Turner Brothers, York At Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & Barnard Castle 2009
Fowler no. 14333 Bonnie 1914 RR 12 ton 5 hp AD 8773
Fowler no. 14375 - 1917 Ploughing Engine type BB 20 ton 16 nhp BE 7548 Flear Family of Kirton Lindsey At Elvaston Steam Rally 2009
Fowler no. 14383 Prince 1917 PE weight ? power ? NM 1284 Hollycombe Steam collection
Fowler no. 14384 Princess 1917 Ploughing Engine  ? ton 16 nhp NM 1283 A. Turner Little Casterton 2009
Fowler no. 14402 Jemima 1917 Showman's Engine 6 ton 4 nhp BW 2374 Robert Crawford collection
Fowler no. 14406 MTOTO 1917 TE type T3 under 5 ton 4 hp U 4171 G. Collins at Belvoir Castle show, Driffield & Lincoln 2008 & many others in 2009
Fowler no. 14425 Carry On 1916 Showman's Engine (conversion) 19 ton 10 nhp DP 4418 Saunders collection At St.Albans Old Warden & Weeting Rally 2009 - Old conversion by Openshaw (1920)
Fowler no. 14660
(Non UK engine)
GEORGE WILLIAM 1920 Z7 type PE 27 ton 22 nhp - Cobdogla Irrigation & Steam Museum, South Australia (OG 228)
Fowler no. 14661
(Non UK Engine)
BLACK BESS 1920 Z7 type PE 27 ton 22 nhp - Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement Museum, Victoria, Australia (OG 228)
Fowler no. 14728 Giant Tiger 1918 PE class AA weight ? 18 nhp DO 1918 Barleylands Farm Museum Pair with no. 14729
In the Barleylands collection in Essex
Fowler no. 14729 Giant Panther 1918 PE weight ? 18 nhp DO 1919 Barleylands Farm Museum Pair with no. 14728
Fowler no. 14758 Iron Duke 1920 RL  ? ton  ? nhp - North Staffs & Cheshire Traction Engine Club Photo to add Under restoration at Klondyke Mill Preservation Centre
Fowler no. 14765 - 1920 TE  ? ton 5 nhp DO 1933 Robert Crawford collection
Fowler no. 14805 Lord Doverdale 1917 TE - 'T3 Tiger' 5 ton 4 hp UG 1496 D. Cope, Derbyshire at Cromford 2008 & Elvaston 2009
Fowler no. 14862 Evening Star 1917 SM type R3 17 ton 8 hp DW 2235 G. Atkinson's Scarborough Fair Collection at GDSF 2008
Fowler no. 14888 Kingfisher 1917 TE type R3 12 ton 8 hp HO 6420 Alan Eaton, of Northants at Rushden and Kettering 2008
Fowler no. 14893 Midnight 1917 Road Loco type R3 14 ton 8 nhp CT 6888 I. Barraclough, Rotherham Dual Fuel kit (oil) - At Sheffield Steam and Vintage Rally 2009
Fowler no. 14933 Challenger 1917 TE 12 ton 8 nhp CT 6891 Robert Crawford collection
Fowler no. 14948 Prince of Wales 1917 TE rebuilt as SM  ? ton 8 hp EB 4999 D. Woodward at Southport Vintage Rally in 2009 & Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 15629 - 1920 ST 'Tiger Tractor'  ? ton 4 nhp U 7290 Saunders Collection To add At Weeting Steam rally, Pickering Steam Rally & Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 15116 Bertha 1920 Showmans weight ? power ? CB 3062 Levens Hall Museum nr Kendal in Cumbria At Cumbria Steam Gathering
Fowler no. 15142 1918 PLG type BB1 20 ton 16 hp BP 6125 S.E. Davis & Son collection At Astwood Bank
Pair with Fowler no. 15143
Fowler no. 15143 1918 PLG type BB1 20 ton 16 hp BP 6125 S.E. Davis & Son collection At Astwood Bank
pair with Fowler no. 15142
Fowler no. 15163 - 19 ? PE  ? ton  ? hp WR 7151  ? photo to add at GDSF 2008 Ploughing demo
Fowler no. 15182 Achilles 1918 PLG type BB1 17 ton 16 hp HO 5869 M. Davis at Holcot 2008 & Bloxham 2009
Fowler no. 15183 Ajax 1918 PLG type BB1 17 ton 16 nhp HO 5868 P. Wilson Listed at Bloxham but No. 15182 was there
Fowler no. 15194 William Shakespear 1918 PLG weight ? power ? FX 6820 Science Museum A Pair with no. 15195
Fowler no. 15195 Anne Hathaway 1918 PLG weight ? power ? FX 6821 Science Museum A pair with no. 15194
Fowler no. 15206  ? 19 ? PLG  ? ton  ? hp - Photo to add at GDSF 2008 Ploughing demo
Fowler no. 15231 Prince 1918 PLG  ? ton  ? hp AC 9511 owner ? at Bromyard Show 2008
Fowler no. 15288 Mr Blower 1919 TE under 5 ton  ? hp U 4952 A.R. Tyler, at Belvoir Castle show 2008 & many events in 2009
Fowler no. Lord Kitchener 190 ? SH  ? ton  ? hp reg Photo to add
Fowler no. 15231 Prince 1918 PE type BB1  ? ton 16 n hp AC 9511 at Bromyard show 2008
Fowler no. 15236 Cissie 1917 PE type AA7 (rebuild needed) 21 ton 18 hp CF 3411 S. Cruickshank (ex Bressingham Collection) Sold at Cheffins Oct 2008
Fowler no. 15237 Bessie" 1917 PE type AA7 (rebuild needed) 21 ton 18 hp CF 3412 S. Cruickshank (ex Bressingham collection) Sold At Cheffins Oct 2008
Fowler no. 15288 Mr Blower 1919 Tractor 5 ton 4 nhp U 4952 Owner ? At Belvoir Castle show + Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 15293 Onward 1919 'Tiger' Tractor T3 8 ton 4 nhp BN 2788 ex (U 5008) W. Olley, Oxfordshire (ex R. Greenaway) At Woodcote Rally 2009 (new (replacement) canopy 2008)
Fowler no. 15323 Excelsior 1918 A9 type Road Loco (ex war dept.) 15 ton 8 nhp HR 3697 D. Eansworth, Derbyshire at Cromford Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 15337 - 1919 PE Type BB 20 ton 16 nhp DO 1928 Owner ? At Klondyke Mill
Fowler no. 15340 - 1919 PE type BB 20 ton 16 nhp BL 8167 Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum A pair with engine no. 15341
Fowler no. 15341 - 1919 PE type BB 20 ton 16 nhp BL 8168 Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum A pair with no. 15340
Fowler no. 15348 - 1919 PE type BB1 (Diesel conversion)  ? ton 16 nhp (was) NM 637 Robert Crawford collection McLaren Conversion
Pair with 15349
Fowler no. 15349 Samson 1919 PE type BB1(Diesel conversion)  ? ton 16 nhp(was) NM 638 Robert Crawford collection McLaren Diesel Conversion
pair with 15348
Fowler no. 15364 Windsor 1919 PE type AA7 22 ton 18 nhp NO 1236 Owner ? Photo to add At Southport Vintage Rally 2009
Pair with 15365
Fowler no. 15365 Sandringham 1919 PE type AA7 22 ton 18 nhp NO 1235 Owner ? Photo to add At ? Pair with 15364
Fowler no. 15428 - 1920 PE type BB1 20 ton 16 nhp DO 1994 Leeds Industrial Museum A pair with No. 15429
In the Leeds Museums collection
Fowler no. 15429 - 1920 PE type BB1 20 ton 16 nhp DO 1995 Leeds Industrial Museum A Pair with no. 15428
In the Leeds Museums collection
Fowler no. 15451 Victory 1926 Ploughing Engine 20 ton 14 nhp SD 9378 B. Knight collection Little Casterton 2009
Burrell no. 15453 Saucy Sue 1925 PE type BB1 20 ton 14 nhp TW 1803 C.H. Cole & Sons, Essex

At the top of the Field

At Weeting Rally 2009
Pair with 15454
Burrell no. 15454 Bonzer Tom 1925 PE type BB1 20 ton 14 nhp TW 1802 C.H. Cole & Sons, Essex At Weeting Rally 2009
Pair with 15453
Fowler no. 15462 Ajax 1919 Nov Road Loco type A9 15 ton 7 nhp AD 9126 Middlewood Bros. at Sheffield Steam and Vintage Rally 2009
Fowler no. 15625 Crimson Rambler 1921 Te type T3 Under 5 ton 4 hp U 7148 - at Harewood in 2008,br>'Ex Westmorland Country Council'
Fowler no. 15652 Repulse 1920 Showmans Road Loco R3 type 18 ton 8 hp CU 977 Howard Brothers at Belvoir Castle show 2008 + Kettering
Fowler no. 15653 Renown 1920 SM class R3 17 ton 8 hp CU 978 Howard Brothers at Belvoir 2008 & many other events
Fowler no. 15657 The Iron Maiden (ex Kitchener) 1920 SM (was TE) 7 hp 18 Ton FX 6661 Graham Atkinson Now in Atkinson Collection at Scarborough. photo at GDSF
Fowler no. 15662 - 1929 TE weight ? 8 nhp AZ 2450 Belfast Museum In the Belfast Museums collection
Fowler no. 15670 - 1922 PE type Z7  ? ton 22 hp - M. Davis at Holcot Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 15673 - 1920 PE type Z7  ? ton 22 hp F49 UXF M.Davis (ex Mozambique) seen at Holcot 2008 & Bloxham 2009
Fowler no. 15688(16588) ? Muttley 1921 RR type DN 10 ton  ? nhp AD 9802 M. Preston ex Norfolk DC & Gloucester CC's
Fowler no. 15748 Earl Douglas 1920 TE  ? ton  ? hp EC 3388 - at Harewood 2008
Fowler no. 15752 Majestic
The Pudsey Roller
1921 RR type DR 10 ton 5 nhp WR 7508 Road Roller Association On 25 year loan to RRA to restore (donations to RRA)
Fowler no. 15787 Cynorthwywr 1921 Road Loco D5 type 10 1/2 ton 5 nhp EP 2398 R & P Jeffs At Elvaston Steam Rally 2009
Fowler no. 15813 Elsie 1922 Steam roller type DN1 10 ton 6 nhp WR 8965 The Shipton Family, Gloucestershire To add At Kemble 2009
Fowler no. 15902 Jessica 1923 Road Roller type D5 15 ton  ? hp KR 8728 D. Wardell at Astwood Bank 2008
Fowler no. 15942 Ralph 1922 RR 10 ton  ? nhp WY 8058 M.H. Middlewood & Sons At Driffield 2008
Fowler no. 15964 - 1923 RR type T3B 8 ton  ? nhp WY 7192 J&N Howard Ex Guisley UDC
Fowler no. 15970 D.C. Ver 1923 SM ex RR + TE type T3 8 ton  ? nhp NW 6092 R. Taylor (Converted to Showmans in 1991) at Lincoln 2008
ex Mechanical Tar Spraying & Grouting Co.
Fowler no. 15973 Jenny 1924 RR 6 ton  ? nhp BW 7794 H. Holman at Stoke Goldington Steam Rally 2009
Ex council roller
Fowler no. 15981 EVE 1923 RR - Type DN1 ex Sri Lanka 10 ton  ? hp SV 5862 L. Donn Engine was at Cromford + Harewood House & Lincolns in 2008, Sheffield 2009
Fowler no. 16034 John 1925 PE weight ? power ? EB 5018 Museum of Lincolnshire Life Pair with no. 16054
Fowler no. 16054 Michael 1925 PE weight ? power ? EB 5519 Museum of Lincolnshire Life Pair with no. 16053
Fowler no. 16134 192 ? RR  ? ton  ? hp U 9493 Photo to add at GDSF 2008 40y Display
Fowler no. 16144 Rosie 1924 RR type DN1 10 ton  ? hp ES 6534  ? Photo to add at GDSF 2008 Roadbuilding
Fowler no. 16148 Olie 1924 RR type DN1 8 ton  ? hp TT 1253  ? at GDSF 2008 on Road building duty
Fowler no. 16175 Paddy 1924 RR type DN1 8 ton 4 nhp MW 8189 P.E. Johnson at Rushden Calvalcade and Holcot Steam Rally 2008 & Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 16235 The Highlander 1924 RR type DN1 10 ton 7 nhp AV 450 Higgins family Photo to Add At Lincoln Steam Rally 2008, & Old Warden 2009
ex Abberdeen CC
Fowler no. 16236 Lady Mary 1924 Showman's conversion
ex RR type DN1
8 ton 6 nhp EC 5521 owner ? at Darley Dale Festival of Transport 2009
Fowler no. 16289 Supremacy 1925 TE type DN1 8 ton 6 hp NL 8292 D.A. & H.M. Webster at Harewood & Lincoln 2008
Fowler no. 16365 King of the Road 1928 TE (Convertible) 6 ton 4 nhp YC 3689 R. Tyler Photo to Add At Lincoln 2008
Fowler no. 16439 Delilah 1925 SM ex Roller type DN1 10 ton  ? nhp SM 5121 L. Vernon, Hetton-Le-Hole At Lincoln 2008
Fowler no. 17071 Old Jim 1928 RR 10 ton  ? nhp - L.Edwards ? (OG 228)
Fowler no. 17077 The Forest Maiden 1929 Showman ex RR type DNB Tar Sprayer 10 ton  ? nhp UW 1331 M. Brain, Forest of Dean At Stourport Steam Rally
Fowler no. 17106 Duke of York 1928 Road Locomotive
B6 Crane Engine
 ? ton 10 NHP (8 nhp in TER) KD 2826 P. Scholey, ? To add At Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 17107 Parsons Pleasure 1928 Road Locomotive
B6 Super Lion
 ? ton 10 nhp - Robert Crawford collection To add At Carrington Rally 2009, Fitted with HD winch
Fowler no. 17212 Wolverhampton Wanderer 1929 Road Loco B6 (Crane) 23 Ton 10 hp RF 6092 Len Crane collection photo to add at GDSF 2008 40y display & BSEPSOld Warden 2009
Fowler no. 17251 - 1928 SR ex Tar sprayer 8 ton  ? nhp DS 7206 Summerlee Industrial Museum, Coatbridge, Scotland Occasionally steams
Fowler no. 17470 Bonnie Lass 1928 TR (conversion) 6 ton 4 nhp PX 9047 A. Rundle, Lincolnshire To add At Weeting Rally & Old Warden 2009 - Ex Roller (in 1980s)
Fowler no. 17480 Survivor 1929 RR type DNB 10 ton  ? nhp BS 9196 A.E. Baker, Brierley Hill Fitted with Rubber 'Tyres' to rollers AtKettering 2008 & Stourport 2009
Reimported from Portugal
Fowler no. 17501 PENTLAND QUEEN 1927 RR type DNB 10 ton 5 nhp SY 3413 R. Inman, of Nottinghamshire At Driffield Steam Rally & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
ex Midlothian CC
Fowler no. 17560 - 1929 RR type DNA 10 ton 5 nhp TM 4782 Saunders collection At Weeting Rally(not listed), Old Warden 2009
Fowler no. 17578 Evening Queen 1926 Showman's Road Loco originally type DNA Roller 11.5 ton 5 nhp UA 5597 M. Hadfield, Nottinghamshire At Driffield Steam Rally & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
ex. Fussell Bros.
Fowler no. 17585 The Wanderer 1928 SM type DNA 12 ton 5 hp ? UA 8178 A. Turner ? at Holcot Steam Rally & Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
Fowler no. 17756 - 1929 PE weight ? power ? VO 8988 Nottingham Industrial Museum Pair with no. 17757
Fowler no. 17757 - 1929 PE weight ? power ? VO 8987 Nottingham Industrial Museum Pair with no. 17756
Fowler no. 18503 Royal Sovereign 1931 SM ex RR type DNB 12 ton 5 hp GO 5298 Turner Brothers at Holcot 2008 & Stourport 2009
Fowler no. 18507 Morning Star 1931 RR 14 ton 5 nhp SM 8832 P. Jeffs, Streetly At Elvaston Steam Rally 2009
Fowler no. 18659 Arfur 1930 RR type DNB 12 ton 4 nhp 3969 WG R. Todd (owner)
D. Spearman, Essex (driver)
Photo to Add At Lincoln2008
repatriated from Portugal
Fowler no. 18867 IDA 1912 RR Type T3B 9 ton 4 nhp AFW 301 D.G. MacDonald At Driffield & Lincoln 2008
ex Louth BC
Fowler no. 19049 Bacchus 1931 RR 8 ton  ? nhp TK 6488 R & T Waistell, Binfield Photo At Woolcote Rally 2009, exT. Marchington collection
Fowler no. 19338 Monty 1931 TE type D5 compound  ? ton 5 nhp RX 8106 P Allan At Lincoln 2008
Fowler no. 19357 - 1933 Road Roller weight ? power ? CZ 2260 Ulster Folk Museum in the collection at the Ulster Folk Museum in Co.Down NI.
Fowler no. 19456 Highland Lass 1941 TE type DNB (ex roller)  ? ton  ? hp SE 3563 owner ? at Belvoir Castle 2008
Fowler no. 19590 - 1934 Road Roller weight ? power ? JI 5869 Ulster Folk Museum In the collection at the Ulster Folk Museum, Co. Down NI
Fowler no. 21222 Wee McGregor 1937 TE 7 ton 4 nhp CS 5409 D&V Hubbuck at Cumbria 2009 & Driffield 2008
Fowler no. 21632 - 1937 TE type T3B 8 ton 4 nhp BWY 847 J. Selby At Lincoln Steam Rally 2008
last Steam roller bought by West Ridding CC
Fowler no. 21636 Covenantor 1938 RR type T3B  ?  ? nhp CS 7859 A. Turner ? Listed for Cumbria (not seen)
Fowler no. 21647 Kinsale 1937 TE  ? ton  ? nhp ZB 1135 Owner ? Photo to add At Southport Vintage Rally in 2009
Fowler no. 22596 Evening Star 1937 (December) RR type DNB 12 to 6 nhp Reg no. EJ 5535 Owner ? Last Fowler built known to exist (TER 2008)[10]
Fowler no. 1234 Name date built type weight power Reg no. Owner Misc info (were seen, photo taken, special features etc)
Machine types Key: Notes
PE = Ploughing Engine, RL = Road Loco, RR = Road Roller,
SM = Showmans, SW = Steam Wagon, TE = Traction Engine
Each engine has its own page linked by the Make & no. to add more details and photos about them click the link
(if link is red just click and create a new page for your info)


[edit] Fowler Crawler Tractors

Fowler fitted with Bray Bulldozer gear at Belvoir Castle show 2007

A few examples have been preserved (pleased add details of any other examples known to be in preservation)

[edit] Gallery of Fowler Crawler Tractor Images

[edit] Railway Locomotives

Some locations of preserved Fowler railway locomotives include:

[edit] See also

[edit] References / sources

[edit] External links

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