The Models night will take place from 6.30pm at Fred Coopers yard Monday 11th July. Please bring along your exhibits no matter how big or small. The Henwick Western Railroad will be running and Simon Palmers Fowler Roller “Bacchus” will be in steam for the first time in public after major boilerwork. Refreshments will be provided with donations going to a local charity. Parking is available in the car park opposite Fred’s yard.
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 club meetings over the coming months, or alternatively email a photo to: alittleandoften@gmail.com. Deadline for entries will be the October club meeting, and the winner will be announced at the club dinner in November.
The June visit on Monday 13th June will be to the Twyford Waterworks Museum (http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/). Entry will be £5 per head and will include a guided tour and refreshments. Club members only. If you are interested in going please let a member of the committee know at the May club meeting, or email the secretary: carole.davis15@googlemail.com
For the April meeting on Monday we will have Tristan Leverett returning with part two of his slide show of a selection of images from British cultural institutions historical photography collections.
The AGM is tonight at 8pm. Following the AGM there will be a slide show of engines from Derek Marder.
The 1984 Stoke Row Rally or “Rally around the Well” as it was then known to raise funds for the restoration of the Maharajah’s Well (http://www.stokerow.net/well1b.asp) suffered badly with the weather. As a result the engines were displayed in the Greenaway families yard just up the road. Here are a few pictures from the event. Thanks to Brian Mansergh for the photo’s.
Fowler traction engine “Tommy” when in the ownership of Arthur Napper
Burrell Gold Medal Tractor no. 3631 “Kathleen” when in the ownership of the late Jack Lawrence
Garrett Traction Engine “Mercury” when in the ownership of the late Vic Greenaway
The Barker Family’s Burrell Gold Medal tractor “Defiance” with a young Nick Barker.
Roy Green steers his Fowler traction engine “Jonah”
Jack Wharton’s much travelled Burrell Showmans Engine “King George VI”
Derek and Marion Farrow’s Fowler T3 roller “Susie”
Don’t forget the meeting this Monday. This months show will feature a selection of images from British cultural institutions historical photography collections.
Some great footage from the good old days of the rally at Rushmoor arena. Turn the volume up!
February’s show will feature a selection of images from British cultural institutions historical photography collections. To start, a fascinating collection of photographs of the building of the Forth Rail Bridge during the 1880’s. Followed by the investigation photographs from the 1879 Tay Rail Bridge Disaster, showing a rather mangled up 4-4-0 loco after recovery, it’s rolling stock and bridge structure damage. Also we’ll take a glimpse back into the way of life in one of Britain’s major cities during the 1800’s/turn of the century, Birmingham, the machine shop to the world! Here we will see some road steam in action, possibly an unseen picture of a well known preserved Burrell at work! Bourneville and the steam machines that delivered the chocolate. We’ll take a look at a few interesting factory and street scenes from Birimingham too. Time permitting a few original engine images from around the tun of the century will make an appearance too. Hopefully this should be an interesting show, we look forward to seeing you on Feb 8th.
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club 