Bradford Steamer!

[Leo Bolter]

Steam Powered Bradford

MODEL ENGINEER
Year: 1967
Volume: 133
Issue: 3327
Page: 809
Author: G.H.Starmer
Notes: Stanford Hall Steam Engine Rally . . . . . . "Novelty", a steam brake converted from a Jowett Bradford van by J.R.Harding

I managed to get hold of the original Model Engineer magazine from the librarian of the local Model Engineering Club (http://www.pnmec.org.nz).

I have scanned the text and image that was spread over 3 pages then cobbled these separate chunks together to make a Word document which is available for your perusal. Click Here

Steamer_Bradford.pdf

I'm chuffed (oh dear . . . I fear a pun has come on! sorry ) . . . . anyway I'm pleased about how the steam powered Bradford image came out looking better that the original

Leo.

Stanford Hall Steam Engine Rally
reported by G. H. Starmer

Steamer_Bradford_img_0.jpg

Above: "Novelty," a steam brake converted from a Jowett

Bradford van by Mr J. R . Harding of Sulton Coldfield .

A late entrant was the Steam Brake Novelty entered by Mr. J. R. Harding of Sutiton Coldfield. Because of the long lines of cars waiting to get into the grounds, Novelty could not join the line of engines under the trees and spent Sunday, the first day of the rally, shuttling between the various entrance gates and Mr. Hine's Showman's engines. It proved that at least one steam powered vehicle was capable of moving.

This Steam Brake is a conversion from a 1952 Jowett Bradford van. A vertical Merryweather boiler supplies steam to a two cylinder simple, open type launch engine. This is coupled to the original transmission by a Fenner timing belt drive. The water tank is at the rear and has a shaft driven feed pump.

Model Engineer, 18 August 1967. (Volume 133 - Number 3327)

[John Wolf]

What sound minded person would inflict such conversion on a poor little Braddy. I hate to think what all that extra weight has done to the steering, suspension and chassis.
I guess it dosen't matter about the brakes as with most steam engines you would just throw the engine into reverse to slow up and stop.

John Wolf

[Forumadmin]

I had some difficulty picking up the file from Leo's site so downloaded and converted to pdf. Also added picture and text so that it can be searched and easily viewed without download.