oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Is it ok to add this here as it does not fit anywhere else?
Steamers
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I’ve never actually seen one of these , I know they used to use them to haul heavy loads from factories in Manchester , but I’ve only seen photos ,
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
That must have been a pain to start on a cold morning and those solid tyres must have loosened your fillings.
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oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I remember seeing steam powered lorries during the war from the railway station in Perth.
Cycling on Shetland at the time of this photo I saw a column of smoke in the distance and assumed somebody was having a bonfire. When I got nearer it was a lorry which had stopped to restoke the fire and refill the water tank. This was about 10 miles at least from Lerwick where it had obviously started.
There were a lot of vintage cars also around but I cannot seem to access the pictures of those.
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oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Another one. This was quite a big biannual rally and many came considerable distances atconsiderable expense.
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Yeah ,you’d have needed some real big Scots to help bump start that Bairn !!
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The Sentinel DG6 in the first picture was made in my home town and some of the the factory is still there having been through a few different owners since (Rolls Royce, Perkins, and currently Caterpillar and Doncasters)
There is usually a good gathering of Sentinels at the County of Salop steam rally each August. A few snaps from last year's event:
Some of the Sentinel lineup at the show.
Talisman, a brand new Fowler B6 traction engine. I think this was its first event.
Steam works in cars too. These are Stanleys from the USA.
Just checking on whether his lunch is cooked (no, really).
A bit of driving action going on in the main ring.
Very rare Sentinel DG8 (less than 10 were ever made).
Sentinel S4 followed by a DG4
There is usually a good gathering of Sentinels at the County of Salop steam rally each August. A few snaps from last year's event:
Some of the Sentinel lineup at the show.
Talisman, a brand new Fowler B6 traction engine. I think this was its first event.
Steam works in cars too. These are Stanleys from the USA.
Just checking on whether his lunch is cooked (no, really).
A bit of driving action going on in the main ring.
Very rare Sentinel DG8 (less than 10 were ever made).
Sentinel S4 followed by a DG4
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Nice pics @Rickshaw Phil . I can almost feel the ghost of Fred Dibnah watching over.
In wonder if it will be allowed to take place this year, probably very unlikely 😞
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
They have already taken the decision to cancel and are concentrating on the 2021 event which will be the Diamond Anniversary rally.
Funny you should say that:
His roller at the 2012 rally.
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Anybody any Idea what happened to Fred Dibnah’s Engine ?
- Location
- Egham
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Thanks for that Mate
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
How strange to have adopted the North American spelling of 'defence'.
wheresthetorch
Dreaming of Celeste
- Location
- West Sussex
I was more concerned about Piles and Groynes!