FIRST APPEARANCE FOR WALLIS OILBATH TRACTOR

It was a first outside appearance in steam on August 7-8 when the Casey family of Dover’s completed Wallis & Steevens oilbath compound tractor No. 7487 of 1915 made an appearance at Ian Langley’s invitation-only event held near Danehill, East Sussex, writes Colin Tyson.

This First World War build was new to Edwin Hughes of Wokingham, a builder, sanitary engineer and stonemason, on contract hire until 1923. It was then converted to roller form and sold to Parr-Head & Clements, Knowling Ltd of Derwent Yard, Ealing, W5, and driven