Old Warden

[sparkright]

Now if you were keen you could do all of those, BC might be pushing it though!

[hertfordshire boy]

was there today setting up, looking good already - cant wait!

[weidner]

Originally Posted by sparkright

Now if you were keen you could do all of those, BC might be pushing it though!

Right Lad ; you buy the diesel , and I'll buy the beer .

[paxman man]

Got a spare hour today so gave Avis a polish and fitted the last bitt to the water cart a nice toolbox on the front with a small contractors plate so it's now complete role on Thursday can't wait especially as I was told by a certain lad that he was buying the beer on i arrival he should have checked who was crewing with us before he offered that

[Mr Steam Jnr]

Making a welcome return since the last visit in 2007 is Burrell Scenic "Earl Beatty" up from Dorset.

Supplied to Anderton & Rowland, the well-known West Country showmen, at a cost of £3,500. The engine was given a Plymouth registration and named by the firm’s manager of the day, Mr George de Vey Snr, as Earl Beatty.

[Malc-Y]

Yesterday we steamed David Philpot's Clayton from Luton to Old Warden, an enjoyable and oterwise un-eventful journey. We left David's yard at 10.25 and arrived at our peg at 18.00, 22 miles in about 7 1/2 hours including two stops to pick up water from streams and several stops to transfer more wood from the trailer to the engine bunker and a stop of about an hour for a leisuerly lunch.......However, before leaving the yard we noticed a steady drip of water from the rear left hand side of the firebox, we initially thought that it was the mudhole door leaking but on looking into the ashpan with the aid of a torch we could see that there was a leak from under the foundation ring.....So the first job on Friday morning before lighting up will be dropping the ashpan and caulking the area of the leak.
I am relating all this so as to scotch any rumours that may spread around the rally field (as they do) on someone seeing the ashpan of and various legs sticking out from under the engine that there is nothing seriously wrong!

Malc.

[mark vine]

Watch out for any unsuspected photographer's, you could be the center of a caption contest , kind regards,

Mark.

[tiny]

is there a list of engines attending ready or a programme I can aquire as I will be able to get there cheers Tiny

[tiny]

oops missed "not" before able must be an age thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EdwardianRob]

Couple of appetite whetters, photos taken at the latest Old Warden airshow a couple of weeks back - Clayton & Shuttleworth Convertible 1914 Traction Engine (built as a roller for the War Department), living van and (replica) Sopwith Snipe - Clayton & Shuttleworth built the earlier Camels but don't know if they built any Snipes