The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum

What was your first engine, what was the engine that started the collection

? Mine was a Wilesco D6, and i still love it

Connor

Mine was a SE2a. Still a favourite engine of mine

Mamod TE1A

Early SR1, still my favourite---

Wilesco D6, my neighbour was about to take it to the tip.

TE1/A i love it dearly cracking engine

Wilesco D146 Black and brass TE Kit.

One of the missus favourites as well.

Jensen 65.....had it for all of 2 weeks now!

A new Wilesco D10, I am so glad I hot a Jensen 25 weeks later as I would have given up on the hobby, the D10 was JUNK
I have owned a few decent Wilescos since, not all are Junk

First one I played with was my Dad's Weeden 14.

First steam engine that was mine was a Christmas gift around 1960. It was a black firebox Jensen 55. I still have it and I brought it back to life a few years ago.

Gil

No surprises - A Mamod Minor 1.

Aah, a lovely little engine, I remember seeing it in the toy shop window in 1977. Insufficient funds in my pocket, a sigh as I walked away to start saving up the money. I didn't manage to save up for it but Father Christmas had enough and the rest as they say is history!!

A Cheddar Pipit Steam Plant.

Mamod minor 2 when I was around 10 years old, some 56 years ago, it was in my parents basement for years then it disappeared. I bought another one, newer model, off eBay a few years ago and the rest is history.

A Mamod Goliath piston valve traction engine. One seems to become two ...................and so the collection grows.