Pickering - Friday 3 August 2012

[windmiller78]

did the traveller camp cause any problems this year as previous?

[QLDriver]

Originally Posted by 00000

And ,as said above , if she was a showmans at some point in her working life, then its down to the owner as to what he restores her as.

I think there is discussion at crossed purposes here!

If I've followed it correctly, the summary is as follows:
The 'showmans' is an ex-Angola road locomotive - so quite clearly NOT a genuine showmans, and has never been one.

The engine shown by David at a sale, minus cylinder, is 7871. This engine apparently DOES have showland history. Whether it ever became a fully fitted showmans or not is a different matter.

[Robert The Bruce]

Originally Posted by windmiller78

did the traveller camp cause any problems this year as previous?

No problems at all. Security was the best yet. Show went off very well. Only one problem; it clashes with an event in Gloucestershire.

[A.S.G.]

Re the queries regarding the history of Fowler 7871

Built by Fowler to order K8854, 12 January 1897, for the Antrim Iron Ore Company Ltd.; the specification called for haulage of two 25-ton loads daily from Clontrace Mine to Ballymena Station, five days per week.

By April 1913 with John Ogden, Haulage Contractor, Caernarfon

To Simons & Teago (showmen), Caernarfon, April 1920; it was registered CC2753 by them. Last licensed to them in 1922, it was presumably sold due to the arrival of new Fowler 15658.

Subsequently returned to Ireland, where it saw further fairground use before having show fittings removed and being used in a quarry– see “Steaming” Vol.51 No.3, p 159/60.

[Tar-Pot]

Originally Posted by buggeroff

who owns it now, anyone know ???.

Chris.

Owned by the same gents that now own the Gyrotillers from Ripon.
Its a lovely engine and a lot of hard work has gone into it over the last couple of years.