Books By Derek Rayner - Author

Derek Rayner has been interested in steam engines since his schooldays. He first drove a traction engine in 1963 and since that time his interest in these mighty machines has burgeoned. He and two friends purchased a 1915 Aveling & Porter steam roller in 1964, and he has been its sole owner since 1968. Mr Rayner a frequent contributor to 'Steaming', the magazine of the National Traction Engine Trust, and 'Old Glory' magazine. He involved with a number of traction engine organizations and is the author of the Shire Library book 'Road Rollers'.