Looking for Thetford Town book by Alan Marshall

[HobbsParticipant @edwardhobbs3]

Hallo, Folks.

I've recently purchased a set of castings & plans for a 2" Thetford Town showman's engine, and given this is my first "proper" project I'm currently looking at what books/information is available about the engine.

I haven't been able to find any copies of this book online, the only one I can find is a copy on CD-ROM in the British Library!

If anyone knows of a copy, or has a copy they'd be willing to sell, I'd love to know. Any other recommendations would be most appreciated as well.

Thanks,

Ed

[HobbsParticipant @edwardhobbs3]

The building of the showman’s traction engine Thetford Town by Alan E.T. Marshall

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

He did produce it as a CD as well as the two volume books. It was basically what was on his website but that has long gone and even what is on the Webarchive has no images and not a lot to read.

[vic francisParticipant @vicfrancis]

Hi, a there are the two volumes on ebay under steam for sale…

kind regards

vic

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Hi Ed,

You could go into ABEBOOKS and create a wish list. There are others. Robert Humm booksellers, e.g.

Good luck with your search

John

[HobbsParticipant @edwardhobbs3]

An exciting development!

A copy of the CD-ROM version of the book came up on eBay last week, and I've managed get the winning bid. I didn't share before in case I brought too much attention to it and drove the price up by accident

There was one other person who had bid, but I don't know who they are as eBay won't tell you – if you are reading this, mystery bidder, please get in touch I would love to have someone else who is building the same engine to talk with.

I am going to get in touch with archive dot org to see what the copyright implications are for giving them a copy as it's so hard to get your own now, will update this thread with what they say. It may be we can solve the inaccessibility problem once and for all but I don't want to end up on the wrong side of someone's lawyers.

Fingers crossed!
Ed

[Bob WorsleyParticipant @bobworsley31976]

Any progress?

A copy of the disc or book could be really useful!

[HobbsParticipant @edwardhobbs3]

Hi Bob, I've sent you a PM (:

[Brian AbbottParticipant @brianabbott67793]

@Edwardhobbs

I have dropped you a message, if you get a chance could you take a look

Thanks

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