Raising Steam 2011 Vol.25 No.1

Raising Steam

NEW APPRENTICES

The SAC welcomes the following new members:

Ben Anesi, Bedford.

Jake Baker, Spalding.

Jonathan Barber, Chelford.

Henry Bower, Ringwood.

Abbie Bradshaw, Meppershall

Harry Brown, Essex.

Daniel Burns Izquierdo, Spain

Casey Carrier, Heanor.

Daniel Cooke, Londonderry

Matthew Coombs, Chislehurst.

Daniel Davis, Dorset

Peter Davies, Dorset.

Lilly East, Dunstable

Matthew English, Wimborne.

Benjamin Giddins, Norwich

Edward Gold, Exeter.

Daniel Gray, Fleet.

Sam Gray, Fleet.

Jack Groom, Suffolk.

Paige Groom, Suffolk.

Craig Hallett, Cornwall. Ryan Hamilton, N. Ireland.

Christopher Hansford, Essex.

Connor Harkup, Sheerness. Ellie Hollingsworth, Shefford. Kristian Jones, Co. Durham.

Cosmo McWilliam, London. Agnes McWilliam, London

Roger Mackay, Langford.

Ryan Mackay, Langford

David Marchington, Buxton.

Lucy Marsh, Faygate

Chloe Marsh, Faygate.

Oliver Martin, Storrington

Ellis Morris, Pershore.

Hamish Pimm, Southampton

Christopher Porter,Selby. Richard Purslow, Pinkham

Ella Robinson, Basingstoke.

James Russell-Brookes, Banbury. Laurence Skinner,Dorset.

Andrew Spowart, Bunsall.

Isaac Stannard, Bognor Regis.

Karl Tear, Spalding. Paris Thomas, Ashburton.

Martyn Trevorrow, Shepton Mallet.

Would you like to be able to show that you’ve achieved a high standard of enginemanship?

Are you 17 or over and hold (as a minimum) a provisional car licence?

Then you can apply to take your Voluntary Competency Test.

The syllabus and other information is available on the NTET website or you can get a copy by emailing competency@ntet.co.uk.

Front cover : One of Daniel Marc h’s entr ies for the photographic competition last year showing the rare Robinson and Auden traction engine No. 1376, built 1900, working a saw benc h.

STEAM APPRENTICE CLUB

Editor

Nanette Durling, 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 8HE

Tel: 01283 712818

sac raisingsteam@ntet co uk

President

John Durling, 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 8HE

Chairman

Kevin Munn, 56 Blacklands Drive, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 8EX Tel: 020 8573 9180 sac chairman@ntet co uk

Vice Chairman

Elaine Massey, 21 Down Close, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 6NS Tel: 020 8248 6570 elainermassey@ntlworld com

Membership Secretar y Sue Cook, Dolfarni, Church Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 9NU Correspondence only

Membership fee £10 per annum

Webmaster

Nick Bosworth, 9A St Wilfred’s Road, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6HG Tel: 01159 309868

sac webmaster@ntet co uk

SAC Co-ordinators

Emily Drury ecdrury@hotmail co uk

Matthew Lund Tel: 01329 832462 matt lund@engineer com

Kevin Lawrence Tel: 01229 838144 k lawrence@dsl pipex com

Barry Sumsion Tel: 01633 671798 barrysumsion@gmail com

Joe Black Tel: 01748 829601 joe1922@googlemail com

The Editor welcomes any contributions of articles, shorter items or photographs for inclusion in future issues All material submitted is voluntary and payment cannot be made for any material published. The opinions expressed in the magazine, with the exception of Club announcements, are those of the contributors and do not indicate the views of the Club as a whole. All items are held copyright by the contributor and the NTET The Editor reserves the right to amend or refuse contributions. The magazine is normally published during the early part of January, April, July and October The Club accepts no liability for failure to meet intended publication dates

The Steam Apprentice Club is a section of the National Traction Engine Trust NTET is a Registered Charity, No 291578 Registered in England No. 1302197. Registered Office: 4 Church Green East, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 8BT

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FROM THE EDITOR

Hi ever y one A t last th e snow ha s go ne . We had it he re fo r at l ea st two w e ek s; I thoug ht it was g oin g t o sta y for months. I m u s t a d m i t t h a t I e n j o y e d

ma k ing a t le a st two sn ow me n wh ich las ted a lon g time . I we nt dow n to t he Isle of Wight for a w e ek

d ur ing th e ba d w e a the r a nd w e even had sn ow d own t he re . With limi ted g rittin g on the Island th e la nes we re a l ittl e tr icky ; say ing th at, I wa s ple ase d wit h myse lf tha t I did n’t slide o n th e roa d onc e. My p oo r s on thou gh d id c atc h so me i ce with h is bike o n the wa y to wo rk at 5 am . He ca me off, muc h to h is a nnoy a n ce a nd e mb ar ra ssme nt, on ly a br uised h ip a nd p ri de I’m ple a se d to say.

I hop e th at yo u a ll ha d a g re at Chr istmas Jo hn h a d t o e m p t y m y d i n i n g r o o m r e a d y f o r t h e Chr istm as din ne r, y ou se e at the mome nt John is build ing a c a nopy fo r Mo rnin g S tar . It wo uld n ot b e h ar d to g ue ss w he re a ll the lo ng len gths of wood fo r th e t op a re be in g pa in te d . Th at’s right, wher e my din ing t ab le sho uld be ! He h ad n’t ta ken into ac c ount h ow l ong it woul d t ake be twee n coa ts of p a int, o r h ow m uc h roo m they would take up I did le t hi m o ff t houg h a s h e pu t the tab le bac k up for a co uple of da ys over Ch rist mas itse lf

In thi s i ssue of th e ma gazi ne you w ill find de tai ls o f t he Dr ivin g D ay s for thi s ye ar, plea se make su re tha t yo u ge t yo ur fo rm in to Kev in or Paul f or t he Dr ivi ng Da y th at you wish to a ttend as we n ee d to know tha t yo u ar e c omin g. I have a lso inc lud ed s ome of t he c o mpe tition winn ing p ictur es fr om the G r ea t Do rs et Stea m Fair. La st y ear th e co mpe tit ion en tr ie s we r e a ll ve r y g ood, I ’m hoping tha t ma ny of y ou wi ll j oin in t hi s y ear and give us lots t o dis pla y on t he sta nd.

I am st ill ge ttin g ver y f ew lette rs th roug h my mai l box te ll ing me a b out wh a t yo u h ave all bein g doin g. I re a lly d o no t mind how long or shor t y our stor y is I woul d re ally like to prin t it f or you. Wha t have you be en d oin g a ll w inte r? W hat ar e y our pla ns f or t his y ea r ? L e t me k now by sn ail mail o r se nd me a n e- ma il I r e al ly do n’t min d

Well t ha t’s my bi t fo r this issu e, I ho pe to se e yo u a ll o ut and a b out this ye a r, co me and say he ll o if yo u find that I’m a t t he s am e rally as y ou .

Nanette Dur li ng , Ed itor .

CHAIRMAN’S BIT

As I w ri te t hi s it i s the begi nnin g of D ec e mb er a n d snow i s a ll a rou nd dee p, crisp and even! A bi t t oo ea rly for Chr ist mas c h eer I feel. By the time you’re rea di ng th i s I hope you have a ll ha d a go od Chr is t ma s an d the weather i s b et ter so, like me, you ca n get bac k to do in g the winter c hor e s o n t he engin es . As y ou will rea d elsewhe re in the m agazine I h ave be en busy on my en gine and t hing s move o n, alb eit at a s low p ac e . T he m ain thing I wan t t o talk abou t t his is sue i s the SAC it self. O ver th e las t 1 8 mont hs t o t wo years we h ave n otice d a slow down o f new members jo inin g and less involve m e nt by cu rrent m em be rs Why is thi s we ask ou rs el ves ?

To try a nd fi nd o ut why, an d to ta ke th e S AC fo rwar d, the c ommitte e alo ng with i nvited gue st s ar e going to look a t t he Future of th e SAC Th is wil l ta ke pla ce on 5t h March 201 1. To t his end w e n ee d y our tho ught s and ideas. What can w e do be t t e r? What n ew t hi ng s ca n we introduc e ? How can we g ive yo u w hat you want? P lea s e wr it e t o me and t el l m e y o ur thou ghts. If y ou would like to a t tend an d take p art in our de ba t e l et me kn ow De pe ndin g h ow ma ny of you ind icat e yo u wou ld like to c ome we s ha ll pi ck a cros s s el ec t i on of a ge s an d loc a tion s to p arti ci pate. One of t he m ai n re ason s we a re inte re st ed i n s t eam e ngine s is b eing able to dr ive and work on th em . In the ma gazi ne you wil l fin d a lis t of this y ear’s drivin g day s and l ocations Amo n gst the m is the re t ur n of a prev ious ven ue w ith M r A lan Sp ar kes nea r Bristol and a n ew venue at St. A lba ns wit h the H ertfordsh ire Steam C lub. You ma y have heard that t he Ol d Warden Dr iv ing Weekend h as been cancelled. This was th e c as e but we have ju st h ea rd that the BS EPS a r e ab le to run a driv ing day for u s this ye ar – Re a ll y Good New s! Th e event we have i n Ha mp shire is h aving d ifficu lty in c onfir ming a d at e. Watch the m agaz in e and websit e fo r u pdates. Pleas e give yo ur sup po rt to th ese t wo new venues for t hi s ye ar. C an I fini sh this s ecti on wit h a req uest fro m my self? P leas e m a ke sure there i s a st am p o n y our S.A .E ., an d t hat any chequ e yo u send is da ted on ly 3 weeks from whe n t he event is t ak ing p lace.

Fi nally I wis h y ou a go od f or th co ming s eas o n, en joy yo urse lves and sta y saf e.

Kevin Mun n, Ch ai rman

MAILBAG

Dea r Edito r,

On e of yo ur y ou ng est a pp re nt i c es , M ax Kendall (4), has asked me to se nd yo u thi s pi cture of h im h el ping o il up Lu cy a t t he rec en t d rivi ng day at Tinke rs Park Ma ny t han ks to St ua rt fo r sh aring his Wallis an d St eeve ns Advan c e R oller a nd to Adri an fo r organisi ng wh at was a fanta stic da y.

Max Ken dal l SAC 4 950 (Se nt in by Gary Kendall).

Editor’s No te. It ’ s love ly to se e our youn ger memb ers ha ving a go . I w ond er h ow much oi l we nt w he re it sh ould a nd ho w m uch w en t al l over the engine ! Keep u p the goo d work Max.

Dear Editor,

On Sa tu rd ay M ay 15th 20 10 my Mu m’s be st fr ie nd , Le n & Jan e C ra ne ’s da ughte r Brigitte, go t m arr ie d to Nick Br own a t St Benedi ct ’s Chu rc h , Womb ourn e.

We ar rive d at t he c hurc h in o ur ca r w it h ri b bo n s on at 11.3 5a m fo r u sher pho tos, the engine was al re ad y sat outside t he c hurch al l d ecorated with ribb on s a nd bows wi th t he t raile r atta ch ed at th e ba ck . N ow the crowds were gath erin g an d pa sser s- by we re a l l t aking p ict ur es .

The br id es ma id s ar rived in a vin t a ge Au st i n ca r, a nd ph otos we re ta ken and t he c ar went back to c ol le ct the br ide fr om h er hou se d own the ro ad . As we wai te d i n anticipation fo r th e b ride ’s ar riva l everyon e was ush ered in to the chur ch, and a t ba ng o n 12 noon th e m us ic star te d a nd the br ide was walked dow n th e aisle b y her fa t he r, Le n Crane, fo ll owed b y the brid esm ai ds.

The 3 0 mi nu te s erv ice was re a l ly nic e a nd af te rwards we le ft the c hurc h and ye t m ore phot o s wer e taken o utsid e the chu rch. We were stoo d talking and chat t i ng for 20-30 m inu te s , d u rin g which ti me two different local new spapers inte rviewed t he b ri de and Len bef or e th e br ide, groom, t wo brid es maids and ME ! g ot on to the t raile r fo r t he ri de from t he ch ur ch to Blakel an ds Count ry House at Six A shes i n Bob bingto n whic h t o o k a p p r o x

Locomotive

While o n t he 5 m il e jou rney w e w e re waved a t a nd h ad pic tur e s taken and vi deos fi l med; it was a very e njoya ble jour ney

When we a rr ived at Blake la nds Coun t ry Ho us e af te r a won der ful jour ney the vi deograp he r a nd phot og ra phe r we re a lready ro llin g; t he gu e st s were a sse mble d i n t he front garde n await ing o ur a rrival.

After g et ti ng o ff t he tra ile r we a ll w e nt t hr ou gh in t o the main gard en ar ea for a d rink and a ni bb l e. W hi l e this happe ne d t he engi ne was parked in the co urt yar d and t he tr a i l er m oved and p ar ked in th e ca r pa r k.

We the n h ad pi ct u res take n in the ma in gard en wh ich wer e pre tty hilar ious, an d group pi ctu re s t ake n in the co ur tya r d wit h the engi ne as a backd ro p .

After th is a nd ma ny mo re p ic tur e s it was ti me f o r t he mea l w hich wa s very yumm y! This was f ol lowe d b y the spe e ch es whi ch are always very n ice and full o f emot ion.

This was t he n fo ll owed by a re la xi ng ti me b ef or e the even ing g uests a rrived. This gave us time to res t b ef or e the p ar ty t hat nig ht.

The d is co we nt i nt o th e ea r ly ho ur s of t h e n ex t m orn ing, was ful l of da n cing, fo od and talking to ot he r gue sts.

The who le d ay was won de r fu l a nd I wo u ld l i ke t o t hank B rigi tte and Nick f or m aking it a l ovely da y a nd a big tha nk you fo r lettin g me ride o n th e trai ler wi th you; I f elt very ho no ur ed

Brad Eva ns S AC 41 12 Sout ha mpto n

Dear Editor,

Back i n Novemb er, M um a nd I ha d a fan ta s t ic da y o ut with Keith Osbo rne wi th his Foster Agr ic ul tu ra l Tr ac tion E ngin e No.14 412 Reg N o . AH6 09 8. Its o rigina l na me i s

Corn Mai de n an d was onc e ow ne d by t he Rust Broth ers of B uxto n, No rfol k. She i s n ow fully resto re d an d owned by Ke ith.

Corn Ma id en wei gh s in a t 10½ to ns an d w h e n s t eamed up o n the da y, pulle d 8½ t ons of wago n an d van the 8 mile s t o our destin at ion , w here Keith keeps h e r for t he winter.

The eve nt s l ea di ng u p to thi s da y began a t th e Gr eat Dor set St ea m R a lly ba ck in September whe n we fir st met Se an Antho ny, owner of Berryb ro ok Stea m, ba se d i n

Exminster, Devon . He has a n as sor tment of m iniatu re e n gin e s . I would love to own a 4” Foster o ne day but I don ’t thi nk my p ocket money stretches that fa r yet. ..

It was a Thu rs d a y, which was th e Cavalc ad e d ay, an d S e an d ire c te d us to the NT ET t ent wher e I jo in ed SAC. I bor rowe d a blu e overall and q ueued u p with oth er S AC

enthusiast s i nc lu di ng M a tthew, Se a n’s s on, who is presently rest or ing a 3” Bu rre ll This gave m e my sec ond exp er ie nc e on tracti on engi nes. In fact I we nt o n 3 ( See pho to 1) Sean’s 6 ” Bur re ll S howm an ’s Ro ad Loco Th e General , a full s ize roa d ro ller a nd with driver Co li n o n a Fost er Ge ne r al Purpos e engin e Th e Li ttle Gem . The re we re many experienced owne rs a nd dr ive r s giv ing us lots of encou rag emen t and advic e

The atm os ph er e was fill ed w ith the tic ki ng-over of ton s o f h orsepow er, the smel l of coal and im ag es o f bla c k c as t i ro n ro llin g throug h the clo ud s of dr y dus t. It was awesom e. I we nt home loo ki ng a s tho ugh I’d been down a coal pit.

With mo re in fo rm atio n, M um was a ble to get a con tact closer to h ome in Kent called Mr Os bo rn e; a nd so the da y a r rived and I was better p rep ared with my overa lls.

Diary Satu rd ay Novem be r 6 th. We at her: Very su nny but co ld and fres h

Got up at 5 .0 0a m! My mu m a nd I d rove to Sell indg e in Kent. ( See photo 2 ). We were welco me d by Keith a nd la te r his friends Joh n, Th omas and Anit a, who’d driven down from Newma rke t the nig ht be f or e, and Brian who lived locally. Ste aming u p took

a g ood hou r an d wit h ma no eu vr ing the wagon that weigh ed 5 ton nes a nd the van it too k even lon ger a s t he rai n over t he pa st few days had made th e grou nd sp ongy a nd slippe ry.

Keith i s very exp erie nc ed i n the fie ld o f tr ac t i on eng ines, re stor ing, buildin g a nd driving the m. He sh owe d me a roun d hi s Fo ster, poi ntin g o ut interestin g fac ts I didn’t know, suc h as t he g rowt h of t he boil e r wh en h eati ng up ; it grows in len gth b y 3⁄8t hs of a n inch .

John an d I raked o ut the as h pa n an d g ot ri d of a ny c o al c linker as the Fo ster had n’t be en used fo r a t i m e . Th e bot t om of the b oiler go t very damp with co nde n sation as it began to warm u p. This d em on str a te d t he rot at ion o f wate r as it h eate d up w ithin the boiler. We a ls o cl ea ne d t he br a ss be fore t he eng ine got too h ot.

Before we li t u p we chec ked the wat er l evel, t h e fi re b ox a n d the smoke box for l eak s o r u nu su al bulge s. The n , onc e in s tea m , befo re we w ent on to th e roa d w e c hec ke d t h e safety valves , t he inje c tor a nd t he pump wer e all i n workin g o rd er.

John t he n o il ed up the mot i on s so th at t he e n g i ne wa s read y t o run. (I know th e water level an d oi ling t he mo tion s is very imp ortant when I ru n my small Ma m od and Wilesco en g i n es I have a t ho me )

Once a ll c ou pl ed u p we set o ff – t ra c tion e ng i n e , wag on an d van. (S ee p hoto 3) . We ne eded two c rew, Keit h c ontr o l le d th e engi ne He was very go od at antic ipatin g c hang es i n the leve ls a lo n g the ro ad , u sin g th e en gine b rake and revers ing lever to de cele rate w hen we ha d to go down h ill s T he tr acti on engi ne clu nked and jolte d to ad just itself

John was lo ok ou t and co nt ro lle d t he st ee ri ng He ca ref ully watc h ed the verge an d st o pped tr affic at c ross ro ad s s o tha t we could cro ss safely, blowin g the wh is tle ma ny t i mes S ome d rivers ba c ked u p pr e tty qui ck as many of th e b ack roa ds a nd lan es tha t Keith had p la nn ed for his rou te w e re sing le t rack. You wo uld n ot want to de al with 12 t o ns of cas t i ro n be ar ing d own on y ou.

Althou gh we o nl y wen t 8 mil es t hat d ay we m ad e fou r stops. T hr e e to fill up with water to ma ke s ur e t he fir e b ox cr own was covered with cooli ng water whe n we w ent down hill s an d o nc e to st op o ff for a d rin k and so me cheesy ch ips.

It took us five ho u rs a nd w e a ll s at in the wago n wh ile th e smoke ca me over us, a nd from time to ti me , ti ny b la ck c in de rs wou ld co ugh out of t he fun nel. It was very bumpy but that d id n’t b ot he r u s. Mu m l oved it an d s ai d t he cold d idn ’t b other he r, it was a be autiful d ay a nd we wer e si t tin g up hi gh enjoy ing t he view s an d waving a lot.

Many p eo pl e c am e ou t to wave, ta ke pho t os an d o ne kin d gen tlema n gave u s swee ts. The light was fa di ng by 4 .00p m a s t he day came to a clo se . With n o lig hts we made our de stin ation j u s t i n ti me .

Mum an d I wou ld like to tha n k Ke ith wh o al l owed u s to sh are his spec ial day, John w ho gave me l ot s o f hel p an d An ita for t he crois sants and tea. I’ve be en a sked i f I’d l i ke to go ba ck i n Ma y to sh ine the Fos ter for the Selli ndg e Rally I c an’t wait

Matth ew C o o mb s, Chisleh u rs t, Ken t

Editor’s No te Mat thew, you ’ re lucky to h ave a Mu m prepa red to get up at 5 am to take you out to the en gi ne s. Keep it up !

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!

ENGINE DRIVING EXPERIENCE

NTET DRIVING COURSE

The next Driving Course is being held on 7/8 May 2011 at Astwood Bank.

SPECIAL PRICE FOR SAC MEMBERS

Steam Apprentices get a great discount on the normal price

age 13-15 = £60

age 16 – 21 = £90 for the two days. Interested?

Contact Joe Black at :Coach House Cottage, Clints, Marske,

NEXT GLIMPSE INTO IN THE STORY OF KATE’S FIREBOX.

by Kevin Munn

Removing the firebox took more effort than I thought it would. First I tried to knock it out by putting a metal drift in through the mudhole door opening and hitting the drift with a sledgehammer. It didn’t move at all! Though it did shake free all the scale and rust that had accumulated over the years! This indirectly saved me work as the scale and rust has to be removed so the boiler inspector can get a good look at the internal surfaces of the boiler. As I didn’t succeed by hitting, the other way is to jack it out. For this I made up a pulling tool, see my little sketch for details of how this worked. One end of the fixture I put into the slots which I had cut out in the fire box. The other end hangs free on long studding.

A sketc h showing the jig Kevin built to pull the old firebox from the boiler..

I then put two jacks on the lower beam o f t h e to o l an d ‘ja cke d ’ aga in s t th e hornplate. Well it moved a bit and then n o t h i n g . N

anymore; I was getting frustrated to say the least. In situations like that where nothing is going to plan it is best, if you can, to walk away from the situation, calm down, and have a re-think This is what I did. In doing so it dawned on me: caulking!

To make sure that the water stays in where the outer wrapper and the firebox meet at the foundation ring the boiler maker ‘bangs over’ (caulks) metal to seal the joint. This was what was stopping the firebox move further than it had. I then went back to the boiler and instead of using the jacks to pull out the firebox downwards, with the aid of the tool I had made, I disconnected the jacks from the tool and jacked the box upwards back into the boiler. This was successful and I moved it about 3⁄8 inch (9mm) which gave me enough clearance to be able to get in with a grinder to remove the metal that was stopping the firebox from moving down. I reassembled the jacks and tool and started putting on the pressure. This time the box moved and kept on moving, and after about 10 minutes it came out. Celebrations all round!

Kevin Mun n, Ch ai rman

Editor’s Note. Working on our engines can be slow and sometimes frustrating. When you have achieved one of the big stages, like Kevin has here, it is tremendously rewarding. We now look forward to the next instalment

Kevin Munn’s firebox – November 2010. At last it’s finally out!

Junior photo competition second pr ize . Chr istian Tyrrell’s unusual view of ploughing. This was one of his entr ies for the junior section of the photographic competition last year

Do you visit rallies and get to work on traction engines? Have you done a lot of the same things over and over again?

Is this because the people running the engine don’t know what you’ve already done?

If so, you need a log book to record your activities and achievements. These are available from your Vice Chair, Elaine Massey for just £5.00 including postage. Send her a cheque or postal order, payable to the NTET, with a note saying what you want and she will do the rest. They are also available from the NTET Sales unit and we have them on the SAC stand at the Great Dorset Fair.

The Steam Apprentice Club announces its annual award

The Technical Achievement of the Year Award 2011

Applications are invited for the SAC Technical Achievement award. Areas of achievement may include: engineering work on full size engines, model engineering or any other appropriate steam related subject (bearing in mind that we are essentially a road steam organisation).

The purpose is to encourage young people to develop hands-on experience generally within typical engineering skills. This can be using various machines such as lathes and mills as well as handwork. Nominations to be entered by a sponsor for whom they have been working or have been under the instruction of, or Apprentices may enter themselves

Applications to be received by August 15th should consist of a brief description on one side of A4 paper with 3 or 4 photographs and/or sketches. See address inside your latest copy of Raising Steam.

The judging committee will then contact the nominator or Apprentice by either phone or in person to discuss the application. From these discussions, suitable candidates will be chosen, and final and fully detailed submissions will be invited to be with the Chairman by September 15th.

Judging will be completed by mid October with the announcement of the winner by end of October. The award will be presented at the NTET AGM Judges will be from members of the SAC Committee plus invited persons from an area appropriate to the subject entered.

Please note that due to the all round experience we are looking for it is unlikely the award will be given to an Apprentice under 15 Though, as we know, there is always an exception to the rule, so please don’t hesitate either to enter or contact the Chairman for guidance.

STEAM

APPRENTICE CLUB - 2011 DRIVING DAYS

List of venues

Venue

Hampshire

Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Fengate Farm, Weeting, Brandon, Suffolk. Bristol

Stithians, Cornwall

Oakwood College, St.Albans

Flookborough, Grangeover-Sands, Cumbria

Date Leader’s

Name Comments

Probably April

Graham Chaffer

16th and 17th April Paul Worbey

30th April/ 1st May Richard Parrott

Please watch the website news and events sections for details

This is the biggest of the SAC driving days Apply directly to Paul Wo r b ey f o r t h i s ve n u e a s t h e Bedford Steam Engine Preservation h o s t t h i s eve n t . C a r ava n n i n g /camping space is available

Mr Parrott has a collection of 4 or 5 engines with others also on site. Again they are running over two days Camping/caravanning space is available

7th May Alan Sparkes

7th and 8th May John Sawle

16th and 17th July Tim Watson

29th July Kevin Lawrence

Tinkers Park, Sussex 17th Sept Adrian Vaughan

A l a n S p a r ke s h a s k i n d l y d o n e driving days for us in the past and has 7 engines of various sizes and marques to experience

Being run by the WESES on the showground at Stithians

A new venue for the SAC with the kind involvement of Hertfordshire Steam Club. Camping/caravanning space is available.

The SAC have the show arena and use of some of the runways for the day (Friday)

Tinkers Park set in East Sussex. Own roadway so can operate in all weathers

The aim of these driving days is to give SAC members who do not have regular access to an engine the chance to drive one for a day. Therefore, if any course is over subscribed, we reserve the right to offer the places to members from non-engine owning families.

Bac k cover : Aar ion Birks winning entr y for last year ’ s colour ing competition