Chiltern Steam Rally
 

The Chiltern Traction Engine Club Presents it Steam Rally on the 6th and 7th July at Hyde End near Great Missenden,Bucks, HP16 0RD,

Due to weather rally is cancelled �� Just want to thank all those involved in setting up the field very sad but understandable

Chiltern Traction Engine Club Rally CANCELLED
 

The committee have taken the difficult decision to cancel this weekends steam rally due to weather.

In the early days of rallies there were complaints that some engine owners did not steam up if the weather was poor.
For many years programmes carried the note " All engines will be in steam Regardless of the weather"
The first event I ever attended was Pickering in 1956. One engine was stuck on the rally field out of steam with water up to the footplate---- the rest were standing outside the pubs in the town, in steam with crews in attendance,
A friendly engineman lifted 5 yr old me into the coal bunker of his engine and talked to me while my parents went into the pub for a drink.
Much later I learned that engineman was Esmond Kimbell.
I have been firmly hooked ever since. Regards David Powell