Banbury (Bloxham) Rally 2024

[International Steam]

I have Paul Gilbey's photoreport of last weekend's event on my site:
https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk.../ukindex24.htm

It's readily accessible form home but we had car problems again.

[YYS4BOB]

It was certainly warm! A couple of rollers I'd not seen before which was a bonus. Last time I saw Fowler 8889, that too was a very nice roller..

[craigctt]

Originally Posted by YYS4BOB

It was certainly warm! A couple of rollers I'd not seen before which was a bonus. Last time I saw Fowler 8889, that too was a very nice roller..

That is not Fowler 8889, regardless of the registration on the front. It is actually Fowler 9005

[Arfursteam]

Originally Posted by International Steam

I have Paul Gilbey's photoreport of last weekend's event on my site:
https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk.../ukindex24.htm

It's readily accessible form home but we had car problems again.

Thanks for sharing

[YYS4BOB]

I've (belatedly) checked my picture gallery from 2013 when the picture I posted was taken. The notes state "incorrect registration, actually 9005". What was the reason for 9005 carrying the registration for 8889? The TER states 8889 was "reconfigured" from a roller in 2015. It's all very confusing.

[craigctt]

Originally Posted by YYS4BOB

I've (belatedly) checked my picture gallery from 2013 when the picture I posted was taken. The notes state "incorrect registration, actually 9005". What was the reason for 9005 carrying the registration for 8889? The TER states 8889 was "reconfigured" from a roller in 2015. It's all very confusing.

It was a joke between two party's. 9005 was waiting some new parts being made, so some where borrowed off 8889 to get 9005 out that season.

[YYS4BOB]

Thanks. That clears that up! As we've seen here before, a photo can lie.

[International Steam]

Next time you see 8889 look at the rear wheels, they are from Gainsborough...

Off what I don't know.

[windmiller78]

Originally Posted by International Steam

Next time you see 8889 look at the rear wheels, they are from Gainsborough...

Off what I don't know.

Early ex auzzie traction engine, they're the right size but wrong make, i did consider re badging them and possibly eventually make a set of proper fowler pattern wheels but as for now they'll do and become part of the engines history (no different imho than a wrong chimney or allen headstock), we ve still all the roller bits to revert it. including the returned bits borrowed by Craig/ froudy.

[weidner]

I was told when I bought them that they were ex NZ . They are from a Marshall 'round pin ' engine , probably 1890's . The spokes still carried the name of the makers in the Black Country , and the BB , I think , stamp for the grade of wrought iron . When adapting them the quality of the hub castings was rather questionable , containing sand and water , and voids . The centres for the driving pins had to be altered , and an eccentric bush had to be fitted to one of them to bring the middle into the centre . These early Marshall wheels never carried hub caps .
The front wheel centres , which I bought ready butchered , were from the water cart supplied with the Allen Bros ploughing set . They needed rebushing , and that was a job not without problems . The old chilled iron bush was fitted into a taper of about 1/16 in 7" . I had to drill them length wise through the wall , and then split them down their length with a bolster chisel . Only then was the taper on the outside of the bush revealed . At the critical moment my local dump had provided me with a long enough drill .