High Weald Steam Working Weekend.

[YYS4BOB]

An excellent event. No program, no arena (and therefore no rigidly timed arena events with lengthy and often inaccurate commentary) no Hi Vis and unobtrusive barriers where needed. The site is laid out to promote vehicle movement, and there was plenty of that. Not many engines sat and boiled water all day.






All the engines except one were familiar to me, but Fowler 11799 wasn't. Nice to see one I'd never seen before, and quite an unusual engine.

[the highwayman]

I think that 11799 was built for some sort of WD requirement, and was, at one time rallied by Bill Druce with a long cab and dynamo. The perch bracket currently fitted appears to be fabricated from steel plate, but 'Originally' had a hydraulic boiler levelling perch bracket, the front wheels look a bit spindly so maybe the recorded history is not as accurate as it could be.

[Steam Boy Hertford]

Was impressed when I attended last year. Hope to make a return visit next year, God Willing. That red Fowler has an interesting and rather unique front. Isn't there a similar looking one, in black, which was sold off at an auction recently?

[YYS4BOB]

Originally Posted by the highwayman

'Originally' had a hydraulic boiler levelling perch bracket, .

Similar to that fitted to Fowler 12754 "Nightmare"?

[ronj]

Is Nightmare out and about at rallies? Haven't seen it for a while.

[hercules1912]

Originally Posted by the highwayman

I think that 11799 was built for some sort of WD requirement, and was, at one time rallied by Bill Druce with a long cab and dynamo. The perch bracket currently fitted appears to be fabricated from steel plate, but 'Originally' had a hydraulic boiler levelling perch bracket, the front wheels look a bit spindly so maybe the recorded history is not as accurate as it could be.

It also seems to have a very small boiler. I've never seen this engine before or even seen a picture of it.

Can someone please post it's history, type, story please? It doesn't look like anything I've seen before, I'm not stirring siht, just an unusual engine.

[Steam Boy Hertford]

Originally Posted by ronj

Is Nightmare out and about at rallies? Haven't seen it for a while.

Broke its rear axle on the way to the 2021 Tinkers Park Steam Rally. Haven't hear anything since, so would assume it's going to be out and about either this year or 2024

[YYS4BOB]

As far as I know, it's fixed. May be attending local events.

[the highwayman]

Originally Posted by the highwayman

I think that 11799 was built for some sort of WD requirement, and was, at one time rallied by Bill Druce with a long cab and dynamo. The perch bracket currently fitted appears to be fabricated from steel plate, but 'Originally' had a hydraulic boiler levelling perch bracket, the front wheels look a bit spindly so maybe the recorded history is not as accurate as it could be.

Originally Posted by YYS4BOB

Similar to that fitted to Fowler 12754 "Nightmare"?

I've got to be honest and say that 'Your Guess is as Good as Mine' on this one, the perch bracket currently on 11799 bares no resemblance to that on 'Nightmare', but whether it is what 11799 originally had, or has had in the past I really do not know. It is worth remembering that the lifting hydraulics on 'Nightmare' are currently inoperative.


'Nightmare' attended last years Orsett show, so has been out since the broken axle. The large castings that support the axle/third shaft bearings were replaced with new ones, the originals having been damaged when the axle broke, having previously been repaired from working life damage. The new castings are in steel and are certainly a thing of beauty, the patterns having been made by Roy Chapman

[YYS4BOB]

Originally Posted by hercules1912

It also seems to have a very small boiler. I've never seen this engine before or even seen a picture of it.

Can someone please post it's history, type, story please? It doesn't look like anything I've seen before, I'm not stirring siht, just an unusual engine.

The TER states " First built as a three cylinder gun tractor".