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Unusual Lister Engines

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January 2018

With the West Oxon Steam Rally 2017 drawing out a large collection of Lister Engines, here are a few of the more unusual models seen.

- Mark Tewkesbury

We start with a fine looking Lister M type number 25922, supplied in July 1920 to a Captain Rose of Hungerford, probably as part of a Bruston Lighting Set, hence the large diameter flywheels. It’s quite unusual to see a paraffin engine set up for lighting purposes, in this instance using the elaborate mid-period vaporiser. The plant was obviously resold as it was recovered by a previous owner from a factory in Stroud, having been converted to petrol-only configuration.

Fortunately it was still with its belt-driven dynamo and the vaporiser, kept as spares. The current owner, Peter Stevens, has now refitted the vaporiser and mounted the engine on an original big-wheeled Lister trolley to make a fine looking outfit. Indeed judging by comments made at the rally I am sure the queue of would-be owners is quite long!

R type engine

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