Torbay steam fair
 

:D August 1st, 2nd & 3rd 2008, Full list of engines entered this year include :- 13 different makers in 34 full size engines, Showmans :- "Vanguard", "White rose of York", "Princess Royal", "Gladiator", "King of the Belgians", "May Queen" and "Princess Victoria".
Road Locos :- "King Harry" and "Dreadnought"
Agriculturals :- "East Lothian Star", "Scrumpy", "Corn Maiden", "The Gaffer", "Billie", "Cornish Maid", "Attraction", "Pride of Devon", "Sheaf of Arrows", and "Alicia Rose"
Tractors :- "Sam", "Twilight", "Bo Peep" and No 1534.
Rollers :- "4040", "4041", "Toby" and "Cumbria Lady"
Ploughing engines :- "Tiger", "The Berkshire Lady" ,"Margaret" and "Sir John William"
Wagons :- "Sir Lionel" and Sentinel No 1465
Portable :- "Flip"
Most of the engines will be working at some point during the weekend on woodsawing, ploughing, thrashing, haulage on our hill in the play pen or generating in the vintage fairground etc.
Add to this list some 25 plus minature engines, record entries in all other sections.
For more details see our web site at :- www.torbaysteamfair.com

Note, the list of showmans engines should read " The Gladiator" NOT "Gladiator" as printed

Sam & Alicia Rose are now unable to attend for valid reasons

Less than a week to go now, first engines on site tomorrow (Saturday) our vintage funfair this year has got to be the best in Devon and Cornwall, on the Saturday night it is hoped to power the complete fair by steam !!!! See website for loads more details. www.torbaysteamfair.com

Great Show
 

Will Be Down Tuesday To Set Up Camp, Engine To Follow Thursday, Will Be Great To See All Steam Powerd Fair This Year, Hope Weather As Good As Last Year See You All There Soon

Full Steam ahead
 

Despite all that rain falling in the South West, as of midnight Wednesday we have had very little rain in Torbay and the Showground is in excellent condition. There are a number of engines already on site and the Old tyme fairground which has the only, still travelling, Boxing and Wresting Booth, the Wall of Death, Galloper, Big Wheel, Noahs Ark, and 1940's Dodgem track already built up. The Heavy haulage area and the Steam ploughing will go ahead as planned unless we have exceptionally heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours. Keep up to date at. www.torbaysteamfair.com.

Does anyone know anymore details about the road run ??? anyone

As in previous years there will be the special Saturday Morning road run, mainly of Showmans Engines hauling loads from Goodrington to the site. The Loads will leave Quaywest Car Park Goodrington At 10.45am. 2nd August:D

Issued today on the website was :

STEAM FAIR WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST, DUE TO OVERNIGHT HEAVY RAIN.

IT IS HOPED TO OPEN TOMORROW AND SUNDAY AS ADVERTISED. ANOTHER UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AT 21:00 FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST.

oh dear thanks not sounding good:(

Today was spent getting the ground fit to drive on following a heavy downpour at 6am, hopefully tomorrow & Sunday will be fine & will be open to the public.

Check the website http://www.torbaysteamfair.com for updates

Today has also been cancelled, there will be an update on the http://www.torbaysteamfair.com website at 6pm tonight to see whether tomorrow will be on.

We currently have blue sky over Torbay so hopefully the rally will be able to go ahead tomorrow

shame the road run couldn't be held eilther

The rally WILL be going ahead tomorrow from 10am :)

Thats good news ! I ll be there after lunch, will i need my wellies???

Torbay website says cancelled for sunday too.... how very sad. wellies back in the garage then.

Do hope you can rally the troops and put on the show next year, its a great rally in a lovely area.

Rally has indeed been cancelled following rain overnight & again showers this morning

Very sorry to hear this, you have my sympathy as a club, having been the victims of bad weather ourselves.

Home
 

Just got home and cleaned after a wet rally at torbay. What a shame, been there since tuesday, looked like a promising rally, but as the week went on bad rain kicked in . Friday canceled, but still looking hopeful for saturday.....saturday canceled as the weather wasnt kind at all! But we did mange to get all the showmans to the beer tent for the evening entertainment,( the glaidator,king of the belgiums, white rose of york, may queen, princess victoria and ourselves princess royal) wot a good night we had, sunday canceled, the big tractors were hard at work pulling us all out onto the road. A big thanks to all involved......... See you all next year,