This month is models night and will be hosted by Fred and Cheryl Cooper at Thatcham on the evening of Monday 13th July from 6.30pm. Models of all kinds will be on display and in steam. Please bring your models along. Rides will be available on Freds recently completed 5″ gauge railway. Club members only please.
Pictures from the June visit to Roger White’s from club member Tristan Leverett. Click on the image for a larger version.
The TVTEC June visit will be to the private collection of steam engines of Roger White. The collection will be open from 6.30pm. Various engines will be in steam.
The address is:
The Beeches, Ferry lane, Shepperton, Middlesex. TW17 9LH
From the M25 exit at junction 11 onto St Peters Way. At roundabout take first left onto Chertsey Road. At Junction keep going forward onto Fordwater Road. At the junction turn right onto Bridge Road, go over river and at the next junction keep right onto Chertsey Road. At the next junction keep right onto Chertsey Road. Turn right into Ferry Lane; The Beeches is on your right between two tall hedges. If you get to the river boat yard you have gone too far.
click here for a map for the route from the M25 J11.
Club members only please. If you are not a member , why not join…. it’s only £10 per year.
Richard Albanese from the London Museum of Steam and Water is coming to give a talk on steam tugs. See you on Monday 11th May from 7.30pm
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Last minute change to the meeting as the speaker from Kew cannot make it. Alan Stevens will now be presenting something.
This month we have Richard Albanese from the London Museum of Steam and Water (formally Kew Bridge Steam Museum) coming to give a talk. See you on Monday.
The talk on Monday 9th February will be entitled “Early Flying at Farnborough” (there is a small Traction Engine content, apparently) by Mr David Wilson, a volunteer at the FAST Museum.
http://www.airsciences.org.uk/about-FAST.html
See the club meetings page for an updated list of club meetings over the coming months.
The January club meeting will take place at Englefield Social Club on Monday 12th Jan.
This month we have Alan Stevens showing some more of his collection of early preservation slides.
Here are some pictures of early TVTEC preservationists:
The late Fred Simmonds with his Fowler Traction Engine “Volunteer” at Aldworth in February 1976.
Burrell SCC Roller 3305 “Big John”, Ruston Hornsby Roller 122338 “Endeauvour”, and Wallis & Steevens Expansion Engine 7248 “Pedler” at Aldworth Church in February 1976 attending the Wedding of John and Valerie Alsbury
Don’t forget the Christmas meeting on Monday 8th Dec. The usual buffet spread will be available. Please bring along any photo’s or videos to display.
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club 