Llandudno Festival of Transport
 

This weekend http://www.llantransfest.co.uk/

llandudno
 

a few new engines this year . Blackjack been one of them don't be shy come and say hello

The only steam at the Transport festival is usually minatures, the full size is down the town and is the Victorian Extravaganza, 2 separate events.

Be nice to see you again Richard, always a good weekend!

Phil:- http://www.victorian-extravaganza.com/

Moonraker is one of them too. Looking forward to it.

I visited this event as a punter last year.

A Victorian Extravaganza it is not!

Its nothing more than a modern street fair.

The engines were nowhere to be found until after the parade through town, when they were hidden down a back street out of the way.

What is the attraction of attending?, is it the money/coal?

The transport festival was a grand doo however.

I want two years ago and could not agree more with this comment. It was one of the worst events I have attended as a punter. The transport festival is the complete opposite with plenty of exhibits to see.

Glen

IMHO ? ;)

We love it. We go down the yard early doors and watch and chat as the sheets come off, then we walk up with them as they get to the start position of the parade. We then watch the parade, usually moving between a couple of locations as they progress. We then wait for them to return to the 'back streets' and mingle some more, then off to the pub with them for another chat.

We then go up the field to wander around there before cadging a lift on one of the evening road runs.

I agree that there is a lot of street entertainment but it's a place where families go for the weekend. To me it has great atmosphere and is a great day out if you are not intent on rivet counting.

You can't say it's not popular.

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tti/14/259_4073.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tti/14/259_4072.jpg

We had a great time David. Up the orme, ride on some gallopers, flew a kite on the beach, rode on some old buses. Had a good look round the transport festival.

But still cant see the attraction of taking an engine.

Do they still not allow steam rollers to attend?

That in its self is good enough reason for me not to go.

Good atmosphere, and a rally not stuck out in the middle of no where, Rallies in towns have something special compared to a lot of them (not all) in a boggy field! Lots of good friends go, and we all have a jolly time.

Engines can be found on full view all morning, lots of people surround us, we can't move for people and then the crowds are 5 or 6 deep all round the parade, and then again in the centre of town all afternoon, you can't move.

Then Evening entertainments for young and old a like.

Llandudno is a big attraction for families over the bank holiday weekend, everything else is a bonus.

My Favourite weekend of the year, and a good start to the season. I am Biased due to Llandudno being a special place for me anyway.

Only my opinion though!

Lllandudno Extravaganza
 

No problem with the Parade Route but where do the engines lay up before (and afterwards)?

Bottom end of town near the retail parks and train station before normally, and then after the parade, dotted all around town and right in the centre out side the town hall, you really can't miss them.

No steel shod engines is the rule imposed by the council, although Peter has managed a couple of times to get that rule bent as the 2 engine that i remember were road engines not agriculturals.

I answered the OP who put up the link to the transport festival and the other replies were all Extravaganza and i do know the difference between the 2 shows. My father in law is the steam organiser and mother in law the organ organiser and younger brother in law is/was safety officer, my older brother in law used to be the main organiser for the fairground etc all for the extravaganza. Also we know Len & Sandra Ricketts who organise the transport festival.

Sorry Phil, I tagged you in my response with the web address, as it was in reference to your post, on the end of my original post, to save writing two separate posts.

I think you have taken my post the wrong way, sorry if you have, it was more aimed at other people who may not know about the website, this is an forum read by a lot of people, as it hadn't been posted on the thread I thought.