GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw2646

Fordson tractor No 1194 towing large agricultural machinery to the Warwick Royal Show on 4th July 1931. This tractor is one of at least two which were fitted with sprung rear wheels and double width driving wheels by Muir Hill Equipment Ltd of Old Trafford, Manchester. The prefix letters of the tractor's registration number plate (YU5265) indicates a London allocation between September 1927 and January 1928. For more details of other Fordson tractors see 'gwrqhy2642a'. The agricultural machinery being towed is a combined harvester and threshing machine manufactured by Clayton & Shuttleworth Co Ltd of Lincoln. In the background is the Cape Goods Yard, where additional sidings and platforms were constructed specifically for the Royal Show and more tractors and wagons can be seen.

Robert Ferris

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