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The Burrell Gold Medal Tractor, A photographic Appreciation 

Trevor Smallbone

A limited edition hard back book consisting of 192 black and white captioned photographs of Burrell Gold Medal tractors in their working days. It is in A4 landscape format, 176 pages, on good quality glossy paper with colour cover.

The book is published by the author but all profits are going to the RLS, to order please send a cheque made payable to 

'T. R. Smallbone'  and send to the RLS PO Box, see bottom of page - Price £25 + £5 p&p

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THE TRACTION ENGINE ARCHIVE VOLUME THREE - THE TRANSITIONAL YEARS

John H. Meredith

This book describes and illustrates the period following World War II when the last commercial users of steam road vehicles gradually abandoned them. At the same time the preservation era began and blossomed. John Meredith and some of his friends photographed many engines engaged in haulage and road maintenance, also those at the fairground and in industry and agriculture, as well as those cast aside in yards and in depots. Among the last examples were some unique engines which failed to avoid the scrap men. 

The record then continues through the earliest attempts at preservation, the engine races at Appleford and Nettlebed, the first rallies with fun events and later rallies with demonstration workings. A number of engines are featured in their transformation from derelict hulks to resplendent restorations and there is a series of rally photographs illustrating engines from the principal manufacturers. Each of these is accompanied by a synopsis of the builder's history. The final chapter is devoted to more recent trends to bring the story up to date.' 

A4 landscape format 176 pages with hard back full colour cover and 208 monochrome photographs, mostly full page. 

ISBN No. 978-0-9508480-4-4 Price £19.95 + £5 p&p

Published by the Road Locomotive Society (Registered Charity No. 1102574)

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THE TRACTION ENGINE ARCHIVE VOLUME TWO by

Richard Wilcox

Published  July 2007: A4 176 Pages

As a companion to The Traction Engine Archive published in 2004, this is a further selection of period photographs from the unique archive of the Road Locomotive Society. It contains 170 black and white pictures, most of them previously unpublished and includes many rare items, all reproduced one to a page. This work is the same A4 landscape format as the previous book and has 176 pages on high quality paper and a hard back cover with full colour illustration.

Price £24 plus £5 Postage & Packaging

The Traction Engine Archive by
Richard Willcox

Published 2004; A4 160 Pages

Preface - Traction engines in Britain arranged in alphabetical order

The Lyonshall  Engines - An account of the first self-propelled traction engine in Herefordshire and later companions

Traction Engines in the Boer War - the story behind traction engines during the campaign

A Cavalcade of Showman's Engines - assortment of engines at the fairground and on the road

Price £20.00 including Postage and Packaging

The Falls of Burbage Wharf 

by J. L. Newton        

Published 1995; A5 80 Pages

A chronicle of the rise and decline of a family business of ploughing and threshing contractors

Price £3.50 including Postage and packing

Wallis and Steevens 

28.5 cm x 21 cm 24 pages plus card covers 

Price £5.50 including Postage and Packaging

Foden 

23 cm x 16 cm 36 pages plus card covers

Price £5.50 including Postage and Packaging

Ransomes Sims and Jefferies 

25 cm x 19 cm 24 pages plus card covers 

Price £5.50 including Postage and Packaging

Fowler 

28 cm x 22 cm 38 Pages plus Card Covers

Price £6.50 including Postage and Packaging

Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co.

19 cm x 12.5 cm 48 Pages plus Card Covers

Price £6.50 including Postage and Packaging

Road Locomotive Society Journal - Back Issues

The Society has a number of back issues of its Journal available for purchase. 

Please contact the Society at the address below with your requirements and contact details.