Duncombe Park - 50th Anniversary

[Steam Scenes]

A selection of pictures of Duncombe Park's 50th Anniversary event, firstly the road run which took place yesterday:



























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I took a load of pictures today in bright sunshine which I'll try and add later.

[steaming my way]

The Star of the road run without doubt the little Yorkshire wagon! It kept plodding along, flew up the hills! Shame not all of the Showmans reached the end! Weather was great, Scenary great and the Engines looked great too! Good day, we dont have hills like that down here!

[Steam Scenes]

Some more pictures taken at the rally yesterday.

Aveling & Porter 2107, very early TE sold at a recent Cheffins auction:




A Burrell which I have not seen for a long time, 2093 The Duke of Ongar:




First time I had seen A&P 14071, a former North Riding CC / Guy Potts engine which is fantastically original:




Burrell 3526 Lightning II, owned by Great Yorkshire Traction Engine Club President Richard Preston:




Fowler BB1 15155 arrives in the showground:




Fowler 17506, formally Undaunted, now Little Dawn with new owners:




Fowler Road Locomotive 15462 Ajax, the engine steamed on the road to the event, a journey of 50 miles:




Now sporting a canopy, Burrell 2696:





Fowler K5 ploughing engine 11082 being driven by owner Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough.




Two fine road locomotives from the Steam Plough Works, Fowler 15649 & Fowler 17106:




Absolutely loved this roller, Fowler 16851 a former Whitby Urban District Council engine:




A&P 4232 a big early compound roller which went new to Denbigh Corporation:




Another engine with new owners and not been seen a rally in a number of years, Burrell SCC Roller 2623:




And two engines which were kindly posed in front of the house, a very imposing setting.

Marshall 32092 Black Bess:




Foster 14632 Success:



There were loads more engines there which I pictured, I will get some of them all on Steam Scenes during the week.

[chief polisher]

Middlewood's completed their 90 mile road trip in 12 hours including water stops.

Regards

Matt

[steaming my way]

Originally Posted by chief polisher

Middlewood's completed their 90 mile road trip in 12 hours including water stops.

Regards

Matt

Here is one of the photos I took of them on the road, passing through Sutton on the Forest with about 10 miles to go!

[buggeroff]

thought the 9" Burrell road loco was 1 impressive bit of kit.

Chris.

[Pandora's Firebox]

Originally Posted by buggeroff

thought the 9" Burrell road loco was 1 impressive bit of kit.

Chris.

Certainly is (even for a Burrell ) and probably bigger than a full sized Fowler T3!

[Pandora's Firebox]

I visited on Saturday and thought it was the best rally I had visited in a long time with plenty to see, perfect weather (a little too hot for some) and a perfect backdrop. My only complaint, as is with many rally nowadays - a few too many showlers!

A selection of some of my favourites (taken on t'iphone, so quality nowhere near that of David's above):

[chief polisher]

Some of mine.

https://www.facebook.com/matthew.cob...8470951&type=3

Regards

Matt

[craigctt]

Originally Posted by Pandora's Firebox

My only complaint, as is with many rally nowadays - a few too many showlers!]

Yawwwwwwwn, Yawwwwwwwn, Yawwwwwwn, We're are my pills....(Conversion from Steam Roller to Showmans Traction Engine).............all of these 8 words are in the Oxford English Dictionary. Showlers or even Shrowlers are not part of the English Language. If you thought that there were to many conversions at the rally, I understand what you are saying.