1912 Aveling & Porter 5 n.h.p. 10 ton Road Roller 'Betsy' [No.7632]

1912 Aveling & Porter 5 n.h.p. [No.7632] in Fred Dibnah - Getting Steamed Up, Documentary, 2002

Class: Others, Steam engine — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2006-07-31 23:57
chris40 ◊ 2007-11-09 16:17	I once saw this (Fred's own roller) parked outside a pub near Preston. Unfortunately I was working, but I've been sorry ever since that I didn't park the Ford Cargo up and go and see the great man ... he wouldn't have been surprised or offended; he must have been one of the most approachable TV 'stars' imaginable.
Sunbar ◊ 2019-11-27 16:59	5 n.h.p.
chicomarx ◊ 2020-11-09 18:00	Betsy? Wasn't this called 'Alison' after his first wife? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R3-YwDZrzg
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-11-09 18:59	It was, but Fred was no fool.
chicomarx ◊ 2020-11-10 03:42	Yes, I'm joining the F. Dibnah appreciation society. https://youtu.be/FnX1UJjkFAM?t=1560
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-11-10 11:15	I think that the end of his life was rather an anti climax, I won’t go as far as tragic, but his latter life decisions were maybe clouded by his illness. If the films are to be believed he seems to have split his life up by marriages, and it always struck me that the devotion to Roger and Jack did not sit well with the “disappearance” of his daughters.
chicomarx ◊ 2020-11-11 06:21	Well the daughters were adults, he suddenly had 2 young boys. That Roger is definitely not the milkman's https://vimeo.com/204902665 But I read they all received an equal part in his will.