Caterpillar list
This list gives known details of all known Caterpillar
rides used in the UK. The Caterpillar list can be read in conjunction
with the Autodrome list, since many of the machines worked in both these
guises. Many thanks to researchers Tommy Green and Ross Jones for work
on this list. The details of history and subsequent research are still
very much in flux, and so contributions are welcome. Any corrections can
be emailed to the NFA via the link at the foot of the page.
Disclaimer - the National Fairground Archive does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information included in these machine lists. Historical information is based upon existing research alongside our own research utilising written and photographic resources. Current information regarding ownership changes, scrapping of rides, etc is based upon information sent to us and checked where possible.
It is not our intention to mislead or misrepresent regarding the chains of ownership of these fairground machines. We include this research on our website as a service to interested parties. If you feel any aspects of these lists are incorrect then please do not hesitate to contact us where we will endeavour to check facts and make amendments where required.
Southport's Caterpillar - one of the last surviving machines CATERPILLARS
First machine imported by Henry Iles (proprietor for
various parks). Iles then built various machines, and imported German
machines (centre drive with pagoda).
CR1 Henry Iles [23] - Green Brothers
#1 [29] - Blackpool Pleasure Beach [76] - Morecambe [80] scrapped [82]
Iles built (copies of CR1 - all wire-rope
drive)
CR2 Aberdeen [29] - Green Brothers
#2 [30] - New Brighton Tower [38] scrapped [69]
CR3 Morecambe [60] scrapped
CR4 Kursaal [30] scrapped [74]
Iles imported (German built - centre
drive with pagoda)
CR7 Iles (Belle Vue) - Wadbrook (Belle
Vue) - George Wroot [77] scrapped [81]
CR8 Iles / Green Brothers (Great Yarmouth)
[33] - Iles / Green Brothers (New Brighton) [35] - C.J. Hill [39] - Bates
/ S.G. Turner / Botton Brothers / O'Neill (Battersea) [51] - John Cole
[78] packed up
CR9 Iles / Markland Brothers / Sunnyside
Leisure / Thompson (Southport)
CR10 Margate [33] for sale [70 scrapped
[c80]
CR11 W. Shaw [c44] for sale
CR12 Danny Taylor [31-33]
CR13 A. Traylen [c45]
CR14 Iles (Barry Island) [31] sold
[51]?
CR15 Jervis (Walney Island) [40] -
J.P. Collins [43] - J.J. Collins [45]
CR16 Belle Vue (a second machine operated
43-45)
CR17 Blackpool Pleasure Beach [27]
removed [31]
CR18 Ireland? - Webber (Rhyl) [48]
- Benny Sedgwick (Rhyl) [63] scrapped [76]
CR19 Iles (Aberdeen) [30] replaced
CR2
CR20 R. Gilham [43] for sale
CR21 W. Murphy [36]
CR22 Bray (Ireland) [33]
CR23 Wilkie (Cleethorpes) [29]
CR24 Porthcawl [41] - Barry Island
[c71] rethemed 'Love Bug'
CR25 John Collins (Sutton Coldfield)
for sale [42]
CR26 Butlins (Pwllheli) 1960s
CR27 Butlins (Minehead) 1960s
CR28 Butlins (Skegness) [30-34]
CR29 Butlins (Felixstowe) [32]
CR30 Butlins (Littlehampton) [33]
CR31 Butlins (Clacton) [37]
Others
CR32 Green (self built) [48] - J.
Peters [c61] - Arthur Armstrong (Aberavon) [64] scrapped early 70s
CR33 Devos (Belgium) [28] - Pat Evans
(Porthcawl) [74] - D. Rogers (Southend) [c90] - J. Wheatley [c94] - Barry
Stafford / Taylor n/g [95] - John Thompson n/g [02] - Graham Atkinson n/g [09]
Modern Products
CR35 Rhyl [76] - R. Bishton? - Henry
Roper (Hunstanton) [96] scrapped [07]
Continental
CR40 T. Langthorne (Dutch import [85])
- B. Aisbett [85] rebuilt after fire, sold 2004 to n/g
CR42 Jones (Great Yarmouth)
[90s] (Mack built)
CR43 Ireland? - Joseph Smith
[92] (SDC built)
CR44 Charlie Cole (import France) [92]
- Pleasurewood Hills [97] packed up
CR45 Clacton Pier [78] - R. Bishton
[97] not opened / Gulliver's Kingdom ???
Other mentions include; Barry Todd (fs 15/12/73 Porthcawl),
W. Cheeseman at Mitcham 17/8/68, Scunthorpe 15/6/74, Mick Sherwood 3/3/79
and Wickstead 1983.
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