trevithick day 2016
 

photos from trevithick day
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29994 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29993 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29992 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29991 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29990 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29989 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29988 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29987 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29986 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29986 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29985 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29984 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29983 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29982 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29981 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29980 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29979 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29978 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29977 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29976 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29975 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29974 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29973 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29972 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29971 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29970 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29969 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29968 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29967 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29966 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29965 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29964 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29963 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29962 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29961
very nice aveling, had an amazing sound
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29960 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29959 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29958 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29957 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29956 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29955
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29995

I would like to have gone this year but unfortunately didn't have the time - your pictures are the next best thing!

Cheers Carl.

glad they are appreciated, it was a good day, particularly as the the sun was out! lots of nice engines to see
of particular interest to me was mclaren 771, does anyone have any other pictures of it before it was dissmantled?:
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29996 http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=29966

Are the engines doing a run up the long hill tomorrow up to three lanes

[QUOTE=Thecornishsteamenthusiast;362285]glad they are appreciated, it was a good day, particularly as the the sun was out! lots of nice engines to see
of particular interest to me was mclaren 771, does anyone have any other pictures of it before it was dissmantled?:

I have at least 1 photo if not more in the archives, I will see what I can find.

Disappointed to see someone riding on a trailer A bar.

Fantastic to see Gladiator storming back up the A30 with McLaren 771 and van in tow:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...4-DSC_6067.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...1-DSC_6047.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...3-DSC_6055.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...0-DSC_6070.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...9-DSC_6083.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...9-DSC_6090.jpg

Cracking photos Seb, i don't suppose you got anymore of Burrell roller 4040?

David, i do believe i was stood just down from you filming, video below:

Ideal! she looks a very interesting engine

'fraid not, annoyingly my camera ran out of battery, so couldn't take second photos of everything
great footage of gladiator, I will have to go and watch her on that run sometime

I've got some Josh:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...0-DSC_5424.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...3-DSC_5635.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...3-DSC_5639.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...7-DSC_5894.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...4-DSC_5899.jpg

A good few engines roaded to the Stithians show ground today for the apprentice day next weekend , A good run was had by all. Good to see the Dyson trailer is being put to use by Sam, it was nearly scrapped.

Have you any more of the crouds up Trelowarren St?

Yes, a few I managed to squeeze between the crowds of folks. I heard several locals saying how nice it was to see engines parading up the street again like the old days.

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...7-DSC_5915.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...9-DSC_5925.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...6-DSC_5930.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...9-DSC_5946.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...9-DSC_5951.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...1-DSC_5961.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...7-DSC_5968.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...1-DSC_5979.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...7-DSC_5982.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...8-DSC_5996.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...2-DSC_5999.jpg

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/16...8-DSC_6017.jpg

McLaren 771
 

This is a scan of a faded print from 1989. A rally to celebrate 100 years of the tractor was held in February 1989 in Gore. A member of a local vintage machinery club had not long made up a tractor pull sledge. As the sledge is dragged down the track weights are winched forward over the skid increasing the drag. Keith Simpson with 771 was the first engine to have a go at pulling the sledge, from what I can remember. We were all very keen to see how it would perform. The track was quite soft and 771 soon ran out of power.

http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...ictureid=30036

Seems to have pulled it to the end though. BTW are you sure you're in the right thread?

Apparently some of the non steam committee want to stop having the engines on Trevithick day! What will bring the people out then ? Endless burger stalls? St Piran flag nic-nak stalls? School children dancing? Stupid!

Jim

Go and sit in a darkened room and wash your mouth out! Then write out 500 times, "I must not question ...", well you get the idea!

It's really good to see you out and about enjoying your own engine.

Cheers Carl.

Yes & the best thing , its a Fowler!!

Nice to see a photo of Scooby's portable on the first page, this is for sale & if anyone wants a portable they could do a lot worse than this one!

And a damn fine looking one too.

Cheers Carl.

Jim, i think you should join the committee and stand up for the steam side, can i put your name forward ?

Steve

Brilliant photos as always, thank you for that!

So what's their argument for not having steam? Trevithick Day could not be Trevithick Day without celebrating the machine that owes its origin to Cap'n Dick.

Most of the people who run the event arent overly interested in steam and see it as more of a problem than a centrepoint as we do. There is only a very small minority that want the steam to stay. This is just my observations of the situation to make that clear. If i am wrong i am happy to be told otherwise. My personal opinion is that Trevithick Day would not be Trevithick Day without a lineup of steam and i think it would go downhill very rapidly if the steam side were to go, their loss. However, they cannot stop engines going through and around the town at other times, can't see there ever being no steam at all in Camborne on the last Saturday in April.

Cheers, Josh.

Theres nothing stopping someone doing a trevithick day show just outside the town if they so want to get rid of it, there certainly seems to be enough interest for engine owners to bring the engines each year.

[QUOTE=00000;362374]Seems to have pulled it to the end though. BTW are you sure you're in the right thread?

Jim, perhaps you did not see the picture of a dismantled 771 earlier on this thread plus Seb's request for photos before it was dismantled. 771 didn't get to the end of the track and it didn't get far enough for the weights to be pulled to the top of the sled.
From memory it was running on reduced boiler pressure at that time.
771 wasn't out for much longer after this rally so I haven't got any later photos that I can find.

Yes OK.

[QUOTE=41767;362443]Oh I see now! Didnt connect the photo with the boiler that was here. Well when she's back home there have another go & I bet she'll pull it with no worries!

[QUOTE=41767;362443]Thanks for posting the picture of 771 John, I was trying to find one but I couldn't.

Completed March 1903 for W.A. McLaren in New Zealand, the engine was supplied with segment & worm steering. Cylinders are 8" / 12 ¾, working pressure 160 psi, firebox 3' 6" x 2' 10 ¾" wide, 41 5' 5" long, 2" diameter tubes.

I posted a picture a while back of a similar but later rack steer engine, 956 called 'Nil Desperandum' which worked for Allen Knight (Boilers) Ltd in Huddersfield:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/archiv...claren-956.jpg

Earle Warwick owner of sister 957 gave me some information about 956 and also 955 which is preserved in NZ, they were fitted with slightly smaller 7" and 11" cylinders but a higher working pressure of 200psi. All engines have the copper exhaust pipe going into the top of the smokebox next to chimney base.

Serious bits of kit I don't doubt!