Welland 2019 Dyno test of Boadicea
 

McLaren Road Locomotive 1652, "Boadicea" on the Dyno until the belt developed a fault.

Watch the video to the end, stress no one was hurt!!.

Welland Saturday, steam dyno engine test, McLaren Road Locomotive 1652, "Boadicea" 110bhp until the disaster.

https://youtu.be/fMs2JWQ3auU


Watch this, (better with speakers) near the end - lucky we were standing where we were.

I bet the driver needed a bathroom break afterwards and new underpants!

Cheers Carl.

Apparently, it was not the belt that was destroyed but the driver's seat, and part of the roof canopy that was caught......

Someone pointed it out on the video, to clarify things.

Watched at quarter speed, still happens quickly. Respect for the quick reaction and paying due attention.

Some boys aren't happy until they have broken their toys .

I think it shows just how good that engine and crew are.

Back In the shed and all fixed today. If you use engines you will no doubt break them. A massive crowd of public enjoyed it on a rather damp day! In my opinion much more interesting than seeing a steam roller masquerading as a Traction engine on a Sawbench!

I wish I had gone on the Sunday for the better weather but I have to say that the dyno' show was worth the 150+ miles of travelling I did on the Saturday .
Shame that more engines didn't use the heavy haulage / play pen provided , later in the day it looked more than ideal for engine movement .
Does anyone know the final figures for all the engines that took part ?

Dave

There were about 90 full size engines, and the play pen/haulage arena was much busier on the Sunday.
It was remarkable how the ground recovered overnight after the Saturday rain.

Welland is my favourite Rally,

I was at the Dyno when Fowler ploughing engine "The Chief" was really working,
when you see the load going through the belt, it does well to stay on.

it's a reminder of how powerful these engines are.

There's a clip on the Hockley Heath Facebook page-https://www.facebook.com/HockleyHeathSteam/