South Cerney - Thursday
 

I went over to South Cerney late this afternoon to watch engines arrive. A lot still to get there but, one of the stars of the show is already on site - Foremost:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...1-DSC_5572.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...5-DSC_5401.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...5-DSC_5404.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...3-DSC_5609.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...2-DSC_5614.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...3-DSC_5627.jpg


And a few more engine on site and arrivals:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...7-DSC_5443.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...5-DSC_5462.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_5494.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_5499.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...1-DSC_5515.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...0-DSC_5675.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...8-DSC_5689.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/13...6-DSC_5714.jpg


The site has a slightly different layout this year, and some more attractions. Also RLS tent with some different exhibits and rarely seen photographs.

Goes without saying that if you can go you should!

What are the ringed hoops on some of the canopy's for ?, Lifting eye's ?

Mark.

Yes, they are usually removed, but I recall seeing a photo of Foremost in its days with Openshaws with them in place (just like that in fact)

Good looking Fowler

I believe large copies of said photos may well be available for comparison.

Only one word for her ....stunning.

WOW ! - Foremost is simply stunning. Congrats to all involved.

Nice to see a Fowler road loco done in a different livery to the usual Norman Box lookalike.

A credit to whoever did the paint job.

Phil

What's the vertical boiler roller?

buffalo springfield 2 ton tandem

Like it

Plenty more surprises in store and another engine no one has seen before arriving in the morning.

That is just a stunning restoration. Awesome!

Tomo. What a talented bloke.

very committed as well as he lined and gold leafed the motion covers of the "badger" when he was in hospital.

stunning fowler the paintwork on the flywheel is incredible

Traction engine is right - truly stunning paintwork I filmed some of it on a short YouTube clip

http://youtu.be/Y7BLV-kHVCI

Enjoy

There were 3 more exceptional large format old pictures of Foremost taken at the same time as the one above in the RLS Tent over the weekend. I understand there may also be a few more in Rundles ownership and they may make an appearance in a book in due course.

there is a longer clip of the fowler on Harry4468's channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8oEpYFKHrc