Now in its second year on the rally scene, Francis Corner’s 1928 Fowler Class A9 two-speed compound road haulage engine No. 20434 Peter Pan has certainly been a popular exhibit since it made its debut at the 2022 Duncombe Park event, being seen at several rallies in the Yorkshire area since then.
It is an engine that has definitely had an interesting life, starting with its construction; “It seems that the engine was originally built with the shafts and axles of a road locomotive, but at some time during the construction process, and for reasons unknown, the plans were changed,” Francis explained, although as he admits, this could have been how Fowlers worked at the time, or
