Raising Steam 2012 Vol.26 No.1

Raising Steam

APPRENTICE WANTED:

Do you live near Coventry?

We have received a request from an engine owner at Fillongley near Coventry who is looking for an apprentice to help him work on his engines.

The engines are a Wallis & Steevens 8nhp traction and an Aveling & Porter Roller.

If you are interested in this opportunity contact John or Nan Durling on 01283 712818.

Front cover : 16nhp Robey Por table No. 49484 belonging to the Drur y family photographed at Great Dor set Steam Fair 2011 – photograph Nic k Boswor th.

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

Chairman & President

John Durling, 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 8HE Tel: 01283 712818

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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 Wilfrid’s Road, West Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6HG Tel: 01159 309868

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SAC Co-ordinators

Joe Black Tel: 07595 466353 joe@seddonandblack co uk

Emily Drury ecdrury@hotmail.co.uk

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

Matthew Lund Tel: 01329 832462 matt.lund@engineer.com

Kevin Munn Tel: 020 8573 9180 kevinsteam1@btinternet com

Barry Sumsion Tel: 01633 671798 barrysumsion@gmail com

Helen Tyrrell Tel: 01793 751830 helen@thetyrrells org

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

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FROM THE EDITOR

Hello everyone. We hope you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the summer It was nice to see that I had a few more letters for the magazine making it more interesting for you to read. I do need your stories because without them the pages will be blank. John and I have already started thinking about this year’s rallies. We have been thinking about going to a few different ones, but it would mean having to cancel one of our regular outings and trying to decide which one is very hard as they are all good fun. It looks like our usual trip to Flookburgh may be the one that we will cancel as the SAC day there is now run by Tim Holt. Where should we go instead? What a dilemma, we have to choose

We have two new members to our committee Helen Tyrrell, who some of you may already know, has been working with us last year. Hugh Dyson, has just offered his time to help us out. We are very grateful to our two new members for offering their spare time.

S i n c e t h e

Chairman again We wish to thank Kevin Munn for all the work he put into the SAC as chairman. It’s not an easy job with lots of meetings and paperwork to ensure that the club is run smoothly.

Elsewhere in this magazine you will see details of a new project for the SAC, a 4” scale Burrell traction engine It will be a big step for the Club but should be great fun too. The first box of bits is already in our dining room. I wonder how long it will be before we can’t even get in there. In previous years we’ve had bits of Morning Star in the house so a third size engine should be a breeze. Details of this project are in the Chairman’s bit

I’m looking forward to the warmer weather when I hope to meet up with lots of you again. If you see me PLEASE come and say hello...and don’t forget to write to me.

Nanette Durling, Editor

CHAIRMAN’S BIT

It’s bee n q u it e s om e time sin ce I la st w ro te t h es e words ; Oc tob er 2005 in fac t

Whils t t hi s m ay well b e the qui e t time of ye a r, for some of y ou who ar e lucky enough to be p ai re d up wit h a n e n gine yo u will be find ing life is still fair ly bus y By now most en gi ne s will have be en put to bed fo r the winter but th is is the time whe n a ll t hose littl e jo bs th at w ere put off during t he s e aso n can now get atte nde d t o. For

Morning St ar t hi s i nc ludes re pa i rs to the ash p a n , a new smo kebox doo r, re -sea ti ng t he i njector va lve s a s well as look i ng a t the lit tle end b earin gs. It may be po ssible to a djus t t hese to ta ke up t he p la y but I susp ec t th at they wil l need me n din g with new o nes . Thi s will involve ge tt in g new br asses ca st an d th en mach inin g th em to fi t the conn ecti ng rod s and the gu dg eo n p ins. Like I sa id, t his can be a busy t ime of year.

We are a ls o em ba rk ing o n a new p ro je ct fo r th e S AC.

We have m a de an ag re eme nt w ith Ste a m Tr a ct io n World to buy on e of the ir 4” sca le Burrell si ng le cy li nd er tra cti on e ngin e kits , in fact the fi rs t part is alrea dy he re in B ar to n under Need wo od . Thes e a re s uppl ie d as fully machin ed k its whi c h re quir e th e l a st bit s of fettling a nd t he n a s sem bling . We ar e g oing t o put th es e to gether as eith e r one da y o r weekend p ro je ct s which we w ill ta ke t o vario us venues ro un d the c ou ntry T he i de a i s t hat a s ma ny o f yo u , the me mbe rs, a s p ossi ble wi ll take part in build ing this engi ne . It will then b e t he SAC e n gin e a nd w il l be used t o teach p eo ple how a n en gine wor ks Keep an ey e ou t in fu tur e issue s o f Ra isin g St ea m and also o n the we bsite for d et ai l s of what we’re p l an n i ng a nd how yo u c a n b ecom e involved

In t his ma gazin e y ou will a ls o se e t he de ta il s o f t he Drivi ng D ays and the NTET Driving Co u rse Whilst the se a re very di fferen t types o f eve n t they a re w el l wor t h t hinking ab ou t a s you ’ll have a s he d load o f fun o n eith er, and ma y even l e ar n something !

By the t im e y ou ’ve rea d th is Chr is tma s a n d New Year w ill be pa sse d so I hope y ou enjoyed you rs el ves an d th at San ta was kind to you If you ’ve ha d anything s te am r elated, let u s kn ow abou t it.

Keep sm il in g a nd ha ppy s te am ing.

John Du rli ng , Ch ai rman

Will

you

soon be 21?

Are you planning to join the NTET?

As an SAC member your first year’s NTET membership will be half price. Send your last SAC membership card to Sue Cook, the membership secretary, with a note explaining that you want to join the NTET and a cheque for £15 payable to ‘NTET’. Sue will do the rest.

DEAR EDITOR

I had a brilliant day on Saturday 17th September; I went to Tinkers Park for the Driving Day course. It was my first time so I did not know what to expect. I was put with Jack and Kitty on a showman’s engine called Southern Queen. We agreed to do the jobs all together, so first it was sweep the tubes, which I found good fun to do, then we went on to do all the other things that we had to do including polishing. We had our lunch then we got to drive the engine. The weather was not too bad, it could have been a lot worse. My Dad, Mum, little sister and my Uncle were with me for the day. We had a really great time, everybody had a great day. Thank you to Adrian Vaughan and all the other people for making it possible.

The thing that I liked the most was the engine driving. The thing I did not like so much was the polishing, but my Mum and Dad are telling me it is part of the experience and I have to get used to it. I am now looking forward to my next driving course, hoping it will be as good as this one was.

Thank you very much.

Connor Harkup

Editor’s Note Connor’s parents also sent their thanks to the organisers of this driving day

DEAR EDITOR

I would like to tell everyone about this year’s steam rallies that we have been to.

My Mum and Dad own a 1943 Aveling Barford 10 ton steam roller AE 998, Reg DTM 540, and are also busy restoring an 1879 Robey portable engine.

We have been to rallies at Nottingham, Belvoir Castle, Elvaston Castle (which Dad and Mum help to organise), Rempstone, Barton Gate, Cromford and Lincoln.

I help with the roller by raking out the ashes, laying and lighting the fire, polishing the brass, cleaning the paint work with diesel and oiling the motion.

When we have raised steam I am lucky enough to be able to steer around the arena, and sometimes even operate the regulator with Dad or Granddad Baines. My little brother Isaac helps too, but he gets to ride in one of the coal bunkers. Granddad low loads the roller around on his lorry, sometimes I get a ride in the cab of the ERF tractor unit.

One of the highlights of the year is our visit to the Great Dorset Steam Fair, where we were invited to help with the 1915 Foster Showman’s Tractor Obsession exhibited by the Dawson & Sheldon Families.

On the Sunday before the show we went to watch the Heavy Haulage load being driven in by two road loco’s and a showman’s engine.

The show days start at nine o’clock in the morning when I rake the ashes, check the water gauge and then light the fire. We all then polish the twisty brass before the engine gets too hot

As the steam pressure is rising I oil some of the motion and help fill the water tanks from the standpipe When the pressure is high enough I start generating electricity with

the belt connecting the dynamo and flywheel, the fire needs a shovel full of coal every few minutes, and the pump needs turning on and off to keep the boiler water level up in the gauge glass.

There is no arena parade for the showman’s engines, but I was able to do the generating with the foot plate to myself, this is good fun at night with the fair lit up. Lots of people come to ask questions about the engines and take photos. The show day usually ends at midnight with the showman’s engines, but I didn’t stay awake that long!

On one of the days we visited Dad’s friend Guy with the Fowler ploughing engine and we even rode on the plough back down the ploughing hill. Isaac and I also entered the SAC colouring and photo competitions, where I came in second place for the colouring, winning some tools, some polishing cloths and a certificate. I tried to take some better photos of the engines for next year.

Oliver Jacobs.

Editor’s Note Oliver, thanks very much for letting us know about your rally year It sounds like a busy schedule. Keep it up and let us know how you get on in future. I look forward to seeing your competition entries for this year

DEAR EDITOR

This lette r wa s se nt to He len Tyrrell, on e o f our n ew recruits to the S AC C omm ittee Dear He le n

I would li ke t o s ay th ank y ou t o everyone who was invol ved in the S t e a m Apprentice Clu b Driving Day a t St. Al bans on th e weekend o f th e 15t h to 17th July. The weeken d of dr iv ing sta rte d wi t h my Dad and Step Mu m pitc hing up. A family pitch ed up n ex t to u s le t me dr ive the ir s mall scale t ractio n e n gin e around the ca mpsite , which was g re at fun . The followi ng d ay started earl y with me and two othe r memb ers wo rkin g on a rol le r ca lled B e rt ha , w hich t ook a b out 2 h ou rs t o steam up. I wou ld also li ke to say th an k y o u to S teve w ho he lp ed me out on t his e n gin e. O n this d a y it was very wet but th at di dn ’t make any d iffe re nce because we all had su ch g ood fun. Af ter a while, we e ac h in turn h ad a go a t dr iv ing and st eering , wh ich was bo th qu ite tricky a nd great fun. Af ter dr iv ing Be rtha , I dr ove sever al ot her l arg e en gin e s and ha d a nic e lunch in the café , wi th so me new frie nds. La ter on du ri ng the d ay I was off er ed ano ther d rive on o ur nei gh bo ur ’s en gine wh ic h I co uldn ’t tu rn down. Th e n ext d a y sta rte d off eve n earlie r wit h every o ne having a fr y up for breakfast. T h ro ug ho ut this d ay I spe nt a lot o f ti me work i n g o n a sma ll ye t lovel y l oo king s mall sca l e tractio n engi ne c alled Mad eline own ed by Tim . I dr ove this eng ine qu ite a lo t, al ong with a lo t of l arge sc ale e ngine s. Towards ear ly af te rn oon the e ng ine s st arted t o cool d own and the wee kend dr ew t o a cl ose. At th e en d of the da y Tim ha nded o ut certifi cates to all the SAC me mber s w hich created a tr ue hi gh lig ht of the e nt ir e weekend To su m u p, it was with out que stion a very even tf ul wee kend, out of w hi ch I’ve made some new friend s a nd on e I wou ld definitely d o a gain

Christopher Han sf or d

Editor’s N ot e You will notic e th at this year the S t Alba ns d riving da y is not ha ppen ing I think that is b ec ause the Old Wa rden venue is ba ck in actio n.

DEAR EDITOR

My Gr ea t Dor se t St e am Fair wa s t he best ever! On Wedn esday I did the app ren ti ce tu to rial on Mo rn in g Star , le ar nt lot s a nd had lo ad s o f fu n. Th at evening Mum a nd Da d to ok me an d m y br othe rs down to th e showm an ’s lin e. Th e sh owman’s eng ines loo ked fantasti c an d I re al ly li ked the m. We met Joh n and Nan on the lin e and afte r ta lking to th em fo r a b it , th ey sai d th ey woul d tr y an d get me a go on o ne on Thu rsda y. Thur sday came and I was re ally luc ky, Jo hn ha d arranged for m e to be taken o nto Dolph in for a couple of ho ur s. Do lphin is a Bu rr ell S ceni c Sh owman’s en gin e owne d by Mike Dreelan and he s et me to wor k c le an ing s ome of t he b rass . I worked very har d a s the re was lots of br ass to clea n. I wo rke d h ard enou gh that Mike said I could sta y long er to help an d I e nd ed up sta ying al l d ay A reall y fabulo us d ay and I was inv ited ba ck for Frida y. On Fr id ay I wen t ba ck a f te r lu nch and agai n h elped clean a nd fire the en gine. Then I re tu rn ed a ft er te a and he lp ed r un t he en gine for g eneratin g for the fair gro und

This was br il li an t a s M ike a nd his te a m let me run th e foo t pl ate for a tim e, wh ile they kept an ey e to m e to ma ke sur e eve rythi ng was OK . I worked wit h t hem until abou t 9 30pm O n Sat ur da y Mike again invit ed m e b a ck but this ti me to wo rk on h is newly restored eng in e At la s . At las is a la rge Fowl er road l ocomo tive and the dr iver s gave us l ots to d o. I d id n’t wor k on a n e ngin e on Sun day as D olp hin left to re turn home to Scotland. But I d id g et a h uge sur pr is e. Mike h ad liked my wor k for him an d had nominated me fo r the Ste a m App re nt ice o f th e s how, a n d I wo n. I was re ally re ally

proud. My Gr e at Dor se t St e am Fair wa s b ri lliant and I wo uld like to tha nk Mike a nd all hi s crews fo r m ak in g m y we ek so sp e cial.

Christian Tyrr el l (aged 10 )

Chr is Forbes - winner of the Free Ar t Competition 2011.

A WAGON FOR THE GARRETT

by C l ive C oo k.

This artic le wa s written by C liv e Coo k. It is actu ally the su bmi ssion that C live sent to us to nom in at e h is son, Alistair, for th e Techni ca l Achievement Awa rd last yea r. Al ist ai r went on to win th e aw ard. I hav e in cl uded it in this mag azin e a s it giv es an int erest ing insight int o so me of th e extra ac tiv it ies that we have to get in to when we start to bui ld or repai r ou r ‘t oy s ’ . Th ere isn’t enou gh room h ere for all o f the pi cture s of Ali stai r ’ s project, but you ca n see the rest on our webs ite.

The acc om pa nyin g ph otogr a phs ch ar t t h e pr o g re ss of my son Alista ir’s GCSE project – a wago n to gra ce the re a r of ou r 4” scale Garrett . T he inte nt wa s to re pl a c e t he hastily co nvert e d gard en tr oll ey w h ich, no matter h ow carefu lly we t rie d to camouflag e i ts o ri gins , a lways loo ked like a garden tro lley. Th e new ‘wagon’ wa s conceived a s a go od idea a nd sa nc tion ed wh e n I was off my head on o pia te s i n e a rl y 2010 (treat me nt for two blown di sc s) . It o ccup ied w hat sp are time Ali sta ir cou ld mus t er and as muc h o f m y sp ar e ti me a s was necess a ry t o keep pace with his pr ogr e ss .

Drawings we re m y res po nsibi lity, wo odwo rk was Alist a ir’s and the meta lwor k wa s a c o m b i n e d e ff o r t . M y i nvo l ve m e n t w i t h t h e

Examinati on Boa rd

This is no t a bl ow b y blow a c co u nt of t h e e ng i ne er in g involve d; we al l kn ow the effort tha t go es i nt o a pr oject suc h as thi s, p urel y a p ictorial di ary with the o d d a s i de t hrown in .

What was an ti ci p ated would be a fai rl y s t rai g ht for ward exerc ise (w e had, I considere d, a rea so na bly e qui ppe d worksho p), n ecessitated some pe riph er al ac t ions t hat were no t o n t he ori gin al a ge nda

Springs ! Th e wago n would req uir e le af sp ri n g s an d variou s other bits of ben t metal, a forg e wo u ld b e n eede d Th is is w here ebay came i nto i ts own, a v intage f org e complete wit h anv il, anvil sta nd, t ools , tong s, hamm ers, hardies, fan spe ed cont rol le r, quench tank and 11” diam eter c him ney spi got was up fo r auction . A bargain, t he onl y down side, g iven t ha t we r eside i n Ea st Cambrid geshire, was its location – j ust t he ot her si de of th e Hum be r Br id ge on the out skirts of Hul l.

I t was a c le ar, dr y, su nny m or ning i n Ju l y whe n I added Hull to the itiner ary of a pl anned t ri p to Bir mingha m. Th e c as t i ro n wheels for the wagon h ad be en delive r ed to Bi rmingha m so me three or f our we e ks earl ier t o have vulcanised ru bbe r tyr es ap pli ed . B i r m i n g h a m ? B e c a u s e q u o t a t i o n s i nv i t e d f o r t h e s a m e wo r k f r o m m o r e l o c a l establishmen t s b ro u ght forth fi gur e s 4 tim es tho se of t he w e ll kn own pr ovid er of s uc h t hings in wha t was, until 1965 , my h ome town.

A busy da y as a ro un d tri p of a bo ut 4 20 m i le s was involved, w ith a tra iler in tow. Hull’s a lo ng way when you ’r e limi te d t o 60mp h by a trailer, but th e w eath er was fa i r and I only h ad my se lf to wor ry ab out s o lit tle to no st ress i f y ou ign ore the e mpt y f uel t ank whils t g oi ng through L inc olns hir e on th e retu rn leg. T he cou nty appe ar ed a s em pt y as the fuel ta nk an d devoid of pe tr ol s tation s

The vend or o f th e forg e was , qu ite s en s ib l y, at wor k when I a rrived but had “organise d two m ates to so rt t hing s out ” Whi le his wi fe and I c omple te d t he

Alistair working on the spr ings , using the newly installed forge .

t ransaction th e ven dor ’s m ates we re e n rou te and w h en th ey arrived the ro om we nt d a rk – they we re h u g e, no nonsen se, York shiremen. “How d’y wan t it pu t ’n int tra iler t he n?” w a s a q u e s t i o n t h a t wo u l d n ’t n e c e s s a r i l y h ave b e e n a p r o b l e m u n d e r n o r m a l ci rcumsta nc es but I was n’t co nfide nt that these g uys wou ld sh are my se n se of hum our and so I was car ef ul. “ On its sid e wi ll be t e rrific if y ou can ?” seeme d a re a s onab le response an d it was one th at galvani sed th e s e two hulk s in to immed ia te a cti on. T he forge was c ar ri ed Sed an Ch air styl e usi ng two pieces o f 3 x 2 as h a n dle s, the anvi l was cradled like a ba by in two enor mou s arm s a n d walked d own ‘back pa ssage ’ by one of t he ‘mate s’ a nd t he tools, thoug htf ull y coll ected tog et her in t wo sac k s whic h ha d be e n knotted a t th e n ec k, c arr ie d one in e ac h eno rm ous h an d by t he oth er ‘ma te’ .

Like a t or nad o i t was pa st in a mo men t a nd t h e d e e d was don e , as they we nt to le ave I offered th em a ‘dr in k’ ea ch an d t he resp onse brooked n o argu ment. “We d on’t ne e d payin’, he ’s a ma te , we ’d d o anythi ng for ‘im – s ee ya” and they we re gon e. His wif e waved me off a nd disap pe ar e d int o her mid terraced ho use, w hich saved m e som e embarrassm en t. The na rr ow str e e t h a d cars parked d own b oth side s and ha d bee n t runcated b y s om e ty p e o f d eve lopm en t at t he far en d makin g it a cul- de-s ac withou t the benefit of a h am me r hea d o r tu rn ing p oint . Reve rsi ng th e car and trai ler was an opti on but the ro ad was l on g and end ed a t a fairly fast du al carriageway – not a ma noe uvr e t o be rec omm en de d with out a ‘B an ksman’. So i t was that I ap plied a ll my abi li ti e s t o t urning in a gap b et ween the pa rke d ca rs m uch t o th e en tertain ment o f so me yo ungst e rs , whose foot ba ll ma tc h I’d ru del y int er rupt ed .

Once h om e, wha t I la cked wa s t wo loc a l m at es ma de in the m ould of King Ko ng! Needless t o s ay t he forge a nd its a c c es sories remain e d in t he t railer un til my ba c k wa s deemed read y fo r a ny for m of li ft ing a nd Alis tair was available and will ing

The ‘fin is he d’ wag on m a de it s publ ic d e but at o u r c lub site on S unda y 3rd Ap ril 2011 Fin is he d t ha t i s if you ign or e th e absence o f the und er-s lung too l b ox a nd a braking sys te m, ‘e mb e llishme nt s ’ tha t will b e add ed i n the fulln ess of tim e.

Did it pa ss i ns pe ct ion? Ge ne r al ly t he a n s wer i s ye s, ther e are a han dful of mi nor points t hat th e r eally c ritica lly eye d mig ht not ice but wou ld do w e ll to keep t o t hemselve s. W he n viewe d in c ont ex t, i t i s th e produ ct of a relatively yo ung pai r of hands, the wago n c om plem ent s the e ngi ne, is a fair piece of jo inery, p leasin g to th e eye and above al l – f un ctional.

Whils t he lp in g to sta ff th e c lub sta ti on d u ri ng an imp romp tu r unning sessio n on Sunday 3r d, we we re asked if we gave ri des behi nd th e tractio n engin e. Always r e a dy t o separate wi ll in g pun te rs fro m t he ir cash I repl ied i n the affirmative , explaini ng t hat t he wagon d id n’t have sea ts an d d ue to rabbit and mol e activ ity it coul d b e a fa i rl y r ough ride. The pa yloa d g rew a s we es co rt ed th e en qu irer acros s th e tra c ks t o t he waiting trac ti on e ng ine a nd wa gon. Beh ind hi m there came a very at tra ctive yo ung l ady and a man o f ‘g re at sta ture ’ , the f or me r not really dressed to sit in a tr uck but obv ious ly very keen t o e nj oy the expe ri en ce , the latter “fulfil lin g an ambi tion o f a li fe ti m e” apparentl y! I h ave to ad mit to som e f e eling s of apprehensio n as the unexpe cted gr oup pi led into th e wag on, making the mselves comfortab le w ith i mp rovi sed cushi ons , provided by a fe ll ow clu b mem be r, in the form of rol led u p cloth s and towe ls fou nd, I assumed, in th e t ic ket hu t.

As I app li ed a r ou nd or two of c oa l t o the fi reb o x and wait ed fo r th e pr essur e to r ise

from 80 t o1 20 ps i I re fl ec te d on the p ulli ng capabili ties o f the engin e on soft gro und, t he load b eh in d th e d rawba r a nd t he sp ri ngs beneat h th e wag on . T he four spr ings, ea ch comprising 11 off 4 0 x 3mm M S leaves , w ere fab ricated o n th e basis o f fu ll size details scal ed 1 : 3 , cur s or y re fe re nc e to pub lish e d st ru ct ural steel d ata and wha t ‘loo ked ri ght’.

After t wo st ea dy c ir cuits of th e c l u b fi e l d I d es c ri be d my initia l co ncer ns to the group as th ey a cce pte d my offer e d, coal blackened hand to aid the ir ex it from the wagon, over t he s id es . “Wel l” sa id t h e gentleman o f great st atu re, “I’ve j ust b een do ing a rough ca lc ul at io n in m y he a d an d e st im a t e th at b e t ween u s, n ot ju st me, you have had a combine d l oa d o f a bout 28 0kg sa y 5 .5cwt. So y ou can co nsi der y ou r son ’s new wagon t o have bee n su cc essf ull y we igh t te st e d”!

Three ver y h ap py c u stom e rs , £3 i n t he cl u b co ff er s a nd a su cce ssf u l maide n voyage – wh at m or e co ul d o ne as k?

CAVALCADE ENGINES

DORSET COMPETITION WINNERS

NEW APPRENTICES

The SAC welcomes the following new members:

Megan Bartlett, West Sussex

Robbie Blackman, Northumberland

Ashley Bray, Cornwall

Matthew Burton, Lincolnshire

Jack Clark, West Berkshire

Herbert Cousins, Norfolk

Matthew Cowell, Bedfordshire

Max Davis, Bristol

Charlotte Freeman, Essex

George Freeman, Essex

Matthew Gilby, Bristol

Joe Higgs, Lancashire

Hal McLaren, Maidenhead

Timothy Morris, Worcestershire

Lewis Thomas, Cornwall

Joshua Tobbell, Cornwall

DON’T FORGET!

As a Steam Apprentice you get massive discounts off the NTET Driving Course It is being held on 12/13 May 2012 at Astwood Bank. Apprentices (age 13-15) £60, (age 16 – 21) £90 for the two days.

Contact Joe Black at:-

Weston House, Calverhall, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 4PE

Or Tel: 07595 466353 E: joe@seddonandblack.co.uk

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

Tel: 01283 712818

sac.raisingsteam@ntet.co.uk

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