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Old 18th July 2016, 09:04 PM
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I could only go on Friday this year and I see from Ron Johl's pictures that I missed quite a bit. Must make sure it's Saturday next year.

Here's the ex Ronald Clark Tidman portable of 1880 working alongside a 1907 Burrell SCC.


Also in the woodyard, a 1901 Burrell with a small diameter flywheel with extra heavy rim, used locally for dredging.


Fowler 'The Countess' of 1908, apparently pushing the roller. Mr Bell, please enlighten me.


The fascinating 'Eileen'


Burrell SCC of 1904 'Jane' pursued by 'Eileen'.


2 ins A&P, you don't have to be big to have fun!


But it's fun if you are big. An Allchin 'Royal Chester' in 6 ins scale.


Even bigger, the 1913 Foden road loco 'Monarch' always impresses me.


10 nhp Marshall portable on its first outing after extensive work by local boiler maker Mervyn Mayes.


More fun, with a 4 ins SCC Dodman


And with a 4 ins Garrett



The 5 ft gauge Finnish 2-8-2. A 14 ins to the foot model?


And now for something completely diferent.


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Old 19th July 2016, 07:38 AM
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The First picture is a Tuxford Portable
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Very sorry. Must have been past my bedtime. I know perfectly well it's a Tuxford. I used to 'help' Ronald with it when I was still in short trousers.
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Old 19th July 2016, 09:41 AM
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"Also in the woodyard, a 1901 Burrell with a small diameter flywheel with extra heavy rim, used locally for dredging."
Please excuse my ignorance but how was this engine used for dredging. Was a winch system driven from the flywheel like the old circular ploughing systems? or was this engine just used for carting the dredged material away?
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Old 19th July 2016, 10:45 AM
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James Coward's engine - no. 2425 - "From 1910 was used for river dredging work for Monument & Ray of East Harling."
I believe this was used to bring the empty dredge back, having been pulled by a ploughing engine, with the cable run forward through a large diameter pulley strapped round the smokebox.
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Hi Bill, good to see you briefly on Friday. John Hunt's Marshall, after roading a considerable distance to the rally suffered a small failure to proceed a few miles off the show site. Countess had a good head of steam on Friday morning and we offered to push the roller nearer the water bowser. After chatting for a while and catching up we realised we were due in the ring in 20 minutes, so with the permission of both owners we decided to take the roller in with us!

After a rallysite-rebuild the roller was back in steam for the remainder of the rally and last I heard remedial work would be carried out as soon as possible.
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