Bob Judge will be coming along on Monday to present some old British transport films.
This will be a good opportunity to purchase your Club dinner tickets (if there are any left!). The Englefield social club bar will be open as usual and a raffle will take place.
Comittee member Trevor Smallbone will be presenting a slide show at this Monday’s club meeting. Trevor’s knowledge on historical photo’s and engine histories is ever growing and this promises to be a worthwhile evening.
Details of the club dinner will be announced and tickets will be available for purchase. The Englefield social club bar will be open as usual and a raffle will take place.
Pete Narraway and Fred Cooper will be representing the Thames Valley Traction Engine Club at this years Great Dorset Steam Fair Roller Special.
The stops have been pulled out to get everything ready, with Pete completely restoring his Baker water cart in less than 2 months! Fred rebuilt his Living Van over the winter months.
All the kit has been loaded down to the show, and the plan is to steam back on the road via the Crofton Beam Engines do at the end of September.
Pete Narraway’s Aveling and Porter roller No.10168 all loaded and ready for the trip to Dorset
Fred Coopers Aveling and Poerter roller No. 8489 and equipment all loaded ready for the trip to Dorset.
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club have been invited to join the Reading Society of Model Engineers at their open day on Saturday 21st September 2013.
The facilities cater for 2 ½”, 3 ½”, 5” and 7 ¼” model Railway locomotives and road steam.
For More information contact Richard Hawthorne or Carole Davis, or post a comment on this article below.
Don’t forget to come along to Max Cafe on Monday night for our August club meeting. Please bring an exhibit if you can. There will be a suprise visitor this year!
So far we’ve had a good rally season with most rallies being blessed with reasonable weather. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of months:
Old Timer and The Alderman reunited at South Cerney – They worked together in the 1920’s at Roses of Haddenham
Three ex R.J. and H Wilder Engines lined up at Woodcote
Fred Cooper’s Aveling Roller going over Goring bridge
Andy Humphries recently restored watercart at Fawley
Darren Marcham’s Fowler roller at Fawley
The line up at the Cholsey Chuff
Andy Humphries roller on the way home from Fawley
Lisa on Jayne Eyre on the way home from Fawley
Andy stops for a breather on the way back from Fawley
The sunset over the redundant Didcot Power Station seen from Woodcote Rally
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This year’s Stoke Row Road Run was blessed with many exhibits and excellent weather. Engines made their way from the Greenaway’s yard and other locations to The Sun at Whitchurch Hill for lunch. An inundated landlady made everyone very welcome. … Continue reading
The Club will be visiting the premesis of David Wren Davis on Saturday 1st June. This will involve a tour of Prestwood in Buckinghamshire including a stop at a micro brewery. Hopefully the tour will be steam powered, although this won’t be with the Burrell “Britannia” (hope I’ve spelt it right!) due to other commitments.
The tour will start at 1.30pm.
Places are limited, so please confirm by email or telephone to secretery Carole Davis if you would like to attend;
email: carole.davis15@googlemail.com
telephone: 01276 709994
Wren Davis location is marked by the red “A”
For those who prefer not to read maps the sat nav address is HP16 0HP.
Don’t forget the May TVTEC club meeting next week (13th). Alan Stevens will be coming along to show the second part of his cine film collection from the 60’s and 70’s.
Sam Love and Pedler with the Threshing set at an Appleford Rally
At The TVTEC April meeting next Monday 8th April, James Wren Davis will be talking about the recent heavy general overhaul of the families Burrell 8nhp showman’s engine No. 2668, “Britannia”. This promises to be an evening worth turning out for. See you there.
Brittannia seen at an unknown rally in the 1980’s
Robert Cox has sent this picture of another bridge sign, this time in North Wales. Do you know of any more?
Bridge restriction sign in North Wales
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club 