Steam Spectacular

[Welderpaul]

Ok, hands up who's been to a steam fair/spectacular/show this bank holiday weekend!
Aye, me as well. I have taken mountains of photographs of shiny engines, restored to perfection, but thought i would share with you this tatty old thing on the back of a low-loader, showing the 'calm before the storm': refurb is due to start very soon.
It's known as Pudsey Park Roller - it was in a local park close to us for many years (I just about remember playing on it), when the council removed it and shoved it in their yard due to 'health and safety risks'.
I would love to get my hands on something like that!
If your interested: http://website.lineone.net/~boroughofpudsey/roller/history/index.htm

 

[bigtaloola]

Hi not my bag (steam fair/spectacular/show) but all it needs is a good polish up and the job's a gooden
Dave

 

[malcolm]

Tackling something like that would be a huge commitment - good to see people getting together in an effort to rebuild it. But looks like the tin worm has worked it's way through some very thick panels so a total rebuild job. Madness but very cool if it happens.

 

[Hitch]

Put a few more pics up Paul?
I havn't got time to visit the Great Dorset Steamfair this year

 

[Welderpaul]

Tackling something like that would be a huge commitment - good to see people getting together in an effort to rebuild it. But looks like the tin worm has worked it's way through some very thick panels so a total rebuild job. Madness but very cool if it happens.

Yeah, that plate on the tender (**** end) was half inch thick. Totally rusted through. They reckon on it costing 20 to 30K to rebuild. It's absolutly shot - very little of it can be reused according to the head gadger.

 

[snowcat]

Wish id got there but just too damm busy at the mo, I will get down to the barleylands show and rally, Tiny compared to the spectacular tho, Iv always fanced a restoration job on an engine like that too (much more my thing than roten old cars) , but at the speed the loco build moves at, id be long gone before it was even half done, look's like the boiler,fire box etc is going to need major attention on the old girl,that in itself is a massive job costing £££££ any idea or the budget they have on it?

Some more pics please paul... How about a nice Fowler......

 

[Welderpaul]

Put a few more pics up Paul?
I havn't got time to visit the Great Dorset Steamfair this year

Just for you Hitachimad/Snowcat!

 

[Welderpaul]

Some more pics please paul... How about a nice Fowler......

Thissuns quite famous - it's the one that was featured on Fred dibnahs programmes - the fella rebuilt it then his shed burnt down, engine was a write-off again, so he started from scratch and rebuilt it. Thats him at the back of the engine looking all bandy-legged - jack meekin i think is his name. he's been on salvage Squad as well.
I must get out more.

 

[snowcat]

I know the one, Wasnt there 2 damaged in the fire or did i imagine that?, I think iv seen him re tube boilers, and make a fire box as well.

 

[Drains]

It's known as Pudsey Park Roller - it was in a local park close to us for many years (I just about remember playing on it), when the council removed it and shoved it in their yard due to 'health and safety risks'.

There's an ex National Coal Board 0-4-0 tank engine in Pittencrieff Park in Dunfermline, used as a playpiece for the wee wans. I just checked in the internet and there was one mention of it and no photos. Such things must be rare as hens teeth. I'd've thought some preservation society would have snapped it up by now.

Apart from the lack of brassware, and the welded up firebox doors, it appears to be complete and in not bad condition.

Cappy - Want one?

 

[bawjaws]

im from dunfermline, seen it a few times, big green and black muckled thing (not a big fan of steam engines!)
anyway there is a steam train in boness somewhere which takes passengers for a shot, its quite good

 

[Drains]

Aye, Bo'ness and Kinneil railway. It's a good wee trip, and you can get out and go for a tour down the old fireclay mine, which is great.

Did you know that Bo'ness is short for Borrowstouness? You can understand why they cut it short!

 

[Hitch]

Heres one of my fav pics i took last year...

£850

 

[murex400]

Put a few more pics up Paul?
I havn't got time to visit the Great Dorset Steamfair this year

im going tomorrow first time iv been will get some pics and post them up

 

[murex400]

steam fare pics

 

[murex400]

some more but i will post the rest in the gallery,

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=399&cat=500

 

[Hitch]

Heres another one i have of one of my mates on his saw bench.

Check out the guard on that saw blade....

 

[murex400]

First time I have been to the show didn’t realize how big it was impossible to get round the whole thing in a day never got to the wood cutting part as time was running out.next time think we will stay there for 2 days as it was a 280 mile round trip that day

 

[Ratty]

Heres another one i have of one of my mates on his saw bench.

Check out the guard on that saw blade....

That's a monster! here's a smaller one with an equally impressive saw guard (Bressingham steam museum)

 

[Drains]

One for Cappy

One for Cappy here:- The engine in Dunfermline mentioned earlier.

I like the size of the pistons, big old mothers. There'd be some torque on that machine!