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Photos of  Traction Engines at the Rally
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Largest Line-up of  Traction Engines in NZ (Click Text)
McLaren 227 - "The Maori"

Year Built: 1884
Owner: Ian & Barbara Tibbles, Greymouth
Single Cylinder, 7 Normal Horse Power.

Thanks to T. Croft of Stillwater for transporting "The Maori" to and from the event.


McLaren 455

Year Built: 1892
Owner: Allan Estcourt, Rotorua

Originally a playgroupnd play thing after spending all of its life working in the North Island. Was restored from 1989 - 1996. Has a new internat boiler under the original boiler shell.


McLaren 514 ?

Year Built: 1893
Owner: Darryl Asyson, Fielding

6HP Single Cylinder, 2 Speed. Worked in the Wanganui and Northern Wairarapa District.


McLaren 957

Year Built: 1909
Owner: Logan Quigley & Earle Warwick


McLaren 1719

Year Built: 1926
Owner: I Jarman & Sons, Southbrook

PHOTO: 1719 seen opn the way to the McLeans Island Rally.


McLaren 1817

 Year: 1926
Owner: John Kyle
This is an unusual creature, well in NZ it is any way. There is a similar machine in england, and they have named theirs a "Puddock" Welsh for Frog, as this is the motion it makes as it leaps aroung the rally field.

This particular model is a 4HP Compound. During its life it was converted to a diesel, but in preservation it was reverted back to steam. An addition has been the rubber tyres and the original roof canopy. Notice also the headlights on the front and the rear view mirror.


McLaren Roller 1834

Year: 1924
Owner: Peter Butterick, Christchurch

The first time this machine was rallied was at this McLaren Rally.


McLarens on Display

Left to Right
837
Year: 1906
Owner: Mackintosh Family

 917
Year: 1906
Owner: Steam Traction Society, Fielding
 919
Year: 1906
Owner: Alan Britten, Christchurch
McLarens 917 & 919 are convertable rollers. Number 197 was shipped  from Fielding in the North Island fot the rally, thanks to Pacifica Shipping.


McLarens in the Sun
Here we see 2 McLarens lapping up the warn Spring sunshine at the rally. Little did they know that the following day it would rain heavily, and bring sleet to the rally ground, making some parts of it awash with mud.


Heron Steam Museum

These two machines are maintained and operated by well know traction engine restorer Frank heron, of the Herons Steam Museum, Rangiora.

Left to Right
Marshall 38513 "Franz Josef"
Year: 1902
 Foster 3456
Year: 1907



Marshall 57913 "Ned"

Year Built: 1912
Owner: Bradley Family


Robey 29530

Year Built: 1910
Owner: I Jarman & Sons