1:76 Oxford Diecast 76FBB002 Fowler BB1 16NHP Steam Ploughing Engine & Living Wagon No.15222 ‘Bristol Rover’ Registration CT 4289.

This highly detailed replica Steam Engine comes mounted on a black plastic plinth, encased with a clear plastic display cover with cardboard sleeve endorsed ‘The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2017’.

John Fowler & Co. Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds produced traction engines, ploughing instruments and equipment as well as railway equipment. John Fowler was born in Wiltshire in 1826, he is credited with the invention of steam driven ploughing engines.

This Fowler BB1 class ploughing engine, No.15222was built in 1918. The 16NHP compound cylinder engine carries the registration CT 4289 and the name ‘Bristol Rover’. The ploughing engine and living wagon are both owned by Alan Sparkes and are regular visitors to The Dorset Steam Fair.

Oxford Diecast is the now world’s largest manufacturer of 1:76 scale models. Having started in 1993 it exploded on to the scene producing over 500,000 diecast products in its first year. Today it has one of the largest ranges of diecast models around producing cars, trucks, buses and coaches along with farming, planes and railway locomotives in varying scales including its ever popular 1:87 (N gauge), 1:76 (00 gauge), 1:43 range of models, making them ever popular with railway layout enthusiasts.

Oxford Diecast work with some of the the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world, including Jaguar, Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Ford, Volkswagen and all of the other popular historical and modern automotive brands. Some people call their products toys whilst others call them works of art due to the expertly recreated detail of the real thing.