Duncombe Park

[Ian Hardy]

A reasonable day was had on the Duncombe Park estate, Helmsley despite 50% more cloud than anticipated! A re-run pretty much of 2010's event with only a handful of changes to the line up, perhaps most enjoyable moment of the day was listening to the commentator as the engine's passed through the ring, his description of the 'extremely rare Aveling & Porter Showman's Engine 14070 'Billy Boy' - one of only ten built' was worth the entrance fee alone!

For anyone travelling that way tomorrow the line up consists of

Aveling 8601/8754/10575/11450/12115/14070/14071/14125
Burrell 2093/2417/2696/3444/3526/3888
Clayton 38742
Foden 13218
Foster 14632
Fowler 9055/11114/11352/14321/14406/14893/15462/15981/16008/16289/16851/17106/17470/17585/Pheonix
Garrett 32762/33248/33486
Mann 1386
Marshall 32092/38024/46276/51483/74614/76890/87003
McLaren 682
RSJ 24585
Yorkshire 117

In addition DMCRE's Robey is to be found in the working area

A couple of images attached of the engines new to the 2011 event

Ian