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14th September 2013, 09:33 PM
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Birkenhead Vintage Transport 2013
We decided to go at the last minute and got there a bit late for us. We've not been before. It's held in a huge public park where the engines sit or move on the park roadways sharing them with the many families who attended. The engines when they moved had plenty of a mixed bag of stewards in attendance. Inevitably they become part of the image which is no bad thing for this type of event. There was plenty going on to entertain families including two reasonable cricket games in progress, leather on willow and all that. The loco is 'Prince' from The Blaneau Ffestiniog Railway. An unusual but entertaining day out. Oh, and it was only £2 to get in but I heard people moaning that last year it was free . . . . .
                      
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15th September 2013, 08:05 AM
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Scud being cautious !.
 
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15th September 2013, 08:19 PM
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Great little rally , very close and intimate with the public . Nice road run to boot and as for security not a problem. So take as you find and I will be back next year
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15th September 2013, 09:38 PM
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Excellent, and got mr tube brush in focus! :-) Both days were good weather wise, couple of light showers today. As Allan says, no trouble either.
Saturday was really busy too, 2 quid charge did no harm, in fact think it helped.
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"Just Go With The flow, Don't Flog It, Nice And Slow"
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16th September 2013, 09:26 AM
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Was Brian Morgan's showman's engine finally in steam or is the coal between the back wheels just for effect?
I was unable to attend with 'Blackbeard' due to being at Old Warden with previous commitments but looks like you got the good weather up north while I buggered off down south and got cold and wet.
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16th September 2013, 09:47 AM
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Quote:
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"Just Go With The flow, Don't Flog It, Nice And Slow"
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16th September 2013, 08:01 PM
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That Aveling roller is interesting, I spoke to the chap at Dorset, a piston valve engine with a 14xx headstock, now my hearing is not perfect, 20 years of Aveling ownership! but I,m, sure he said that it was ordered for export with a heavier front end, thus the non standard front end, does that mean they were already casting those headstocks, and is this the first Aveling with one?
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16th September 2013, 08:48 PM
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Yeah, scuds the man to ask
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16th September 2013, 08:55 PM
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The roller in question was sent out to Australia in 1924, With the big front end, for rolling asphalt, hence the better weight distribution. They must have started casting these later style headstocks, and just picked one up off the shelf and used it. It came back to the uk a few years ago and has been in steam for about a year now.
James
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