SOME MODELS WHICH HAVE FEATURED IN

S.T.E.A.M.

Weeden 'Dart' locomotive introduced 1886

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C.1929 'Meccano' steam engine

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Engine manufactured by G R Cross of Norwich 1950 - 1960

Only a small number of these well made engines were built by this highly skilled engineer

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 One of two vertical designs by Wilson Bros. of Liverpool c.1948

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A pair of Wormar E 'Elite' engines c.1927

Note the highly polished left hand example has the optional oiler which cost an extra 1/- at the time. The right hand one is in good used working order.

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Weeden steam roller manufactured between 1926-33

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A pair of 'Planes'

The L4 (left) and L5 (right) 'Plane' stationary steam engines were made by Latimer Productions, Teddington, Middlesex, England around 1950

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The complete 'Cyldon' range

Top - left 13/5, right 13/4. Bottom - left 13/2, centre 13/3, 13/1

Unfortunately the above engines are sometimes described as Rees engines. This is incorrect and is probably due to an error in Basil Harley's book 'Toyshop Steam', where he wrongly attributed the two models known him at the time as being made by L. Rees and Co Ltd.

Grahame Davis confirmed in his recent article published in S.T.E.A.M  that the 'Cyldon' range was manufactured by Sydney S. Bird and Sons Ltd of Enfield between 1947-1951.

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'MLI' steam engine and accessories

These were sold for use in school science departments, to assist with various transfer of energy experiments. The engine and boiler used were from the small Stuart Turner ST1 engine plant. A speed regulator was added to the engine and the boiler case was made from alluminium instead of steel. The copper boiler was gas fired and the burner made so that it could be connected to a bunsen burner gas supply. To date, no member of S.T.E.A.M. has been able to give any more details on MLI. If any viewer has more information on the firm and their products, please contact Colin Laker at colinlaker@btinternet.com

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A pair of 'Mersey Model' twins

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 'Mersey Model' triple cylinder steam engine

This unused example is one of four variants of this collectable three cylinder engine.

Mersey Model steam engines were made in Liverpool between 1935-39. Production ceased at the outbreak of World War 2 when metal was required for the war effort. Early models were made at 34 Peters Lane, Liverpool 1 and later ones at Cooper's Buildings, Liverpool 1. By far their rarest stationary steam engine is the horizontal opposed twin shown on the left; two pictures up. It is of Peters Lane vintage.

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Mersey Model 'Miss Mersey 1' steam launch

This is a very rare sight indeed - a Miss Mersey 1 under steam on a pond. It's even rarer sister is 'Miss Mersey 2'.

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'Careast' c.1946

This particular Careast type could be had with different colour finishes to the firebox. Some models had a burner reservoir formed from brass tubing instead of copper and often painted in the same colour as the firebox.

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