An Aveling & Porter 4nhp Showmans Tractor - built 1913 and pictured here at the Wiston Steam Rally in West Sussex.
An Aveling & Porter 4nhp Showmans Tractor - built 1913, registration No: D7079, Works No: 7899. It is pictured here at the Wiston Steam Rally in West Sussex. Essex County Council took this engine as a light haulage tractor. The engine was used in both world wars, being taken over to Flanders to move supplies in WW1 and then at Hunsdon Aerodrome in Hertfordshire in WW2. The Southern Queen attends most of the rallies held in the South-East and is currently owned by the Claude Jessett Trust Co, Hadlow Down, East Sussex. (Information with thanks from the Wiston Steam Rally programme).
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Location: Wiston Park South Downs National Park West Sussex England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain
Photo credit: © Malcolm McHugh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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