Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre | |
Lord Derby outside Old Warden House | |
Promoter | |
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Organisers | Bedfordshire Steam Engine Preservation Society |
Sponsors (main) | See list |
Date held on | 3rd Weekend September |
Duration (days) | 2 |
Venue | Old Warden Park |
Location | nr |
County | Bedfordshire |
Country | England |
NTET Accredited | YES |
Attendance numbers (approximate no.) |
? |
Next Event Date | 18 & 19th September 2010 |
First Event was held in (year) | ? |
Last Event was held in (year) | |
No. of years held | 51st |
Originally held at Wobourn Abbey Estate | |
Events Web Site | www.bseps.org.uk |
The Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre is held at the end of September at the Old Warden Park nr Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. The Rally is organised by the Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society(BSEPS) with the Local Lions club and Scout troupe assisting with the gates, car parking etc..
History[]
The 2009 event was the 51st that has been held by the club. The earlier rallies started off at the Woburn Abbey Estate. The Event is one of the biggest in the country with 150 plus Engines visiting for the event.
The event is run as a National Traction Engine Trust Authorised Event.
Exhibits and attractions[]
- Exhibit classes
- Steam engines
- Tractors
- Vintage Cars
- Commercial vehicles
- Stationary Engines
- Collectable Models
- Collectables displays
- Several Working displays of old farming methods
- Attractions;
- Fairground rides & Stalls
- Trade stalls
- Club stands.
- craft tent
- Etc.
2016 Event[]
The 2016 event was held on the 1?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2016.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2016
2015 Event[]
The 2015 event was held on the 1?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2015.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2015
2014 Event[]
The 2014 event was held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of September 2014.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2014
2013 Event[]
The 2013 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2013.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2013
2012 Event[]
The 2012 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2012.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2012
2011 Event[]
The 2011 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2011.
Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2011
2010 Event[]
The 2010 event is on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of September
Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre/2010
2009 Event[]
The 2009 special them is Crane Engines with all 11 of the surviving UK engines present. Several are part way through restoration, with most of the others well known on the rally scene, but never all seen together before at one event.
Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre/2009
2009 Steam engines[]
Exhibit no. | Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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1 | Burrell no. 3166 | Joe Chamberlain | Crane Engine | 1909 | Reg no. ? | R. Scourfield & Family | Under restoration | |
2 | Burrell no. 3197 | Old Tim | Crane Engine | 1910 | AB 8904 | D. Allen | (photo at gdsf) to change | |
3 | Burrell no. 3695 | Lord Derby | Crane Engine | 1915 | TB 2740 | R. Parrot collection | ||
? | Burrell no. 3807 | Nobby | Crane Engine | 1919 | AH 0563 | D. Fowler & Son | ||
5 | Burrell no. 3829 | His Majesty | Crane Engine | 1921 | PB 9687 | L & D Searle | ||
6 | Burrell no. 4074 | The Lark | Crane Engine | 1927 | CF 7951 | Robert Crawford collection | ||
? | Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 45333 | - | Crane Engine | 1912 | - | R. Scourfield & Family | Sole surviving C&S crane. To be rebuilt | |
8 | Fowler no. 8920 | The Great North | Crane Engine | 1901 | SG 4713 | L & D Searle collection | 150px]] | |
9 | Fowler no. 17106 | Duke of York | Crane Engine | 1928 | KD 2826 | P. Scholey | 150px]] | |
10 | Fowler no. 17212 | Wolverhampton Wanderer | Crane Engine | 1928 | RF 6092 | Len Crane | 150px]] | |
11 | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 31066 | Hooky | Crane Engine | 1920 | PV 4943 | Bicknell collection | 150px]] | |
Misc miniatures and other items from 12 to 25 omited from this table | ||||||||
26 | Allchin no. 1652 | Little Mo | Traction engine | 1914 | EB 4938 | R. Herring, ? | 150px]] | |
27 | Aveling & Porter no. 9096 | Jubilee | Traction engine | 1920 | AF 6001 | D. Knott | 150px]] | |
28 | Aveling & Porter no. 11137 | Wizard | Traction engine | 1925 | SO 2182 | A Cheyne | 150px]] | |
29 | Burrell no. 3923 | Jessie | Traction Engine | 1922 | EW 3026 | B. Freeman | 150px]] | |
? | Foden no. ? | - | Steam tractor | 1928 | Reg no. ? | owner ? | 150px]] | |
? | Fowler no. ? | William | Ploughing Engine | 1869 | Reg no. ? | 150px]] | ||
? | Fowler no. ? | Bacchus | Road Roller | 1931 | Reg no.? | owner ? | 150px]] | |
24 | Garrett no. ? | MrPotter | Traction engine | 1913 | Reg no. ? | Owner ? | 150px]] | |
? | Marshall no. ? | Emma | Traction Engine | 1913 | Reg no. ? | owner | 150px]] | |
? | Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. ? | - | Agricultural engine | 1924 | Reg no. ? | J. Forshaw, Bedfordshire | 150px]] | |
28 | Ruston & Hornsby no. ? | Moonlight Magic | Steam roller | 1929 | Reg no. ? | owner ? | 150px]] | |
? | Sentinel no. ? | Shrewsbury Flyer | Steam wagon | 1934 | reg no. ? | owner collection | 150px]] | |
? | Tasker no. ? | name ? | Steam tractor (ex roller conversion) | 1914 | - | M. Randall, Andover Hampshire | 150px]] | |
? | Wallis & Steevens no. ? | Name ? | Steam tractor | 1930 | Reg no. ? | owner ? | 150px]] |
Steam models[]
A Number of 'Model' steam engines were present, but no details/photos were taken.
- If you visited the show or your models were there please add details of them and photos below, thanks.
Commercial & Military vehicles[]
A number of interesting vehicles were present including these;
Tractors[]
A approximately 100 tractor were present (? listed in guide), with a few interesting implements as well. A few interesting examples were mixed in with the usual grey fergy and Fordsons. A few were well restored examples while others were as found.
- Details to follow. (list of makes / models i generic and needs updating)
- Allis-Chalmers
- BMC
- Case
- County
- David Brown
- Farmall
- Ferguson
- Field Marshall
- Ford
- Fordson
- Fordson model N
- Fordson Dexta
- Fordson E1A Major
- Fordson E27N Major
- Fordson E27N Major Half Track / Roadless
- Ford-Ferguson (Ford 9N)
- International Harvester
- International 10-20
- International B250
- International B275
- International W4
- International W9
- International WD9
- International TD6
- International TD9
- John Deere
- Lanz
- Landini
- Leyland
- Kendal/Newman
- Massey-Harris
- Massey Ferguson
- Massey-Ferguson 35
- Massey Ferguson 135
- Massey Ferguson 1100
- McCormick
- Nuffield
- Ransomes Mowers
- Ransomes MG tractors
- Roadless
- Implements
- Above list with more info to be transferred to the table below with photos
entry no. | Make | Model no. / type | Reg no. | Serial no. (if known) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info | |
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? | County | County Super-4 | Reg no. ? | County no. ? | ? | owner ? | 150px]] | Fitted with winch | |
Add any other tractors from this event above here in Entry no order / ABC by make if no number | |||||||||
add more entries | by copying block | below and | pasting in | between entries |
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- | Make | Model no. | Reg no. ? | Serial no | Year | Owner ? | 150px]] |
Commercial vehicles[]
? exhibits listed
Military / Heavy Haulage[]
? exhibits listed
Past Events[]
Please add detail's of any past events if you visited with photos of the exhibits.
See also[]
- List of steam fairs
- Collections
- List of Named Vehicles
- List of Vehicles by registration number
- Shows and Meets
- Clubs Listing
- NTET
References / sources[]
- The show guide 2009
External links[]
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