Oldham Steam Waggon

[BERT ASHTONParticipant @bertashton57372]

[BERT ASHTONParticipant @bertashton57372]

This type of steam waggon was used to carry bales of cotton from Manchester docks to the cotton mills of Oldham.

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Imagine that today over the speed bumps. Teeth out.

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

It's got springs, what more you you want??

Can anyone identify the make?

Brian

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember19781]

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[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thought to be a St Pancras wagon on TT

[vic francisParticipant @vicfrancis]

Hi Jason, absolute correct in your comments as usual!!

Its a St Pancras Iron works wagon of the later period of manufacture, 1905 onwards. There are some pictures of the early wagon with Artillery ( wood cart type wheels) in the Chubb locks archives. These wheels are cast steel I believe by Krups … Mr Chubb had a business interest in the St Pancras wagons company so used them for advertising with his safe boxes as load.One was sold to the NER railway I believe…yes steel tyres on slippery cobble / mud roads would not have been good driving…

regards vic

[MeunierParticipant @meunier]

I think the chap with shovel on shoulder, on the pavement/sidewalk behind the tailboard of the waggon deserves his own 'bubble' Ahh, comeon, I've only just finished levelling this section !
DaveD

[JC54Participant @jc54]

Posted by Meunier on 13/02/2020 17:36:19:

I think the chap with shovel on shoulder, on the pavement/sidewalk behind the tailboard of the waggon deserves his own 'bubble' Ahh, comeon, I've only just finished levelling this section !
DaveD

Or he could be saying "These horseless carriages will do us s**t shovelers out of a job" .

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