GDSF 2011 - Wednesday Pictures

[Steam Scenes]

Here are a selection of pictures taken by me today.

The load makes it's way through the site and into the heavy haulage play pen. Spot the webcam on the front of His Majesty:




Burrell Road Locomotive Clinker is back after work, now without canopy:




This photograph is a recreation of one taken during working days of Burrell 3703 Princess of Wales and Burrell 2877 His Majesty. David Ragsdale and Kevin Gamlen, owners of respective engines, are seen with a copy of the photograph below:






Very pleased that the unique Fowler Wagon is in attendance this year, not been on the rally scene for 10+ years:




Another new engine to me is this Foden belonging to the Hirst family:




Burrell 3166 Joe Chamberlain makes it's own way around the playpen for the first time:




The talk of the event is Fowler 17105 Atlas which as had an extensive rebuild and looks like a million dollars:




The load being take around the playpen later on in the day on Wednesday:




Fowler Supremacy is on site after it's recent appearance at Onslow Park:




Timothy Hackworth Jnr carefully unloads Aveling 3315 after the engine arrived later on Wednesday after low-loader trouble on route to the event:

[The Mover]

Keep them coming, some of us are sadly stuck at work this week!

[Barchwood]

Great pictures cant wait for Saturday

[jfb]

nice photos leaving west cornwall @5 am thursday , ibetter get to bed

[amycamlin]

Wonderful! Just leaving Cornwall with a Land Rover full of cake

[Blunt tool]

Can somebody tell me what all thu gubbins (gears etc) are for on the side of Atlas? Is she able to have a crane fitted as there looks to be the fittings for one on the front drawbar area?

[8_10 Brass Cleaner]

Originally Posted by Blunt tool

Can somebody tell me what all thu gubbins (gears etc) are for on the side of Atlas? Is she able to have a crane fitted as there looks to be the fittings for one on the front drawbar area?

Basically yes, the crane came with one of the other B6's, and atlas was ordered so that it could be fitted to it.

I don't think it was a very manly crane though.

[Blunt tool]

Originally Posted by 8_10 Brass Cleaner

Basically yes, the crane came with one of the other B6's, and atlas was ordered so that it could be fitted to it.

I don't think it was a very manly crane though.

Thanks for that, I did wonder how strong it would be!!!

[sparkright]

Just got back from two days at GDSF. Lots of engines I hadn't seen before, or newly out which was nice.

Atlas is lovely, JC lovely... but I thought the newly rebuilt Barnes Bros Aveling roller 14001 was one of the nicest engines there, looked spot on.