Torbay Steam Fair
 

Could only make it down on the Friday, but as always a brilliant friendly event with a good selection of engines. Nice to have the "play pen" up beside the carpark for the engines to drive about in and pull up over the hill. Here's some of my pictures:

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We didn't make then run down to Brixham, but instead travelled about a mile to a local pub for the evening with the Wallis and two others, to the great interest of the locals!

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Catching a ride back to the site on Margaret:
http://s936.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=P1150489.mp4

BS8241 is a Hornsby TE but it's not in the TER unless it's been recently registered !

See http://www.sirjohnwilliam.com/ for more information about the Hornsby engine

You missed a bl**dy good run in Brixham, will upload pics when I'm back home.

Thanks to all who attended.

Sir John William and Toby looking lovely as usual. :0)

heres a few from sunday
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Thanks Charlie !!!!!!

What a great weekend, by far the best show at Torbay.
My thanks to all the steam owners and crew, and to Tony Brooks ( show manager ) and his small band of helpers.

Steve.

Thanks for all the help sunday night.What a great show . Scooby.

Cracking rally. Sunshine, playpen with a sea view, threshing, woodsawing, steam ploughing, crème de la crème of showmans engines, new engines to me, Art's cider shack, the full set. Shame I missed the road run on Friday, everybody said it was quite a sight.

A lot my pics are similar to the ones posted above but here a couple more I can add:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1239.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1052.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1118.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1620.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1824.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1980.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_2047.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_2116.jpg


The chap driving Gladiator in these pictures was one of the original members of the Gladiator club, and is now in his 90's. He was one of the gang who went to collect the engines from Whitelegg's in the early 1950's and drove her back to preservation in Redruth.

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1273.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/11...y/DSC_1293.jpg

thumbsup

Looks to be an absolutely belting show with some cracking engines (the little Gold Medal tractor from Sandy Bay is just superb!)
Good to see Gladiator and King of the Belgians back together in Whiteleggs livery too.

A big well done to the organisers and commitee etc for putting on such a great show.

I will be there for definate next year.

Jim S

Will take you up on that Jim ! Wagon now on next years list,

Steve.

Thats a nice engine that first one

Ah i presume you mean the first engine pic of Mr steam scenes eh!
indeed............................................ .................................................. ..indeed!