Battlefield Line - Miniature Traction Engine Weekend 2014 - April 26th/27th
 

Final update now as we are only 7 weeks away. 7 weeks Friday we'll be setting up for our Miniature Event...
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Image sent in by D.Playfoot of last years line-up of 20 miniatures

So, for this year, the pretty-much finalised line-up for the event is...
* At least 35 Miniature Traction Engines In Steam
* Visiting Pipe Organ powered by 3" Showmans "The Griffin"
* Miniature Working Displays of Wood Sawing & Flour Milling
* Awning Displays of Model Trucks and Meccano Locomotives
* Full Size Centrepiece Engines by invitation are Wallis Expansion Engine "Pedler" and Aveling & Porter Roller "Louise"
* Indoor displays of Model Engineering, 16mm Live Steam and Toy Steam as well as Catering
* Engine Line-up and Big Whistle 2pm Each Day

If you happen to be passing that weekend, please nip in, have a cuppa' and say hello!

For entry to Market Bosworth only in order to see the event, prices are Adult £4 and Child £2. These gate prices are refundable against the price of a steam train travel ticket for our 10-mile round trip. The trains that weekend should be hauled by the beautiful GWR 3803. Travel tickets are Adult £10, Child £6 and OAP £8. If you buy a travel ticket you see the event for free! Why not travel to the event from Shackerstone or Shenton and make a day of it!

www.battlefieldline.co.uk

Looking forward to the weekend, first rally of the year!

only two obstacles... van MOT & engine boiler test

Cheers Ian

We look forward to welcoming you Ian. Please bring the sun with you!:)

first time out with the 6"showmans scc not been seen before in public keeping fingers crossed

Look forward to seeing you in April again Richard

Also taking my 6" Burrell GMT, this will be it's first steam rally. See you there. :D

And we look forward to seeing it Steve, as well as the Fowler!

PS guys I have like 1 maybe 2 engine spaces left for this event if anyone wants a quiet but very steamy (ooo er!) weekend in Leicestershire. Engines are paid £10 a day steaming fee, all the tea/coffee you can drink, some coal and of course the exhibitors have the special train Saturday night. PM for details. www.battlefieldline.co.uk

All the Best and I look forward to welcoming all of our exhibitors to Market Bosworth in April

It is my pleasure to announce that we have arranged the visit of "Mary Marshall" for the weekend. She will be joining "Louise" as the centrepiece full size engines. "Mary Marshall" is a Marshall General Purpose engine, built in 1929 as No84679. We are so thankful to the owners of the engine at Statfold Barn for allowing "Mary" to join us for the weekend at short notice and we are sure that she will be popular. Thank you

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Final Update
 

Hi everyone. Well, only 10 days to go until MTEW at Market Bosworth Station on the Battlefield Line. All I can say is please support us if you can. This is one of those little events that needs your support to get off the ground. I look forward to welcoming all of our valued exhibitors to the weekend and hope that we will see some TT members there! :)

For those interested in visiting the event, Gate Tickets are £4 Adult and £2 Child for Market Bosworth only. You can exchange your Gate Ticket for a Steam Train Ticket and the price will be reduced from the latter. Steam train tickets are frozen at the norm this weekend so if you ride on the train from either Shackerstone or Shenton behind GWR 2-8-0 No3803 then you see the MTEW event for free! :)

Thanks everyone for all the support with exhibitors joining us and I look forward to seeing everyone over the weekend. Please bring sun!

Thanks guys

See you all THIS WEEKEND! :)

Come and say hello!

Hope you have booked the sunshine Sam? :cool:

:rolleyes: Unfortunately I think the sun has been double booked for the weekend. The weather cannot (typically!) make its mind up so sunny spells between light showers is probably my best bet! But, you never know...inpromptu heatwave?!:)

Fingers crossed the sun will come out. Looking forward to my first rally of the year.

Fingers crossed Rick! Looking forward to seeing all of the engines at Market Bosworth again. All dry on the steam special Saturday night! All the best, Sam

Finally, as a very last update, the owner of Aveling & Porter "Blue Circle" has kindly offered to steam her up for the weekend and steam her to Market Bosworth. The engine will be in steam during the weekend, ticking over in the siding at Market Bosworth for photographs :) Her loving owner will also be on hand to answer any questions about this unique rail-loco. The 2-2-0 Single worked for "Blue Circle Cement". For more info see here...

http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bl...ue_circle.html

"Blue Circle" will join Marshall Gen Purpose Engine "Mary" and Aveling & Porter Roller "Louise" (formerly "Stortford Roll") as the three full size "road" (except "BC"!) engines, amongst some 35 miniatures. Cheers guys :)

Sam,

Are there going to be any trade stands at this event? I'm thinking of a model engineering nature - I need various bits and pieces including materials (brass) and nuts and bolts.

Thanks in anticipation,

Michael

Hi Gordon. My apologies but I'm afraid we do not have trade stands as yet. I did make some enquiries but didn't manage to nail anything down this year. Sorry about that. Regards, Sam

Sam,

No problem - just wondered how much money to bring!!! Hopefully I will still visit the event, taking into consideration the weather and my illness.

Michael

Hi Michael. We shall look forward to hopefully seeing you over the weekend.

Had an excellent time at Sam's rally at Market Bosworth, well worth attending and good to see some really smart engines.
Thanks for a super weekend Sam: you did us proud!

Tim

Thank you for your words Tim. We look forward to seeing you again.

Kind Regards

Sam

We really enjoyed the rally Sam. Very very well put together. Well done! May this event go from strength to strength.

All the best.

Izzy