Raising Steam 2012 Vol.26 No.4

Raising Steam

NEW APPRENTICES

The SAC welcomes the following new members:

Aaron Boston, Bempton

Matthew Brunyee, Falmouth

Benjamin Carr, Rushden

Benjamin Churchill, Axminster

Phoebe Cullen, Waterlooville

Iona Dickinson, Colne

Callum Ellis, Blandford

Isabelle Finegan, Bursledon

Jemima Gadsby-Houlton

George Green, Great Yarmouth

Archie Grieve, Yarmouth

Ashley Hooker, Bordon

Victoria Hough, Stourbridge

Rebecca Hough, Stourbridge

Sam Jewell, Guildford

Samuel Jones, Sittingbourne

Dylan Jones, Dorking

Cameron Kemp, Crowborough

Laurence Kendall, Rotherfield

Maxwell Kendrick, Warwickshire

Kristopher Kilner, Ringmer

Bryce Lovell, Tavistock

Peter Mahoney, Ipswich

Bryony Martin, Storrington

Kyle McCafferty, Trowbridge

Thomas McCorkell, Clarborough

Front cover : Look how far we ' ve got Photo

Paddy McGlynn, Donegal Town

Bradley Morgan, Truro

George Peak, Harwood

Joseph Pearson, Alderley Edge

Archie Perrins, Luton

Ben Redgate, Pickering

Scott Ridley, Newhaven

Louie Ripley, Portsmouth

Skylar Roff, Downton

Ellis Rogerson, Arundel

Erin Sage, Bridgend

Lexie Slingo, Bognor Regis

Tate Smith, Ringmer

Sasha Stanley, Steyning

Samantha Stanley, Steyning

James Tapper, Winchester

Anna Tapper, Winchester

Tamzin Toms, Lymington

George Rurner, Ipswich

Jasmine Udell, Salisury

Edward Udell, Salisbury

Matthew Van Lierop, Carlisle

Douglas Vincent, Gosport

Chloe Ward, Ringmer

Paul Whittington, Aldershot

Harry Williams, Tavistock

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

sac chairman@ntet co uk

Vice Chairman

Elaine Massey, 21 Down Close, Northolt, Middlesex UB5 6NS Tel: 020 8248 6570 elainermassey@live co uk

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

sac webmaster@ntet co uk

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

Burrell Project Co-ordinator

Hugh Dyson Tel: 01353 667150 hugh dyson@inbox 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

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FROM THE EDITOR

It has been another wet rally season with many rallies being cancelled. It is such a shame when this happens as a lot of wo r k a n d ex p e n s e g o e s i n t o organising a rally and even more work notifying everybody that it is not going to take place. We only managed three rallies this year, South Cerney, the other Great Dorset Steam Fair and Old Warden. South Cerney was a little wet on the Sunday with engines being towed onto firmer ground, even so the rally was very enjoyable. Great Dorset Steam Fair did have more than its fair share of rain. Take a look at my wellies standing in the mud, which I must add was very slippery, I did manage to stay upright though! When the ground started to dry out it became very sticky, grabbing onto your boots making it hard work to walk. As you can appreciate there was no engine movement for most of the week which was a shame. I know that many of you were looking forward to the Cavalcade which should have taken place on the Thursday evening, but the gods made sure that didn’t happen too. The Bedford Club rally at Old Warden was very different, actually being hot on the Saturday!

We did manage to launch your new Burrell project at Great Dorset Steam Fair In this magazine

you will find many pictures showing apprentices having their first hands on experiences with the project, all of them really enjoying themselves. There will be many more build days for you to take part in and enjoy Keep an eye on the magazine and the website for future dates and locations in case they are near you and you can join in. Of course it would be nice if some of you could write to me explaining which part you have worked on, maybe some pictures with your story.

There are a few articles for you to read, mainly about the Burrell You will also see that we ‘named’ our new engine at Old Warden. It was a quiet ceremony but still very nice Here’s looking forward to lots of sunshine next year :)

Nanette Durling, Editor

CHAIRMAN’S BIT

The last issue of Raising Steam seemed to be mostly the Horsham Driving Day. This one is mostly the new Burrell project This is because it is the biggest thing the Club has ever done and also because even though Dorset was pretty wet and muddy (see your Editor’s pictures elsewhere) we did make brilliant progress on building the engine To be honest, before the show started I thought we might get the two front wheels done....... if we’re lucky. See the front cover and the collage of pictures to see how far we actually got! Something else I must say about this is that all this work wasn’t done by the committee

people it was done by you, the members At one point there were so many Apprentices working in the build tent that we were asked if we’re running a sweat-shop using child labour! One thing I am sure of is that the boys and girls getting on with cleaning up the various parts, fitting them together and sorting out the nuts and bolts didn’t feel like they were being used; they loved it!

If you want to be part of this great build (and who doesn’t?) see the venue details elsewhere in this mag and keep an eye on the website where we’ll be able to put up changes much more quickly.

There have been other things happening too, we’ve held our regular competitions and the winners are listed in this issue. We also held the first parent and child day at South Cerney. Largely due to the weather the day didn’t go exactly according to plan and we didn’t get the chance to test the Apprentices against the Parents, which was a great shame. I do think that everyone had a good time and we will definitely look at running something similar again

By the time you read this most engines will have been put to bed for the winter but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep your fingers in the engine pie See if you can find someone near you who is doing winter maintenance and ask if he needs a hand. Keep up with the various chat forums and don’t forget even the SAC is on facebook

Keep smiling and we’ll see you again next season, when it WILL be drier (we hope).

John Durling, Chairman

HIDDEN FOR FIFTY YEARS

by John Durling

It’s not very often that you get the chance to work on an engine that hasn’t been seen for a long time. To be given that opportunity as an Apprentice is even rarer, but that is what has happened to two Apprentices in Hertfordshire.

Last year in November, Nan and I went to the Bedford Club’s annual dinner. The dinner was as good as always and afterwards we got talking to John Saunders about various things and he told us about the latest engine to join his collection; a very early Wallis and Steevens 3 ton tractor. This little engine had been stored away in a barn near Kings Lynn in Norfolk for nearly 50 years and was now in John’s yard near Stotfold. His two Grandsons, Alex and Harrison Haslett-Saunders had been given the chance to work on it. John is keen that these two boys do as much as possible on this restoration. The following day we called in to see this new toy, and meet Alex and Harrison.

The engine is believed to be quite an early example but when we were there they didn’t actually know the engine’s build number. The cylinder slide valve cover had been modified at some point in its life and the number lost

One other interesting feature of this engine is the unusual tube arrangement. The three big tubes at the top almost look like superheater flues but the chaps working on the engine don’t think she ever carried a superheater. Any ideas? Do you know of any other little Wallis tractors like this one?

It will be fascinating to see this little machine out and about again.

NAMING THE BURRELL

by John Durling

Every engine needs a name and the SAC Burrell is no exception When we were getting into this project, and the pile of kits arriving at Mill Lane had started to get higher, we (that is the SAC Committee) decided that we ought to have a name for the engine. We all got together and various names were suggested including The Apprentice. However I think that someone is already using that name; and I’m not going to try arguing with Lord Sugar!

Eventually the most obvious, and logical, name was put forward – Lady Sylvia. As many of you will know this refers to Sylvia Dudley, the Founder of the SAC. Sylvia, along with two others, started the Steam Apprentice Club in 1979 and has stuck with it ever since. For many years she kept the Club going through some fairly tough times and is still there for those of us who run the Club now.

We had hoped that Sylvia could be at the official launch at the Great Dorset Steam Fair, but this was not possible. Instead we organised a quiet unveiling at the Bedford Club’s rally at Old Warden. In order for someone to carry out a naming ceremony you need something to unveil and, as we don’t yet have the engine ready, Nick Bosworth created the name board you see in these pictures. Before she actually pulled the covers off Sylvia had no idea what was on the board; and yes there were a few tears

Sylvia has taken the naming board away but has promised to bring it back to Old Warden for the NTET’s 60th Anniversary road run in September 2014 We think that this is a good name for OUR engine, do you?

Quite an emotional moment.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!

What present would you like?

Ask someone to give you a voucher for the NTET Driving Course on 11/12 May 2013 at Astwood Bank. Steam Apprentices (age 13-15) £60, (age 16 – 21) £90 for the two days.

Contact Joe Black at:Weston House, Calverhall, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3PE

Or by phone: 07595 466353

Or email: joe@seddonandblack.co.uk

APPRENTICE WANTED:

Would you like the chance to work on a Ploughing engine?

Really get to grips with some proper ploughing.

A couple of chaps near Nottingham have two ploughing engines, a plough and some of the other tackle used by the ploughing gangs in their working days. They are able to offer two of our older Apprentices the chance to work with them on the engines and learn how to do it properly.

Because ploughing engines and ploughing equipment are large and often heavy you’ll probably need to be at least 15 years old.

INTERESTED?

Call John Durling on 01283 712818 or email sac.chairman@ntet.co.uk

BUILD OUR BURRELL

Perhaps we should be referring to her now as Lady Sylvia

Below is the start of a list showing where we hope to be continuing the build of the engine. The Engineering Exhibition is a definite and there are limited places so it’s first come, first served

Venue Date

Model Engineering Exhibition, Sandown Park 2nd-4th November 2012

Robey Trust, Tavistock February 2013

SE Davis and Sons, Astwood Bank March 2013

Dysons, Haddenham April 2013

Welland Valley Club May 2013

EATES June 2013

Elvaston Rally, Derby July 2013

South Cerney Rally August 2013

Great Dorset Steam Fair August 2013

The rest of the venues are still being planned but we are very hopeful. Keep looking at the website for updates showing the actual dates etc ; obviously we will also be publishing updates in future issues of Raising Steam. If you want to be involved in any of these get in touch with Hugh Dyson at hugh.dyson@inbox.com, and do it NOW.

DEAR EDITOR

My Electric Sentinel

Just recently I have been working hard trying to build an electric Sentinel. It all started off at Christmas when I got some of the main parts to get it to a rolling position. I have worked really hard looking for parts that would look right and what would suit it, I have mainly used Toylander parts. I have been doing a lot of sanding, filing and then painting to make sure that I have a perfect smooth finish. I chose to build an electric one because it is cheaper for me, but I do plan on having a real one when I’m older. I have been a member of the Steam Apprentice Club for nearly six years and love the apprentice weekends. The Sentinel has come on quite a bit but still has a lot of work to be done. It will soon be ready for painting. I will let you know how I am getting on soon

Louis Bradshaw, aged 12.

Editor’s Note Louis’ letter contained a couple of pictures showing the ‘Sentinel’ in many bits and then a later one shows her nearing completion. Unfortunately these were too small for me to scan to put in this issue Louis, if you send updated pictures to me by email I will see if they can be put on the website.

COMPETITION WINNERS 2012

We had a good number of high quality entries for the photographic and colouring competitions which, as always, gave the judges a really hard time trying to decide who should win Eventually the following were chosen:

Senior Photographic

1 - Danielle Wainwright

2 - Robert Hewitson

3 - Hayley Fisher

Junior Photographic

1 - Harry Garrod

2 - James Allen

3 - Alice Shergold

Model (or pimped Mamod)

1 - Christopher Forbes (wagon)

2 - Stephen Blanch (showman’s)

3 - Arthur Selby (showman’s)

Colouring

1 - Elizabeth Allen

2 - Connor Harkup

3 - Isaac Stannard

It was a great shame that we didn’t get any entries for the free art competition; I presume you didn’t feel inspired by the subject. What would you like to see instead?

PLEASE let us know

C h r i s F o r b e s ’ w i n n i n g ‘ p i m p e d ’ M a m o d .

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