Torbay Steam Fair - Friday
I went down to Torbay Steam Rally on Friday, to attend the rally but also to see the engines travel through Brixham and tackle the sharp incline to the green above the town where the fair was historically held. This recreates the job showman from Anderton & Rowland, Whitleggs and Hancock's had to tackle each time the fair came to town.
Burrell's Gladiator, and Princess Marina tackled the hill with two trailers and McLaren Collossus took a trailer on it's own. You really had to be there to appreciate how steep it is, how tight the corner is and the anticipation before they climb the hill. Proper impressive. One of those times when still pictures just don't cut it, so I took a video: We are used to seeing heavy haulage in playpens like at GDSF, but when you have narrow streets with tricky twists and turns plus such a steep hill it really does add another dimension. One can only imagine how difficult it most have been with engines during working times with a full load, on strakes and possibly in the wet. Well done to the engine owners/drivers and the rally organisers for coordinating road closures without which it could have never happened. If they do it again I shall be there without doubt. Some more pictures of the run through the town: http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_6387.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_6419.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_6464.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_6506.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...2-DSC_6557.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...3-DSC_6565.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_6740.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...0-DSC_6773.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...2-DSC_6798.jpg The decline was almost as impressive as ascent, as these pictures of Collossus demonstrate: http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_6657.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_6664.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...4-DSC_6668.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...9-DSC_6671.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...1-DSC_6678.jpg Then the big load came very slowly next: http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_6689.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...5-DSC_6702.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...0-DSC_6715.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_6733.jpg And some more pictures taken earlier in the day at the rally: http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...2-DSC_5795.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...1-DSC_5869.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...8-DSC_5948.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...3-DSC_5989.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...0-DSC_6011.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...8-DSC_6201.jpg http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...2-DSC_6236.jpg |
Malaren
Hi cocky, can you please tell me the engine number of the Mclaren in Robert Winns livery. Thank you
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Great stuff, thanks guys
Good old Marina... my favourite Burrell |
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Thanks to David and Steve for two great sets of photo's and the video. Looks like I shall have keep going further afield next year.
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In one of the pictures the trailer wheel is off the floor on the trailer colossus was towing !!!!!
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Tony Brooks, organiser of the Torbay Steam Fair and who originally thought up the idea of recreating feat of engines climbing the hill to the green where the fair was held was telling me about a photograph that exists of engines tackling the incline during their working days. I'm not sure if this is the one he was speaking of but I've managed to find this one of Anderton & Rowlands Lord Nelson taking trucks to the Brixham Regatta in 1928:
http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13/3443-brixham.jpg Lord Nelson is pictured from the other side of the road exactly where Princess Marina is in cocky_1987's pic here: http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tti/12/290_0694.jpg |
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