32nd Annual Steam & Vintage Rally, 12th August 2012

[lampwortroy]

Our first visit to this one day event. After early rain the rally was blessed with a fine if rather muggy warm day. This vintage rally offeres a bit of everything from old cars, motorcycles & lorries to traction engines,steam powered saw bench, a miniature steam railway, fairground organs, a working horse display and steam ploughing to a superb bi-plane doing an excellent aerobatic display.
Met a few old friends and a few T-T members who knew me, but I did not know them until today. A great day out.
The last time I saw these two parked together was at Birtley Rally in 1967

New to North Riding County Council. Foden 'D' Type No. 13762 of 1931. One of 2 with consecutive registration numbers. The other being in Strumpshaw Museum. In the 1960s owned by M.D. (Monty) Thackray of North Yorkshire.



A&P GND tractor of 1920. "The Pirate" was new to Lanark County Council. In the 1960s rallied by Jack Wakefield of Hetton-le-Hole in County Durham


Wallis & Steevens 6nhp traction engine of 1903


A&P roller dating from 1905


American Advance Thresher 8nhp of 1906 Works No. 7891




Fowler Gun hauling & winding engine No. 14950 of 1917. One of a batch ordered by the Russian Army but not delivered. Still with winding drum mounted under boiler caused comments from the public as "resembling a plougher"


Unknown. Not in program and do not have my TER with me


Merryweather Valiant fire pump of 1946. Demonstrated its capabilities in the main ring with a blazing bale of straw



A&P 10 ton roller No. 10997 of 1924



Fowler 12 ton roller No.19053 of 1931. New to Yorkshire West Riding County Council where it stayed until moving to Wales in 1961. Like the roller above, it did not make it to the main display due to early rain and the muddy climb to the display area


Fowler No. 9225 of 1901


Mann No.1343 of 1918


Burrell 4" scale model of 2004


Garrett 4" scale model of 1997

There were also some interesting Foden lorries there including

Foden 'S' Type of 1934


Details unknown


Foden S80 of 1976. Fitted with a Gardner 6LXB 180 engine. New as an Artic tractor to a unknown firm in North-East England, as it carries a Sunderland registration. Later extended by about 6ft for use as a tow/recovery truck

[davy]

Give up looking for you Roy,drew a blank at Cerney now 3 Cocks.

[cocky_1987]

That's a lovely Wallis Expansion! Never seen her before

[tiny]

Roy unknown RSJ is 27524

[lampwortroy]

Originally Posted by davy

Give up looking for you Roy,drew a blank at Cerney now 3 Cocks.

You didn't look very far David. I was there from 12.45 til 4.30. Apart from taking photos I spent most of the time chatting with the owners of The Pirate, the miniatures, the 1976 Foden or sat on a chair behind Alistair Evans's roller. They were all in a straight line. 5 previously unknown T-T members stopped to chat having seen my T-T teeshirt. So where were you hiding?

[lampwortroy]

Having praised a very good one day show, I did think it a bit cheeky to have stewards at the car park EXIT gate stopping cars, shaking a black bucket under the driver's nose and asking to "Help the cricket club"!
WHY?
I saw nothing in the program about any cricket club, so who were they??

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by cocky_1987

That's a lovely Wallis Expansion! Never seen her before

It was rebuilt by John Dyke in Cornwall.
It's been owned by the Miles family for many years now, probably 25yrs or so.
Does not get out too often, possibly only this rally every year, maybe Kington show which is on next weekend.

[davy]

F.B.Atkins Foden S Type 1934 was fitted with a moving bed,not sure whether this was to facilitate tipping or a removable bed?
either way very early for the innovation.
F.B.Atkins used to run a fleet of Atkinsons all immaculately turned out.

[The Pirate]

[QUOTE=davy;222757]F.B.Atkins Foden S Type 1934 was fitted with a moving bed,not sure whether this was to facilitate tipping or a removable bed?
either way very early for the innovation.

It is fitted with a 'Principality' moving bed, manufactured in Cardiff.
It's like a large conveyor belt, which discharges the load out the back of the lorry.
The matching trailer which goes with it also has the same moving bed.

[davy]

[QUOTE=The Pirate;222881]

Originally Posted by davy

F.B.Atkins Foden S Type 1934 was fitted with a moving bed,not sure whether this was to facilitate tipping or a removable bed?
either way very early for the innovation.

It is fitted with a 'Principality' moving bed, manufactured in Cardiff.
It's like a large conveyor belt, which discharges the load out the back of the lorry.
The matching trailer which goes with it also has the same moving bed.

Thanks for that Trystan, so its not a tipper,wonder what powered it especially the trailer & what load would require the innovation.