Live Steam
Live Steam Auctions
Live steam engines come in all shapes and sizes from small Mamod and Willesco stationary engines through 2.5 to 7 inch gauge railway locomotive up to full size steam rollers and tractors.
Live Steam & Mechanical Engineering Items Recently Sold at Auction
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Four inch scale Burrell single crank compound live steam traction engine
Sold for £23,000
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A 3 scale Marshall live steam traction engine
Sold for £5,200
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A large model live steam beam engine
Sold for £2,400
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Victorian 8 inch gauge 2-4-0 live steam tender locomotive Empress dated 1871
Sold for £30,000
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