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Photographs of Wheel Presses

Here you can see photographs of Wheel Presses made by Fielding and Platt.

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  • 300 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    300 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    for Buenos Aires & Pacific Railways, c.1927
  • 600 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    600 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    for Indian State Railways, c.1927
  • 600 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    600 ton Wheel Press, c.1927

    for South African Railways, c.1927
  • 100 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 7163, c.1934

    100 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 7163, c.1934

    for Calcutta Tramway Co. Ltd., c.1934
  • 200 ton Hydraulic Wheel Press, O/No. 7316, c.1935

    200 ton Hydraulic Wheel Press, O/No. 7316, c.1935

    for Rendel, Palmer & Lutton (for Gaekwar Baroda State Railway [GBSR] India), c.1935
  • 600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 7519, c.1936

    600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 7519, c.1936

    for Bengal & Nagpur Railway, c.1936
  • 50 ton Wheel Forcing Press, O/No. 4727, c.1944

    50 ton Wheel Forcing Press, O/No. 4727, c.1944

    for the Southern Railway Co., Eastleigh, c.1944
  • 400 ton Wheel Press, with onboard 5 ton crane, O/No. 5161, c.1945

    400 ton Wheel Press, with onboard 5 ton crane, O/No. 5161, c.1945

    for LNER, Gorton, c.1945
  • 300 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 5195, c.1945

    300 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 5195, c.1945

    for Lisbon Electric Tramways, Lisbon, c.1945
  • Tyre Lip Rolling machine, O/No. 5302, c.1946

    Tyre Lip Rolling machine, O/No. 5302, c.1946

    for India Store Dept., for Burma, c.1946
  • 300 ton Double-Ended Wheel Press, with onboard crane, O/No. 5303, c.1946

    300 ton Double-Ended Wheel Press, with onboard crane, O/No. 5303, c.1946

    for LMS Railway, Derby, c.1946
  • 400 ton Horizontal Wheel Press, O/No. 5642, c.1947

    400 ton Horizontal Wheel Press, O/No. 5642, c.1947

    for the Crown Agents, c.1947
  • 500 ton Hydraulic Wheel Press, O/No. 5792, c.1947

    500 ton Hydraulic Wheel Press, O/No. 5792, c.1947

    for the Steel Company of Wales, Margam, South Wales c.1947
  • 600 ton Horizontal Wheel Press, O/No. 5875, c.1947

    600 ton Horizontal Wheel Press, O/No. 5875, c.1947

    for India Store, c.1947
  • 400 ton Self-Contained Wheel Press, O/No. 6121, c.1947

    400 ton Self-Contained Wheel Press, O/No. 6121, c.1947

    for TATA, India, c.1947
  • 600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6660, c.1950

    600 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6660, c.1950

    for Hungarian Heavy Industries, c.1950
  • 140 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6756, c.1950

    140 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6756, c.1950

    for Misr Engineering & Carriage Co., Cairo, Egypt, c.1950
  • 500 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 4080, c.1953

    500 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 4080, c.1953

    for Messrs. A Goninan (agent), for New South Wales Railway, Australia, c.1953
  • 150 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6250, c.1955

    150 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 6250, c.1955

    for British Transport, c.1955
  • 200 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 57120, c.1957

    200 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 57120, c.1957

    for Wellman Smith Owen, c.1957
  • 500 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 61680, c.1961

    500 ton Wheel Press, O/No. 61680, c.1961

    for Wellman Smith Owen, c.1961
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