In our 2-part article we first look at the steam that ruled the roads around the museum, with a variety of manufacturers being represented.
Starting things off were three Tasker engines that really looked the part in the museum’s period setting. The first was a 1914 B2 5hp steam tractor No.1592 which was built for Osier Clag Co of Wolverhampton. The engine had an interesting life to say the least, being used for removing slag from the steel and iron works for road material before being requisitioned for WW1 to winch timber.
After the war, it passed to the Snodin family and the Midland Rolling & Haulage Co. Ltd, becoming No.4 of the seven Taskers owned by the company. Numbers 1 and 4 were converted to rollers, but No. 4 was never used and stood near the coal heap at the bottom of their yard. It
