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Belvoir Castle - 19 May 2012

Rain made an unfortunate return to Belvoir Castle today after several years of good weather previously. I understand it rained all night and this turned the site into a bit of a mud bath and stopped all engine movements. Never-the-less there was much to look at and several engines were making their debut at the event.

A small selection of photographs that I took.

Ruston Hornsby 122282 arrive yesterday after a good journey by road:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...6-DSC_5850.jpg

Fowler 19356, which has undergone recent restoration and one I have not seen before:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...8-DSC_5797.jpg

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies 20760 which was recently sold and moved to Leicestershire:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...8-DSC_6011.jpg

Sentinel 9084 which I have not seen at a rally since Belvoir Castle in 2004:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...3-DSC_5676.jpg

Aveling & Porter 5163, a first time appearance at the rally:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...0-DSC_6019.jpg

And a few more:

Burrell 3926:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...1-DSC_5754.jpg

Fowler 9271

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...6-DSC_5967.jpg

Fowler 15441

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...1-DSC_5979.jpg

Fowler 16433

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...1-DSC_6003.jpg

Garrett 33566 getting a tow:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...3-DSC_6060.jpg

Foden 13138

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...0-DSC_6088.jpg

Foster 14589

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...2-DSC_6173.jpg

The view as a left the site this afternoon:

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/12...6-DSC_6178.jpg

You have your fowlers mixed up David. That's not 9924! It's actually 9271.

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Originally Posted by QLDriver (Post 211427)

You have your fowlers mixed up David. That's not 9924! It's actually 9271.

Doh - rushing to get them online. I have changed it. Thank you.

They do share a shed, and look very similar, so it's an easy mistake to make!

I always see little green patches of good ground under engines at muddy rallies, funny what you see.. Looks a good rally. :-)

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Originally Posted by buzzy bee (Post 211460)

I always see little green patches of good ground under engines at muddy rallies, funny what you see.. :-)

Probably where the heat from under the boiler has dried the ground where the engine has been standing !.. :D

Cheers

Tez

I would think it is just where the ground hasn't been trampled on, or poached I think the term is.

Well we had fun getting out. Got off the feild ok but there was loads of mud on the road going up the hill we were sideways a lot of the time but kept it going. Then out on the road there is a steep hill to negotiate. We'd cleaned the wheels as best as we could, but there was mud on the road and starting to go down it was slipping so chocked up and waited for a tractor to come from the site to act as an anchor. Just wasnt worth the risk as its a long old hill! makes you see the advantages of rubber tyres!

Quote:

http://www.steamenginedriver.co.uk/t...oir2012_16.jpg

Well done Tom - looks great!