The International Steam Pages


Sheffield Steamfest 2026
Steam Rollers and Portables

This is one of a series of pages I have uploaded to illustrate facets of the steam rallies around the world, mainly in the UK. Such events occur all over the country in the summer months, click here for the Steamfest 2026 index and click here for the Surviving Steam Road Engines index.

My thanks to Wilson Lythgoe for making the effort to get a photograph of every item which was likely to be of interest to visitors to this website.


Steam Rollers

Maker

Number

Date

Notes

 
Aveling and Porter 11978 1928 6HP steam roller ‘Susie’, ex Fingal Council now owned by Terry & Sue Dooley
 
Aveling and Porter 11979 1928 6HP steam roller DT type, purchased new by the Latrobe Councilspending its working life within the shire before placed in a Latrobepark in 1963. Now owned by Vivian Martin
 
Marshall 83221 1926 A 6HP class ‘S’ roller engine purchased new by the Circular Head MunicipalCouncil who sold it to the Public Works department in 1953. The roller worked in the Stanley area from 1952 until 1956. It was purchased by Mr Hill of Launceston in 1958 and used for contract road rolling by the Lilydale Council. The roller was purchased by Pearn Brothers in 1968 and is now part of the Pearns Steam World collection at Westbury.
 
Salisbury 1910 The Salisbury steam roller is historically significant as the only steam roller ever built in Tasmania. It was manufactured by the Salisbury Foundry (Salisbury Foundry Co. Pty. Ltd.), a prominent engineering firm based in Launceston. Owned by the Sheffield Steam & Heritage Centre
Non-working
 
Aveling and Porter 10754 1926 Awaiting restoration/overhaul
 
Marshall 84113 1927 7NHP compound roller ex Longford Council. Now owned by Chris & Vivian Martin. Awaiting restoration/overhaul.

Portable Engines

Unfortunately little is known about three of the portables on show. None is anything like serviceable condition. 

Maker

Number

Date

Notes

 
 
Marshall 81563 1926 A single cylinder portable 5HP engine with a star crowned firebox. Previously owned by Mr Kerwin of St Helens and used for driving a pump at a tin mine. Restored by the Pearn brothers in 1965 and now owned by Pearn’s Steam World, Westbury.
Non-working
 
Marshall 59976

No information, awaiting restoration

 
Marshall Penny Portable, part sectioned. No information, awaiting restoration
 
Ruston Proctor No information, awaiting restoration


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