Marshall, Sons and Co: DAF 499
From Graces Guide
Note: This is a sub-section of Marshall, Sons and Co
Toby. No 88097. Built 1937. Reg No: DAF 499.
12 ton compound S type roller. 5 nhp. New to Dingles at Stoke Climsland, delivered by rail to Bodmin where it spent most of its working life.
It was bought by Mr C. Smith of Crantock, Newquay at the 2005 Dingles auction and he is only the second owner of this engine from new.
It made its first public appearance at the Dingles Centenary Rally in 1985, following which it was restored by its former owners, the Morcom Family of Mitchell, Cornwall.
Rubber tyres were fitted in the winter of 2010 overseen by Scott Yeo at Ponsanooth.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Boconnoc Steam Fair Programme, 2011.