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The club will be visiting Combe Mill on Monday 12th June from 7.30 PM. Combe Mill is a Victorian steam and water powered sawmill now operating as a working museum. For more information visit their website: http://www.combemill.org The visit will consist … Continue reading →

This month we will have Alan Stevens showing some more of his collection of slides from the early preservation days. Below we have a picture of Burrell “Earl Beatty” being towed by the Palmer’s Wallis traction engine “Wildfire ” from Goody’s … Continue reading →

Don’t forget the April TVTEC meeting this Monday 10th April. This month Frank Bamfield will be showing old transport films. For more information visit: https://tvtec.info/meetings/

We have a change of speaker for this Monday’s club meeting. Jim Sarney will now be giving us a talk on various steam subjects. Jim’s knowledge and experience is second to none so this is expected to be an evening … Continue reading →

To break the winter shed time up a day trip was planned recently by five club members, P Narrowly, S Hutson, H Cotgreave, F Cooper and T Leverett. Where better for five deranged steam heads to go but a steam … Continue reading →

Tristan Leverett reports. A chance conversation with an ‘steam interested’ colleague (that’s code for any excuse to spread the word/bore people about steam) about a trip to Tinkers Park for the RLS spring do 2016. I was explaining with some … Continue reading →

The TVTEC January meeting will be a talk from Joby Carter of the Famous Carter’s Steam Fair. Joby will be talking about Fairground rides, signwriting and all sorts of other fair related antics of the life of travelling showmen. See … Continue reading →

TVTEC 2017 calendars are now on sale. At £5 each it is an ideal present or something to brighten up your workshop wall. Calendars are available at tonight’s Christmas meeting  – hurry while stocks last!

The Christmas meeting will take place on Monday 12th December at Englefield Social Club from 7.30pm. Food buffet will be served, photographs and books on display, short films shown on the projector, and a Raffle. See you there!

The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club are holding a photo competition. The winning photo will be included in the 2017 TVTEC calendar. Please bring any photo’s you’d like to submit along to the October club meeting on Monday 10th October or alternatively … Continue reading →