Great Dorset Steam Fair 2008 (Large Images)

[8_10 Brass Cleaner]

For the record, the two at Thursford are 'Victory' and 'King Edward VII'

[jamiepreston]

dont think victory and king edward had much boiler work on but my grandad can remeber victory being steamed up so victory cud get a ticket not very sure at all though

[Pride of Somerset]

Gladiator at Exmouth was given a major restoration back in the early 1990s - I know 'cos I wrote about it at the time.

[timberman]

Some more photos for you.

Our Forum is down at present, my photos are loaded up and I have no one to show them to.

When the Forum is back click on the link below for Steam, Horses, Trucks, Cars, Tractor pulling ,Views, ETC.

In the meantime here is a selection, click on the photo and scroll for the largest size .


View from the big wheel.

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2 Engines on Rail loco.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2zyzs4m.jpg


4 Engines on Rail Loco.

http://i33.tinypic.com/33zb8td.jpg


Night Showmans line up.

http://i35.tinypic.com/b870ar.jpg


Castle Sentinel

http://i35.tinypic.com/59zzd.jpg



Vanguard.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2lmap6v.jpg

[jamiepreston]

nice photos

[jamiepreston]

the gondalos went to the first great dorset steam fair

[John Robinson]

I remember seeing one of the Thursford engines in steam when I was younger, probably at a Christmas Party. Can't remember much detail because that was a long time ago !!

[Notsur Rotcorp]

The Gondolas attended the first event when they were still owned commercially by the Cole Family, before they went to Thursford. It would have been very difficult indeed to extract them from the museum for Dorset, find some means of transporting them and enough people with the knowhow to build them up and operate them properly. Incidentally the engine in them has not seen steam for years either.

The Burrells at Thursford are, boilerwise, pretty much as they finished work, most if not all were steamed during earlier years at the museum, and at the Thursford rallies.

Gladiator (3884) attended many East Anglian rallies in the 60s/70s when it was owned by Edgar Shone and driven by the late John Downs.

[Robert The Bruce]

I last saw Gladiator 3884 in steam whilst on holiday on my one and only visit to Powderham Castle rally in 2003. Don't know if it arrived on a pram or under her own steam.

[MG]

Originally Posted by Robert The Bruce

I last saw Gladiator 3884 in steam whilst on holiday on my one and only visit to Powderham Castle rally in 2003. Don't know if it arrived on a pram or under her own steam.

oh she was roaded to that one just after she had been looked at and got a ticket

don't think she has been loaded since???