A TV company needs help in tracing a Wallingford woman whose name is on an antique plough that is to be restored by Channel 4's Salvage Squad programme.

Wall to Wall Television wants to get in touch with Margaret Thame, also known as Eileen, whose late brother Bill Thame, from Wallingford, named his 19th-century Fowler Steam Ploughing Engine after her.

The machine was built in Leeds in 1870 and is believed to be the oldest surviving self-moving engine which can travel on roads.

Mr Thame bought it in 1963 and often took it to rallies in Oxfordshire in the early days of the steam preservation movement.

Salvage Squad assistant producer Alex Finch said: "The engine was sold to a steam enthusiast in Somerset in 1980 after Bill Thame died and was totally dismantled for restoration in 1996.

"It's lain in pieces since then.

"Margaret Thame is still believed to be living in the Wallingford area and we are very keen to contact her so she can be reunited with the historic engine that bears her name."

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Ms Thame is asked to call Mr Finch on 020 7241 9235.