Raising Steam 1999 Vol.13 No.1

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It's 1999, and a very happy new year to you all. Let's hope we all get lots of time to pursue our hobby with steam engines this year. Last year was not very good for me on the steam scene, but I fully intend that this year will be very different.

In my last editorial I said that I hoped that the back wheels on my 4" scale Burrell would be finished by now. Well, some progress has been made, but due to some structural problems in the kitchen floor of my friend's house, it became necessary to take down the ceiling of his workshop, which is below the houseso we have endured a further delay! However things are once again on the 1nove. I am back to milling the spokes - all 200 of them, whilst my other colleague has the first set of spokes and is actively milling the centre hubs and welding the 'T' rings into the previously rolled outer rims. His engine - a road engine is very well advanced, and I shall be surprised not to see it steaming by the end of the year - even if it's not entirely finished. It stands in his garage looking very handsome (as, of course, all Burrells do!) and is complete in all essential items. Major parts to be manufactured for that particular engine are: back wheels, cylinder block and valve gear/motion - all other major parts are built and, for the most part, fitted. The other four engines are very much further behind, but we still hope to have them up on their wheels this year. I have decided not to build a model of Danters' Fearnought but have chosen to build their last engine, the Burrell Scenic Renown. She was typical of the last Burrell Scenics built and largely conforms to what might be considered the standard scenic design - like Qua Vadis,. Lord Lascelles etc. (Our research has proved that no two engines were exactly alike.) My reason is that Renown will have parts common to the other engines we are building, Fearnought, being an earlier engine was quite different in many areas, particularly the back wheels. She had the advantage (in model form) of never having been fitted with a crane tower etc, whereas Renown did have one. This will make it slightly more awkward to drive, but I have had the pleasure of driving a 4" scale model so fitted, and it's not so difficult as I had feared. One difference with Renown is that she was fitted with forward roping gear, and I have a photograph showing a pulley fitted on the side of the smokebox which was part of this equipment. So far I have been unable to unearth any other details, which will help me to correctly fit this addition. So if anybody out there knows anything about the Burrell forward roping fitment, or knows anyone who does know about it, then I would be delighted to hear from you.

Now, as well as getting on with Renown, I fully intend to get back onto the rally fields this year and look forward to meeting with some of you. I shall also be getting my fill of driving various 5" gauge 1nodel locomotives at my local club in Cardiff, where we haul a great many people during an afternoon when we open to the public. I have not long been a member of the Whitchurch (Cardiff) Model Engineering Society, and they are very thin on the ground when it comes to traction engines. Don't worry, their education is being worked on. So far I have only come across a 2" scale Fowler single and al" Minnie freelance single. They will shortly be getting talks on various types of traction engines, and already interest has been stirred. When a fellow member asks me how we did 1

something or other, then I know the seed has taken. Mark my words, I shall have them driving around the park before long on someone's model, then I will suggest a club visit to a suitable rally and eventually we get them hooked. I know it works - I've done it before!

So, I fully intend to have a good steaming year! What about you? I hope your enthusiasm will keep you turning up at the rallies and to those of you who are apprenticed to an engine, keep it up, keep turning up when requested, keep getting engines clean and yourselves dirty! AND keep sending in your reports and photographs, that's what will make your magazine most interesting, which reminds me -if any of you are the sons and daughters of engine owners (and I know some of you are) then how about letting us hear some of your stories or those of your Mums and Dads, and your engines.

Good steaming, Barry Sumsion, Editor

P.S. Don't forget to take some good photographs and enter them into our Photographic Competition this year - last year not too many of you entered - we want to see lots more this year!

CHAIRMAN'S COLUMN

As I sit to write this with the cold and rain outside, the thought of driving engines about - especially one like mine without a canopy - is not very attractive. But Morning Star is safely tucked up for the winter in the shed after I have done the hard (and horrible) job of washing out the boiler and thoroughly cleaning the firebox, ashpan, smokebox and tubes. Having done all that I started to think again of ways to give you the chance to drive an engine next year (when the sun comes out again!). You will see with this issue of your magazine a separate sheet with details of driving days which I hope many of you will want to take up.

In this issue we have also included a 'Situations Vacant' section which lists four people or groups who are wanting someone to help them with their engines, again an excellent chance to get to work on an engine and really understand the whats, whens and hows.

For those who are over 14 (or will be next MAY) the NTET driving course will take place on the weekend of 9th and 10th May at Dingles Steam Village, Lifton, Devon. Last year the SAC part of this course was brilliant - the adult part was pretty good too - and I hope that a few of you will be able to take part this time. We will again be using miniatures (third and half size) for the SAC part. The cost will be £30+ VAT. If you are over 16 you will be able to join the adult course at a reduced rate (£50+ VAT). For more details please send an A5 size, stamped, self addressed envelope to me (address inside the front cover).

By the time you read this Christmas will be well and truly over. I hope that you really enjoyed yours and are now looking forward to a busy season at the rallies, shows, model clubs, etc.

John Durling, Chairman

P.S. Last time I asked if any of you had seen Morning Star and were able to send in any pictures. Several of you claimed to have seen Morning Star. Just remember one thing, there are several engines around called Morning Star; the one you are looking for is a little Aveling & Porter Tractor number 11486 with the registration number KM 7100.

Well, we do have one picture of John's engine, sent in by Emma Turner. Unfortunately the photograph shows the engine in shade on a wet day, and the front of the engine has been cut off It shows the engine being rescued (see Emma's letter on page 5) by what appears to be a Burrell single crank compound.

SITUATIONS VACANT

The following people are looking for someone to help them with their engines.

If you want to work with any of these, please either give me a ring or write tome.

1. The Gloucester Folk Museum has a 1 ton roller made by Trotter of Coleford (have you ever heard of this one before?). They are looking for an apprentice to learn about this unique engine and then run and maintain it.

2. Clare Bullen in Devizes has a Burrell and a Foden and needs an apprentice to help her and her husband with these engines.

3. John Carr, who lives in Sheffield, has several engines in his care! Would you like to help him look after them?

4.Trevor Daw, from Kenilworth near Coventry is part of a small group who have been running engines for many years and have had several apprentices during that time. They are now looking for the next person to follow in those particular footsteps.

If you live near any of these areas and would like to know more about these offers give us a ring -the number is inside the front cover.

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Dear Editor,

I went to Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fair. It was a very big rally. I was introduced to John Durling, his wife and son. The weather was good. The Sentinel Club was there and a rare Faden traction engine.

I had a lot of fun cleaning Morning Star. I got to steer it round the ring. I also learnt many things about traction engines.

Also at Bedfordshire Steam Fair there was wood sawing and a football match between the young traction engine drivers and the army cadets.

I had a good time.

From David Taylor (age 11)

Dear Editor

Myself, my Mum and Dad always go to Dorset for a week's holiday. We always go to the Great Dorset Steam Fair for three days of the holiday. We arrived at the steam fair on Wednesday and had a good look round to see what was there. I liked going on the Big Wheel and the Galloper and I made my Mum and Dad go on with me. We went up to the heavy haulage area and watched a traction engine being unloaded off a lowloader. The plank it was on snapped and the engine nearly fell over.

The weather was like a heavy spit but on Thursday the sun came out. We went to watch heavy horses in the ring pulling the carts around the ring, then we went and looked around the craft tents. In the afternoon we looked around the showman's engine line up with Renown in its blue paintwork and The Iron Maiden engine No 15657, ,Quo Vadis engine No 3938, Burrell engine General Gough No 3888, and lots of others.

We then went to look at the steam rollers. There was a Burrell engine with a new coat of paint No 4025 Pride of Dorset. I was in the National Traction Engine Trust tent Steam Apprentice Club corner where I met Fiona who asked if I would like to go on an engine for the day on Friday. I said yes. We had to be outside the NTET tent at 9.00am and she said she would see what she could do.

The next day I arrived outside the NTET tent at 9.00am. There were about three or four of us waiting, then Fiona turned up and we set off to find an engine owner who wanted an apprentice for the day. I was put on a 7 ton 1928 Aveling & Porter compound road roller, engine No 12136, owned by Mr Hood. I was taught how to drive it and steer it. I started by taking the tarpaulin sheets off. Then with a big tin of Brasso started to clean the brass. Then we lit a fire and while it was warming up, more polishing. I was told what all the controls did, the regulator which makes it go faster and slower, the reversing lever which makes it go forwards and backwards.

One hour later we went for a ride around the field, I had to sit on the coal. The coal was very hard. We came to a quiet field. I got a go at steering. It was hard at first. At 3.30 it was time for me to go. I told the engine owner I was going. I said thank you to Mr Hood and to Fiona for organising it for me. It was a great day.

On June 7th we went to the Klondyke Preservation Centre steam up. This is run by the North Staffordshire & Cheshire Traction Engine Club (my Mum and Dad and myself are members of this club, we joined after my Mum and Dad did a steam roller driving course earlier in the year). The weather wasn't very good but there were still lots to see - steam rollers, traction engines, a stationary engine running in the workshop. I enclose a picture of our Chairman's engine Aveling & Porter No 11486 Evening Star being pushed back to the workshop after blowing a stud from the cylinder. (Sorry JohnEmma's Dad.)

From Emma Turner

(13)

Burbage, Buxton, Derbyshire

Above: Aveling & Porter 8 ton roller No 12136 upon which Emma enjoyed a day's apprenticeship at the Great Dorset Stea,n Fair.

Dear Editor

I am very enthusiastic about road steam vehicles just like my Mum and Dad. We go all over the country visiting rallies and private collections. Last summer we went son1ewhere nearly every weekend, sometimes getting to two events in one weekend. Sometimes we take our caravan and stay at the steam rally. One of the last events of the season that we went to was The Power of the Past event at Wandisden, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. It was a really good day out because the engines were working. There were 19 engines at the event. Some were ploughing, s01ne were threshing and some were wood sawing. There was· a crane engine hauling the wood for the wood sawing. There was one Sentinel and one Foden present. The Foden was No 13802, Reg No VN 2912, named Santa Maria which belongs to the Strumpshaw Museum and it was giving rides. The Sentinel was a standard, No 1960, Reg No AW 4131. I took photographs in both black and white and colour. I took the ones in black and white for my photographic club at school, as we are doing enlargements in black and white.

From Craig Mewett (age 11)

Polegate, East Sussex

Here is Craig Mewett's photograph of Sentinel 1960, taken at the 1998 Power of The Past event at Wandisden, Suffolk.

Dear Editor

I am writing to let you know it was me steering Brian Sismey's Robey Minerva at the Great Dorset Steam Fair - the picture of me being on page 1 of Raising Steam Volume 12, Number 4 Winter 1998. I had a lovely time the two days I was there and made a lot of friends.

I have been a friend of Brian Sismey for a year now and I am his apprentice. I go to all the rallies I can with the engine and without. I go down to his house every Saturday I can, to help him on the engine. This winter we are overhauling the motion and putting on the pannier tanks.

I have two Mamod steam engines, one roller and one stationary engine which I enjoy playing with.

From Graeme Judge (age 13) Fareham, Rants

Dear Editor

I'm writing to you to tell you about the 1998 Welland Steam Rally (near Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire). It was the first time I've been to this rally and it was also the first time the engine crew on Lord Lascelles, the Burrell 8 nhp Special Scenic Showman's road loco, had attended.

I set off with Mum and Dad fr01n our home in Warrington after I had finished school on the Friday. When we arrived we set up our caravan behind Dick Marsh's caravan. I quickly got changed into my overalls and set off to look for the engine. I found the engine generating in front of the old time fairground, it was a part of the showman's engines line up. At about half past five we headed off up the hill towards the caravans. John Watson, the engine's steersman and chef, cooked us all tea and after we had put the engine to bed we decided we should turn in as well.

On the Saturday morning we were up at 6.30 to do the polishing and to light the fire. John cooked breakfast and when we had finished we went back to the fair gTound where we belted the engine up and began to generate. At 11.40am we led the parade of steam engines around the arena. Dick drove the engine and I steered. Later on in the afternoon we were asked to take part in the tractor pulling in the next field at 8.00 that evening. Dick asked John and I what we thought of the idea, the unanimous vote was "yes we'll do it!".

So at 7.50pm we made our way over to the tractor pulling area where the Fowler 8 nhp ex-Norman E. Box engine Atlas was already having a go, but it came to a wheezing halt just over half way. Then it was our turn. Dick and John lined the engine up with the sledge. Dick put the engine in second gear, the engine seemed to get a good start but at the half way point Dick changed his mind about pulling the sledge in second because the engine was slowing down rapidly, so he shut the regulator. Back at the start again he changed to bottom gear in hope of a better pull. With another good start Lord Lascelles dragged

the sledge all the way coming to rest with its front wheels half way up the sand bank. Lord Lascelles gave a victorious whistle along with a few other engines. Atlas was then chained to the sledge and Lord Lascelles was placed in front of Atlas divided by a push pole. The two large engines pulled the sledge with ease but because of their strength one of the chain joints straightened so the engines ended up pulling and pushing each other until they stopped. The chain was replaced with a thick piece of wire and the two engines tried again. We had nearly completed the run when Atlas's back wheels began to slip on a wet patch in the mud so Lord Lascelles ended up pulling the sledge and Atlas. Dick stopped the engine and we decided to call it a night.

The Sunday morning was spent cleaning the engine again and relighting the fire. I overheard Dick talking to a man who was very knowledgeable on the Grey family from London. We were all very interested because Lord Lascelles was originally purchased by Fred Grey in 1921 along with its sister engine originally named I Wonder but it is now known as Gladiator. Lord Lascelles was later taken by his son Harry who worked the engine until 1939. The man asked us if we would like to go and generate for the organ which he was with because the organ was also owned by the Greys. We thought it was a good idea so once we had left the arena parade, we reversed the engine in next to the organ and we began to generate for it.

Dick also introduced me to Len Crane, the owner of Fowler 10 nhp B6 Super Lion crane engine Wolverhampton Wandere,~Len asked if I would like to come into the arena with them to lift out an old van which had just been crushed by an army tank. Of course I jumped at the chance. Once Len and his crew had dropped the van off, Len let me steer the engine back to its spot.

Later on that afternoon, just as we were getting ready to go and load up the engine we discovered we had been generating for the wrong organ, so we hope to have better luck next time. Once we had put the engine on the hired low loader I got talking to David Goodwin the owner of the Burrell Showman's Road Loco Gladiator from St Columb Major in Cornwall. I crewed for Dave on the Sunday at the St Agnes Rally later on in the year when we went on our summer holidays to N ewquay.

I really enjoyed the Welland Rally and hope my letter isn't too long, but such a lot happened that weekend. I am now looking forward to my fourth year with Lord Lascelles.

From Rob Houghton (age 13) Warrington, Cheshire

ES. I'm very interested in attending the special driving days that you hope to organise this year, if any are in our area. I will be 14 in April. Can you please let me have details. In fact I am interested in any opportunity to spend a day with steam engines and their owners!

Thank you Rob for your interesting letter. It certainly isn't too long, and it would be nice if we received one or two more reports like yours. Ed.

Dear Editor

I have been involved with engines all my life, so last September (1997) I thought it would be a good idea to join the SAC. I then found, through Raising Steam, an engine owner in the area, who wanted an apprentice. Last November I went to spend the day with him and his engine. I helped to clean the engine, Evedon Lad, out and pack her away for the winter. He explained that he needed someone to steer the engine for him the next year, and I agreed immediately.

In April this year (1998) I went back, ready for a whole season of rallying. Our first rally was the Rushden Cavalcade which was over 20 miles away. A considerable distance when roading an engine. The journey was split over two weekends and we steamed into Rushden at 9.00pm on the Friday of the rally. The rally itself was very good. It was very hot and seemed, falsely, to signal that we would have a good, dry season.

After Rushden, we took the engine to Stoke Goldington, on the road again. From there we went to Lamport Hall and used the engine to power a threshing drum. Then to Claybrooke, a very wet weekend, made worse when the injector clack got stuck, and the injector heated up too much to use, forcing us to drop the fire.

From Claybrooke we roaded to Hollowell splitting the journey into two parts again and taking the day off to complete the journey on the Friday of the rally. The Hollowell rally deserves an extra mention as it is always very good. They

also have showers on the site which was a good job considering the state I got into while cleaning the tubes and ashpan.

The last rally I went to with the engine was at Holcot, near Northampton. It was a very hot August Bank Holiday weekend, and the rally itself was brilliant, despite being the first year it had run. We did more threshing here, and I was asked to look after the engine while it powered the drum. This meant I had to use the injector, which I was taught how to do.

The last rally I went to was the GDSF, which brings me to the point of my letter. I am one of the apprentices, pictured on page 15, driving the Robey.

Since the GDSF I have been back a few times to help with the engine. Over the winter we are repainting the wheels. At the moment we also have the second shaft out for repairs to the gears. Everything will be back together again for April when we will start rallying again.

I have had a very good time this year, and I have learnt loads about steam engines. Hopefully all of this experience will be useful, when my family find the money to restore our own engine, a 1922 7 nhp Allchin.

Finally, I would like to say thank you to Richard Poole for letting me go along to the rallies with him and for teaching me how to run a steam engine. I have used this for my Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award, in the skill section, so I feel that it has been very worthwhile.

From Matthew Sproxton (age 17)

Northampton

Dear Editor

I'm writing to say a very big thank you to the SAC, especially Clare Bullen. In June I rang Clare to find out whether I could spend the North Nibley Rally on a traction engine. Clare very kindly put me in touch with Stuart Barnes who owns a Burrell traction engine called Duke of Windsor. I spent the weekend with him and I steered the engine round the ring and helped where I could. On the Sunday Stuart invited me to the Reddington and Stockley Rally. At the Heddington Rally the low loader with Duke of Windsor on was not allowed to enter the rally so we took the engine down to the farmyard two miles away. We ended up steaming the engine next to Fred Dibnah and Betsey!

I also spent two days at the rally at Stanton Drew with the Duke of Windsor, after which I was given the opportunity to spend time on the engine at the Great Dorset Steam Fair (I jumped at the opportunity!). At Dorset I spent three days with Stuart, on the last day I was left on my own to get the engine ready for a day working the saw bench. That evening we cooked food on the engine for tea, which was great fun. We made a tent out of wood and canvas!

I had a great time thanks to the SAC.

From Tom Attwood (age 11) Churchdown, Gloucestershire

Here is Tom on the Burrell single Duke of Windsor at the Great Dorset Steam Fair 1998.

Dear Editor

This is my report on my visit to the Great Dorset Steam Fair.

Tuesday: The Garrett Princess Maude arrived and we cleaned it. There was a lot of paint and brass to clean. When we had finished we washed our hands and then we went out to the pub for a meal, when we came back we went to the bar and met John, Alan and Kerry.

Wednesday: The Burrell His Lordship arrived and we cleaned the paint and brass, then John fitted the belt on and he connected the organ up to the dynamo. Then Neil started the engine up and it ran till 7.00pm. Then we sheeted it up.

Thursday: We cleaned the Burrell and Andrew and Dad took the cylinder cap off, then Dad cleaned it. Then I had a ride on Princess a heavy haulage engine and then we went out onto the rally field. Then I came back and helped bag the coal up.

Friday: It was Andrew's and Claire's birthday and I helped clean the Burrell. Then I had a go on the injector and helped fire the engine. I brought my Wilesco stationary engine and John made a chimney for it and Neil helped me steam it. After tea we went back to the engine and had a big Marshall cake for Andrew and we had a Winnie the Pooh bear cake for Claire and we had beer and cider and danced in front of the organ. Then we went on the waltzers at midnight.

Saturday: We went to the driving course in the heavy haulage ring and I drove a Robey and Wallis & Steevens, then I went back to Dad and he bought me some chips. Then I put some coal in the Garrett's tender. Then I went on His Lordship and I helped fire the engine and then it was time to go home. I had to say "goodbye and hope to see everyone next year'', then we had to go through all the mud.

I would like to say a big thank you to Graham Atkinson for letting me fire and polish on the engines. Thank you to John Carr for his patience, and thanks to Alan, Andy, Neil, David and Kerry for lending me their cleaning rags!

From Adam Meredith Cirencester, Gloucestershire

To Fiona Durling

Thank you for helping us Steam Apprentices get some driving practice at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. It was a lovely feeling steering the Robey engine. Also thank you to Graham Atkinson for letting me help on His Lordship and Princess Maude. Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so special. At half term we are hoping to go and see a red Marshall roller that Andy and Neil Cobb are restoring. Happy 21st birthday to Andy Cobb last month.

Love from Claire Meredith (age 7)

Cirencester, Gloucestershire

And thank you both for writing in about your time at the GDSR Thanks also to Mum for typing the letters! Ed.

AT REST

A poem from Matthew Antrobus (age 14)

1 The world outside is moving

But time inside stands still

The winds are fiercely blowing Through gaps in the window cill

2 The time has come to rest

The flashing rods move no more

The moment is now at its best For someone to come through the door

3 The beast is now silent

The pressure there is none

The wanting, it is violent to steam up and have fun

4 The overjoyed person makes the find And tends the rusting wounds

To money spent - this man is blind And works through many moons

5 The days of splendour are here again

The bands of brasswork shine

Crowds of people stop to gain

A sight of what is mine I wish!

Dear Editor

Having a Dad as 1nad about traction engines as me, means that I have been able to visit lots of brilliant rallies this year. This usually means spending a weekend in our caravan on the rally field with my Mam and sister Charlotte, or the two of us sleeping in a tent which is good fun.

Having already had a good time with the SAC at Frank Lythgoe's collection, we decided to visit some different rallies this year starting with Carlisle followed by Leeds, Stamfordham, Nottingham and Sheffield. A visit to the Doncaster 'Railfest' not only meant going on board three famous steam locomotives (Mallard, Blue Peter and Sir Nigel Gresley) but also meeting Fred Dibnah again and his roller Betsey. On the same day we also went to the Marshall factory in Gainsborough for the 100th anniversary where we saw lots of traction engines including one called Teapot. Other rallies included Helmsley, Pickering, Grange Over Sands and also Masham where I had a great tilne on board White Rose (CT 5012) riding around the arena and up to the market place, plus looking after Princess Maude (DX 3099) and driving the miniature Poor Joe in the Grand Parade (Thank you! Fiona Durling).

During our summer holidays in Bristol we went to the Fairf ord rally and also Stanton Drew (that was a wet one!). In Exeter we went to the 'World of Country Life' which has lots of engines including showman's and a traction engine from Canada made by Waterloo.We saw other traction engines in museums but the best one I went to was 'Dingles Steam Village' which was excellent. Mr Sandercock is going to try and send my Dad some history of the engines there.

At the end of our holidays we stayed a night at the Harrogate rally which was a good way to finish. My last rally was at Hunton which is only a small one but still very interesting. It's a shame I couldn't go to the Great Dorset as the school holidays finished the week before, but we might go next year and lots of other different rallies too plus a visit to the 'Long Shop' museum and 'Leyland Transport Museum'. During the year my Grandad has built me a showman's engine, with a shovel and a spanner, which is all made out of matchsticks. My Dad has painted it red and we have called it Samson. He has been collecting 'Matchbox' models of traction engines for me for a long time and I now have 24 in a display cabinet, which I have to carefully look after.

My Dad saw a train in the London Transport Museum made by Aveling & Porter (engine number 807), do you know if this is unusual?

From Matthew Bate (age

9)

NEW MEMBERS

Having missed this regular part of your magazine in the last edition, we have this time, quite a few new members to welcome into the SAC. Enjoy your membership by joining in with any event you may see mentioned in your magazine and writing to us or sending in your photographs to have published. Join in the competitions (photographic and colouring) which are judged

regularly at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Try to get to as many rallies as possible and, if the SAC has a representative at any rally, then introduce yourself -you will probably be delighted at what may be arranged for you!

Stephen Jarvis, Norton-sub-Hamdon, Somerset

Jago Pearson, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Robert Familton, Cranwell Village, Lincolnshire

Thomas Jenner, Horam, East Sussex

Samuel Belcher, Tysoe, Warwickshire

Danny Blanch, Taverham, Norfolk

Scott Beeching, Chewton Mendip, Somerset

Ben Lidgitt, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Na than Tucker, Fareham, Hampshire

Daniel Burvill, River, Dover, Kent

Ashley Mewett, Polegate, East Sussex

David Symons, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire

Peter James, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire

Adam Farrington, Leiston, Suffolk

Toby Kersey, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Matthew Singleton, Crown Wood, Berkshire

Nicholas Lukes, Tonbridge, Kent

Kymberley Bundy, Ware, Hertfordshire

Christopher Webb, Sudbury, Suffolk

James Wilde, Daventry, Northamptonshire

David Ritchie, Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham

Reuben Hayles, Sandown, Isle of Wight

Michael Toseland, Upton, Poole, Dorset

Gareth Stock, Falmou th, Cornwall

Nicole Stock, Falmouth, Cornwall

Daniel Barklem, Chingford, London

Nathan Maple, Charminster, Dorset

Carl Tester, Eastleigh, Hampshire

David Sproxton, Northampton

Nicholas Franklin, Barton upon Humber, North Lincolnshire

Peter Davies, Canterbury, Kent

Jamie Preston, Hutton Rudby, Yarm

Jake Preston, Hutton Rudby, Yarm

Damien Sluman, Exeter, Devon

Demelza Sluman, Exeter, Devon

Sophie Matlock, St Ouen, Jersey

Rebecca Elliott, Buxton, Derbyshire

Rebekah Pearson, Harwell, Oxfordshire

Simon Dabbs, Swindon, Wiltshire

Ross Dean, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Matthew Rowland, Clacton-on Sea, Essex

Thomas Ashton, Barford, Warwickshire

Adriana Classey, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

Edward Hopkins, Wentloog, Cardiff

Evan Hopkins, Wentloog, Cardiff

Lee Farrar, Heworth, York

Christopher Heselwood, Radcliffe, Manchester

Thomas Buckle, Telford, Shropshire

Simon Read, Falmouth, Cornwall

Zak Hodgson, Freston, Ipswich

Christopher Scragg, Mow Cop, Cheshire

Richard Shaw, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Peter Upson, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Andrew Gallagher, Darlington, County Durham

Joe Davidson, Altrincham, Cheshire

Thomas Whitbread, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough

Cathryn Daws, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Ruben Doyle, West Wolverton, Milton Keynes

Andrew Pugh, Leicester

David Haywood, Jbi;tock, Leicestershire

Andrew Carr, Swadlincol.e, Derbyshire

David Taylor, Coalville, Leicestershire

Daniel Hull, Charlbury, Oxfordshire

IT'S COMPETITION TIME

Find 16 Things connected with the SAC

The words can be forwards, backwards, horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

Good Luck!

Q C 0 M p E T I T I

R R T A G A p H E J

L X E G w R s R E T

F p N A I u p K s u

G I 0 z D G M B H y

V u E I J I A A I Q p s G N T H N D R F

T B F E M y N G T I R K s H G V u E s R

A·R T I C L E s G u I w I p K B H 0 y 0 N A s 0 u 0 T Q L A

I H I G V 0 N F M T

N I V C H K w H I s

G M Q p y s K u L G

List out the 16 words and send them to Fiona Durling.

The first correct ones received, will win a prize. 0 N s F V u T E L y 0 H w C F D u H R p T A s y w G J I L w N y B G N K s p I T 0 R J A I M p Q L y H p 0 R T N H V y u

Don't forget to include your name, address, age and membership number.

Steam Apprentice Club -Driving Days

List of possible venues

Venue

Date Leader's Name

Klondyke Mill, 17 April

John Durling

Comments

North Staffs & Cheshire TE Club Draycott in the Clay, 1999 base. Several engines based here East Staffordshire plus visitors.

Fengate Farm, 17 April

Richard Parrott

Mr Parrott has a collection of 4 or 5 Weeting, 1999 or engines with others also on site. Brandon, Suffolk Ron Peakes

Stanton Drew, 10 or 17 Alan Sparkes Mr Sparkes has a collection of 4 or 5 Btistol April 199S engines with others also on site.

Dingles Steam 17 Aplil Richard

An active Steam Museum with Village, Lifton, 1999 Sandercock several engines and full workshop Devon facilities.

Old Warden Park, 10 April Paul Worbey Old Warden is the home of the Biggleswade, 1999 Shuttleworth Collection and the Bedfordshire Old Warden Rally. It is hoped that you will be able to visit the collection and the workshops.

Grange Farm, 2&3

Richard Hullah

This venue could be a whole Denbydale Road, May 1999 weekend if required. They have Durker, facilities for caravans (inc. electric Nr. Wakefield, hookup) for a nominal charge. West Yorks (By Jen 39 ofM1)

Chatham Docks, 17 April Derek Gransden

The old Naval dockyards - several Chatham, 1999 engines based here. Kent.

Please read the above table in conjunction with the Driving Days form which you will find enclosed with this edition of Raising Steam. We had some similar days organised last year, some of which were not well attended. Those who did take part all had a most enjoyable time, and frankly the rest of you really missed out. John and Fiona work hard to a1Tange these visits and it is most disheartening when almost nobody turns up. It also means that engine owners will not co-operate if they think that the event is not appreciated by you all. Getting out an engine and lighting it up

•foli yeu to use involvL·swol'k :1nd ~omt·one pulling themselves out, but when several engines are put al your dispmml ii invt1lv1;•ssevernl people gclting engines out and putting themselves ou1 to ll·t you have h:.111ds•Oll 1..~xpcricnct~.So, let's have a big resp0nse this year l know ii w,11altyml'ans porsumling your parent,s to take you, but mcis-tof the venues have other intereslrn,l! things to see and do on sight or there win ID€ somewhere <.Jfinh:.m·st,wmhy.

Well that was 11 sali.,f'yi11gly 1111111rngazrnc. well filled with your contribution,. 'fhat's how we like to S<.'Cit. Now that you huvc Hccn how easy it is to put t0gether a neipoW~f what you've bct·11up lo and when'. you've been, let's see more o:fithem.] li.ave a couple of c0ntrihutiom; left llVcr for the next magazine. - rest assune0 they will be used-plus, of cour.sc, I um still holding volumes from Neil Cobb to delight you in,Tut•re ;ssues. Sorry Neil, but l shall be featuring so,ne of yo•r wvitings in the next eolition. Keep up the writing anti keep taking photog,aphs, but mosu of all nave a goud year's steaming.

Barry Sumsion, Editor

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