Onslow Park Rally, 26 Aug 2012
 

Small selection of many pictures I took today at Onslow Park. Loads to see and do, well worth the 90 min queue to get in! Loads of general public in attendance - the biggest crowd I have seen at a rally this year I think.

My favourite bit was Aveling 11463, attending it's first ever event. Not so long ago this engine was standing in a hedge in a very rough condition, TT member Basil has worked his magic on the engine:

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Mr Broken Firebar's Aveling & Porter Traction Engine 8401 with a couple of TT members who are a very long way from home:

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Another TT regular on his engine, Fowler Traction Engine 8635, Blackjack:

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Mine Explorer on his Aveling Roller 8290:

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Burrell Showman's Road Locomotive 2879, "Lord Nelson":

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Star of the show last year, Fowler Showmans Engine 15375 Supremacy:

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Pair of Fowler's with a 30+ years between them, Fowler Traction Engine 9187 & Fowler Traction Engine 21647:

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Foden Wagon 11850:

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Sentinel 9003:

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Foden Tractor 14084, now with the Walker family:

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Aveling Traction 2436 and Aveling Roller 10460 were both putting a road making demonstration:

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Foster Traction Engine 14410 Sprig was working as normal in the woodsawing area:

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Another of engines to be found in the working area at the bottom corner of the site was Fowler Traction 9225, Pride of the Wye and Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, 15609 Lady Diana:

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And lastly heavy haulage: Burrell Traction Engine 3017 Spider and McLaren Traction Engine 1642:

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Well worth a visit if you are in a position to go tomorrow.

Foster Sprig was also involved in its own bit of heavy haulage on the way to the working area

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Ransomes 27524 was somewhat hidden at the back of the sawing area

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Only had chance on Sunday evening for a quick look at the real playpen where I was accosted by a Mr Boesing of T-T fame

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Some photos from Sunday night around the fairground & beer tent

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Great picture of our William just working out how he can persuade Uncle Edward to buy him one to play with ;)

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I presume you mean this photo. If so he was like a 'dog with two tails' up on the footplate of Earl Haig and I couldn't resist trying to capture the expressions on his face. Personally I don't understand this thing about Burrells.:)

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Thanks David, hasn't stopped talking about it since. His taste in Engines is near on perfect, although for some reason he does quite like the odd Foden !