Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre

Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre

Lord Derby outside Old Warden House
Promoter
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..

HistoryEdit

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 attractionsEdit

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 EventEdit

The 2016 event was held on the 1?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2016.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2016

2015 EventEdit

The 2015 event was held on the 1?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2015.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2015

2014 EventEdit

The 2014 event was held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of September 2014.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2014

2013 EventEdit

The 2013 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2013.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2013

2012 EventEdit

The 2012 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2012.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2012

2011 EventEdit

The 2011 event was held on the ?th, 1?th and 1?th of September 2011.

Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre/2011

2010 EventEdit

The 2010 event is on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of September

Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre/2010

2009 EventEdit

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 enginesEdit

Steam Engines list
Exhibit no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
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 modelsEdit

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 vehiclesEdit

A number of interesting vehicles were present including these;

TractorsEdit

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)

Implements

Above list with more info to be transferred to the table below with photos

Tractor exhibit list
entry no.	Make	Model no. / type	Reg no.	Serial no. (if known)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info
?	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
-	Make	Model no.	Reg no. ?	Serial no	Year	Owner ?		150px]]

Commercial vehiclesEdit

? exhibits listed

Military / Heavy HaulageEdit