Category:Showman's engines

English: A Showman's road locomotive or showman's engine is a steam-powered road-going 'locomotive' designed to provide power and transport for a travelling fair or circus. Similar to other road-going traction engines, showman's engines were normally distinguished by the addition of a full-length canopy, a dynamo mounted in front of the chimney, and brightly coloured paintwork with ornate decorations. The dynamo was used to generate electricity to illuminate and power various fairground rides. Although originally the ride's motion was powered by an internal steam engine, some later rides were driven direct from the showman's engine via a belt drive.

Showman's road locomotive

specialised traction engine for fairground use

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Subcategories

This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

A

Aveling and Porter showman's engines‎ (11 F)

B

Brown and May showman's engines‎ (1 F)
Burrell showman's engines‎ (3 C, 37 F)

F

John Fowler & Co (Leeds) showman's engines‎ (39 F)

G

Richard Garrett & Sons showman's engines‎ (1 C, 26 F)
Garrett showman's engine 'Hendrina'‎ (14 F)

M

Scale model showman's engines‎ (16 F)

S

Savage steam traction engines‎ (2 F)

W

William Foster & Co. showman's traction engines‎ (4 F)

Media in category "Showman's engines"

The following 42 files are in this category, out of 42 total.

2013 Great Dorset Steam Fair (249) - geograph.org.uk - 3648965.jpg 640 × 480; 75 KB
Allchin 6NHP TE 1173 'Aquarius' & Burrell 7NHP SRL 2879 'Princess Royal' Low Ham, Langport 17.7.1993 (10511071373).jpg 1,796 × 1,197; 383 KB
Birkenhead Park Festival of Transport 2012 (8).JPG 4,320 × 3,240; 3.75 MB
Burrell 10NHP SRL 1876 ‘Emperor’ (1895 oldest surviving showmans engine) Hollycombe, Liphook 3.8.2004 P8030036 (10353637866).jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 665 KB
Carters2.jpg 2,816 × 2,112; 1.68 MB
Cumbria Steam Gathering - July 2016 (20) - geograph.org.uk - 5058457.jpg 954 × 1,250; 994 KB
Dordt in Stoom 2018 09.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.93 MB
Dordt in Stoom 2018 21.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.34 MB
Dorset Steam Fair Showman's Engines At Night.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.3 MB
Driffield Showground - geograph.org.uk - 918613.jpg 640 × 478; 81 KB
Fairground Steam Engine at Preston Rally, Preston Court Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1374360.jpg 640 × 480; 110 KB
Ferris Wheel and the Showmans Road Loco "The Lion", Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza 2013.jpg 3,090 × 2,695; 4.07 MB
Foden Showmans engine "Prospector" (15287227579).jpg 2,592 × 1,936; 1.88 MB
Foden Showmans engine "Prospector" (15287490888).jpg 1,936 × 2,592; 1.3 MB
Foden Showmans engine "Prospector" (15451040536).jpg 2,592 × 1,936; 1.47 MB
Foster Showmans Conversion, 14564 "Victoria", FE 8055.jpg 2,300 × 2,772; 3.89 MB
GDSF (2007) Shomans Engines at night.JPG 4,048 × 3,040; 4.25 MB
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR) (40205277061).jpg 2,304 × 1,536; 1.1 MB
Levens Hall near Kendal - geograph.org.uk - 1889639.jpg 1,000 × 670; 402 KB
Looks like there having fun. (2700619929).jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 7.26 MB
On tour, Pickering - geograph.org.uk - 908139.jpg 640 × 453; 284 KB
Quo Vadis.jpg 1,500 × 1,000; 1.07 MB
Run out of steam^ - geograph.org.uk - 426339.jpg 640 × 480; 110 KB
Sandbach transport parade (1) - traction engines - geograph.org.uk - 1265240.jpg 640 × 480; 253 KB
Shane's Castle Annual Steam Traction Rally (10) - geograph.org.uk - 1709507.jpg 640 × 480; 68 KB
Shane's Castle Annual Steam Traction Rally (19) - geograph.org.uk - 1709530.jpg 640 × 480; 80 KB
Showman's Engine - geograph.org.uk - 200174.jpg 426 × 640; 140 KB
Showman's Engine at the Great Dorset Steam Fair.JPG 3,008 × 2,000; 2.27 MB
Showman's Road Locomotive.jpg 3,355 × 2,648; 4.61 MB
Steam engine towing trailer and truck at Steam Rally (2700637981).jpg 3,871 × 1,789; 5.12 MB
Steam powered road-locomotive from England.png 3,500 × 2,600; 9.47 MB
Steam Traction Engines (21166153392).jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 7.29 MB
Steam-engine-2137632.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 4.68 MB
Steam-powered vehicles at Græsted Veterantræf 2013 02.JPG 2,560 × 1,920; 2.85 MB
Steam-powered vehicles at Græsted Veterantræf 2013 03.JPG 2,560 × 1,920; 2.86 MB
Stoomwalsen in Hoorn, de Lord Nelson, Bestanddeelnr 927-3066.jpg 3,680 × 2,441; 1.49 MB
Traction Engine Plate (2620718933).jpg 1,600 × 1,071; 259 KB
Traction Engine Plate (2621540884).jpg 1,600 × 1,071; 209 KB
Traction engines along the A52 - geograph.org.uk - 1038531.jpg 640 × 394; 56 KB
Traction engines along the A52 - geograph.org.uk - 1038532.jpg 640 × 421; 44 KB
Vintage Steam Engine.jpg 1,200 × 900; 271 KB
Village life in Blunham - geograph.org.uk - 191385.jpg 640 × 480; 107 KB

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