Carrington Steam and Tractor Rally

Carrington Steam and Vintage Tractor Rally
McLaren no. 1110 Star of the 2010 Rally
Promoter
Organisers	Malcolm Robinson P Epton
Sponsors (main)
Date held on	Late Witsun Bank Holiday
Duration (days)	2
Venue	? Farm
Location	nr Carrington
County	Lincolnshire
Country	England
NTET Accredited	Yes
Attendance numbers (approximate no.)
Next Event Date	2012
First Event was held in (year)	1959
Last Event was held in (year)	2011
No. of years held	52 years 2011
Events Web Site	www.carringtonrally.co.uk

The Carrington Steam and Tractor Rally is held nr Carrington, Boston in Lincolnshire, in May. The Rallies origins go back over 50 years and it originally started nr Skegness.

The rally is hosted by R.H. Crawford & Son the noted Field Marshall Agents and Agricultural dealers from Frithville Nr Boston on Mr. Crawfords Farm. The Crawford collection is extensive and includes some rare or unique items of which a number are brought out on display each year at the rally.

For the 50th anniversary event the rally featured a display of tractors that attended the Lincoln Tractor Trials of 1919. The rally gathered 29 tractors from the pre 1930 period for the event.

Exhibits

The Main features are

• 30+ steam engines
• Themed display each year
• over 200 tractors
• 20 Horticultural machine exhibits
• 16 organs
• 50 Commercial vehicles
• nearly 100 classic cars
• 60 Classic motorbikes
• Models
• Minature steam
• Ploghing demonstrations
• Craft tent
• Fun fair
• Trade and Club stands
• Auto Jumble
• Parades & demonstrations in the central ring.
• Road run
• And more.

2013 exhibits

The 2013 event was blessed with sun all weekend (rather than the rain that had been forcast in the run up to the event). Unfortunately some exhibits did not show due to the forcast and the previous years soaking.

The 2013 theme was Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company tractors.

Notable exhibits which did attend included;

Steam vehicles

A display of the 30 + full size steam engines and some miniatures were present.

Steam Engines list

Exhibit no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
1	Brown & May no. 8742	General Buller	Showman's Engine	1912	Reg no. ?	J.H. Rundle & Sons, New Bolingbroke, Lincs.	150px]]
2	Foster no. 14589	Lord of the Isles	Traction Engine	1927	Reg no. ?	A.Waling, Wisbech Cambs	150px]]
3	Foden no. 1427	Isabella	Steam wagon	1907	BF 5184	H. Smith, Alford Lincs	150px]]
4	Sentinel no. 9084	-	Steam waggon	1934	FH 8870	P.J. Auger, Lincoln	150px]]
5	Robey no. 42657	-	Steam wagon	1925	MY 318	Robert Crawford collection	150px]]	Recent overhaul. Rare Roby wagon
6	Fowler no. 15462	Ajax	Road Locomotive	1919	Reg no. ?	M.H. Middlewood, Driffield, E Yorks	150px]]
7	Fowler no. 19338	Monty	Road Locomotive	1931	RX 8106	P. Allen, Lincs	150px]]	recent new boiler
8	Brown & May no. 8130	-	Steam Tractor	1909	Reg no. ?	A. Rundle, New Bolingbroke, Lincs	150px]]
9	Wallis & Steevens no. 6781	-	Steam tractor	1904	Reg no. ?	J. Waterfield & J. Hazlehurst, Boston Lincs	150px]]	Ex pickfords no. 14
10 (No entry)
11	Fowler no. 15?	Tiger	Ploughing Engine	1919	CT 1477	D. Shelmerdine collection Trowell Notts	150px]]	No Show
11	Fowler no. 15155	Dale	Ploughing Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	M.H. Middlewood & Sons collection, Driffield, E. Yorks	150px]]	No Show
12	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. ?	?	Ploughing Engine	191?	Reg no. ?	R. Hinch collection, Stamford Lincs	150px]]
13	Fowler no. 2528	The Chief	Ploughing Engine	1875	Reg no. ?	Guy Debes, Chesterfield, Derbyshire	150px]]	Rebuilt from a pile of parts in 2008
14	McLaren no. 1110	-	Road Locomotive	1910	BF 5258	D & P Ingall collection, Market Rassen, Lincs
15	Marshall no. 69303	Titan	Traction Engine	1916	Reg no. ?	G. Smith	150px]]
16	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 30004	-	Portable Engine	1919	R 6968	J. Coward, Throney Cambs	150px]]
17	Burrell no. 4074	The Lark	Traction Engine (Crane engine)	1927	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection Lincs	150px]]
17	Marshall no. 23803	Teapot	Traction Engine	1894	Reg no. ?	P.L. Clements, ?	150px]]
18	Ruston & Hornsby no. 115100	Hildary	Traction Engine	1922	DO 2953	Colin Brothwell & family,	150px]]
19	Ruston Proctor no. 33189	-	Traction Engine	1907	CT 3949	D. palmer, Papplewick, Notts	150px]]
20	Fowler no. 17107	-	Traction Engine(Stump puller)	1928	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection	150px	Back in Steam - Unique example in UK
21	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 44103	Enterprise	Traction Engine	1911	Reg no. ?	Mike Beeby		(photo may be another event)
22	23 ?	Aveling-Barford AG757	Linda	Steam Roller	1946	Reg no. ?	A. Waling, Wisbech Lincs	150px]]	Made for India but never exported
24	Marshall no. 17134	Mary Margaret	Traction Engine	1889	-	M. Davidson, Trimdon County Durham ?	150px]]
25	Tuxford no. 1238	-	Portable Engine	1887	-	J. Coward, Lincs	150px]]	Rare working example from local maker (driving Marshall saw bench)
26	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 8318	-	8 nhp Portable engine	1890	-	M.J. Wilson, Louth Lincs	150px]]
27	Barford & Perkins no. RR054	-	Road Roller (IC)	1932	647 UXC	A. Eyre, Peterborough, Cambs	150px]]	fitted with Peter Brotherhood Ltd engine
28 ?	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 20737	-	Portable Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	R. Hinch, Little Casterton, Lincs	150px]]
29	Foster no. 14639	John Michael	Showman's tractor	1939	Reg no. ?	J. Epton, New Bolingbroke	150px]]
not listed	Fowler no. 14380	Sally	Diesel Ploughing Engine	19 17	NK 1755	Walker collection, Whitney Oxfordshire	150px]]	McLaren Diesel Conversion
not listed	Fowler no. 15349	Samson	Diesel Ploughing Engine	1919	NM 638	Robert Crawford collection, Lincs	150px]]	McLaren Diesel conversion
not listed	Fowler no. 14296	-	cable pulled harrows	c. ~ 1910	na	Robert Crawford collection, Lincs	150px]]	Used with ploughing engines
not listed	Fowler no. ?	-	cable pulled roller + harrow	c. ~1910	na	Robert Crawford collection, Lincs	150px]]	used with Ploughing Engines
not listed	Fowler no. ?	-	Subsoil Balance plough	c. ~1910	na	Robert Crawford collection, Lincs	150px]]	used with Ploughing Engine
x	Marshall no. 76797	Mary	Traction Engine	1923	Reg no. ?	M.& J. Riggall, Alford Lincs	150px]]
x	Aveling & Porter no. 8585	Becky	Steam Roller	1915	Reg no. ?	J. Smith, Spalding Lincs	150px]]
X	Fowler no. 12530	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	Reg no. ?	D.G. MacDonald collection, Louth, Lincs	150px]]
x	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 20737	-	Portable Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	R. Hinch, Little Casterton, Lincs	150px]]

2012 exhibits

Add details here The 2012 feature exhibit was ? tractors

Carrington Steam and Tractor Rally/2012

2011 exhibits

Some of the exhibits from the 2011 rally - edit lists here

The 2011 special feature was Single cylinder tractors and Row crop tractors.

A selection of images from the 2011 participants

• Hillman Minx - FER 470D
• Panther Kallista - D620 PVP
• Morris Isis traveler - YCL 130
• Ford V8 Coupe - 410 YUC
• Morris 16-40 Empire - MM 6015
• Wolseley Ten - AF 6409
• Wolseley 4/44 - BAS 967
• Standard Ten - MJ 7187
• Trojan Motors - 2764 RE
• Aston Martin V8 - VDP 373S
• Aston Martin
• Aston Martin
• International WK40 - 76 RNM
• County 4000-Four -KFE 131G
• Energic
• Marshall Tractors
• Marshall Tractor sn 681 - DUO 856
• Marshall 18-30
• Marshall Model E - 15-30 - Robert Crawford collection
• Field Marshall 14948 - OAS 265
• Field Marshall 14150
• Field Marshall 13698
• Field Marshall 13356 - 202 XUU
• Field Marshall 9628 - EAS 716
• Field Marshall 9527 - 154 UXU
• Field Marshall 6388 - AAS 153
• Field Marshall 6331 - CTK 372
• Field Marshall 5529 - JYD 393
• Field Marshall 4256
• Field Marshall 4211 - GWW 228
• Field Marshall 4187 - AEC 8
• Field Marshall 3972 - GRT 647
• Field Marshall 3920 - HAH 686
• Field Marshall 2970 - HKT 766
• Field Marshall 2448 - FPW 743
• Field Marshall 2235 - GV 9952

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2010 exhibits

Some of the exhibits from the 2010 rally - Edit lists here

The 2010 special display was Crawler tractors and also a John Deere & Co. display.

Steam vehicles

A display of the 30 + full size steam engines and some miniatures were present.

Steam Engines list

Exhibit no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
1	Foster no. 14639	John Michael	Showman's tractor	1939	Reg no. ?	J. Epton, New Bolingbroke	150px]]
2	Brown & May no. 8742	General Buller	Showman's Engine	1912	Reg no. ?	J.H. Rundle & Sons, New Bolingbroke, Lincs.	150px]]
3	Foster no. 14637	Saint	Showman's Engine	1936	Reg no. ?	H. Smith, Alford Lincs	150px]]
4	Burrell no. 3703	Princess of Wales	Showman's Engine	1915	Reg no. ?	D. Ragsdale collection, Retford	150px]]
5	Robey no. 42657	-	Steam wagon	1925	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection	150px]]	Recent overhaul. Rare Roby wagon
6	Fowler no. 9279	Kitchener	Road Locomotive	1902	Reg no. ?	M. Frampton, Herts	150px]]
7	Fowler no. 19338	Monty	Road Locomotive	1930	Reg no. ?	P. Allen, Lincs	150px]]
8	Brown & May no. 8130	-	Steam Tractor	1909	Reg no. ?	A. Rundle, New Bolingbroke, Lincs	150px]]
9	Wallis & Steevens no. 6781	-	Steam tractor	1904	Reg no. ?	J. Waterfield & J. Hazlehurst, Boston Lincs	150px]]	Ex pickfords no. 14
10	Fowler no. 15154	Ward	Ploughing Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	M.H. Middlewood & Sons collection, Driffield, E. Yorks	150px]]
11	Fowler no. 15155	Dale	Ploughing Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	M.H. Middlewood & Sons collection, Driffield, E. Yorks	150px]]
12	Fowler no. 13776	?	Ploughing Engine	1913	Reg no. ?	D & P Ingall collection, Market Rassen Lincs	150px]]
13	Fowler no. 2528	The Chief	Ploughing Engine	1875	Reg no. ?	Guy Debes, Chesterfield, Derbyshire	150px]]	Rebuilt from a pile of parts in 2008
14	Burrell no. 2425	-	Traction Engine	1901	Reg no. ?	J. Coward, Peterborough, Cambs	150px]]
15	McLaren no. 1110	-	Road Locomotive	1910	BF 5258	D & P Ingall collection, Market Rassen, Lincs
16	Marshall no. 69303	Titan	Traction Engine	1916	Reg no. ?	G. Smith	150px]]
17	Marshall no. 23803	Teapot	Traction Engine	1894	Reg no. ?	P.L. Clements, ?	150px]]
18	Ruston & Hornsby no. 115100	Hildary	Traction Engine	1922	DO 2953	Colin Brothwell & family,	150px]]
19	Ruston Proctor no. 33189	-	Traction Engine	1907	CT 3949	D. palmer, Papplewick, Notts	150px]]
20	Fowler no. 17107	-	Traction Engine(Stump puller)	1928	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection	150px	Back in Steam - Unique example in UK
21	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 44103	Enterprise	Traction Engine	1911	Reg no. ?	Mike Beeby		(photo may be another event)
22	Marshall no. 17134	Mary Margaret	Traction Engine	1889	-	M. Davidson, Trimdon County Durham ?	150px]]
23	Aveling-Barford AG757	Linda	Steam Roller	1946	Reg no. ?	A. Waling, Wisbech Lincs	150px]]	Made for India but never exported
24	Fowler no. 12530	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	Reg no. ?	D.G. MacDonald collection, Louth, Lincs	150px]]
25	Marshall no. 76797	Mary	Traction Engine	1923	Reg no. ?	M.& J. Riggall, Alford Lincs	150px]]
26	Marshall no. 79597	-	Steam roller	1925	Reg no. ?	J Ward & Sons. (driven by M & G Sleaford)	150px]]	2nd rally for 30 years
27	Aveling & Porter no. 8585	Becky	Steam Roller	1915	Reg no. ?	J. Smith, Spalding Lincs	150px]]
28	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 20737	-	Portable Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	R. Hinch, Little Casterton, Lincs	150px]]
29	Tuxford no. 1238	-	Portable Engine	19 ?	-	J. Coward, Lincs	150px]]	Rare working example from local maker
30	Merryweather	-	Valiant Steam Pump	1940	Tim hall, Northngs Farm Museum, Dorrington, Lincs	-	150px]]	Ex Minstry of Supply reserve stock pump

Tractors

Crawler Tractor special display

Lincoln Tractor Trials

Cat no.	Make	Model	Year	Serial Number	Hp	owner	Photo	misc info
1	Alldays & Onions	General Purpose	1917	No. 402	15-30	R.H. Crawford		One of only a couple of known examples in the UK
2
3
4
5

John Deere special display

Tractor exhibit list

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Main tractor display display

Tractor exhibit list

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Commercials

Commercial vehicles

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Other exhibits

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Misc exhibit list

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2009 exhibits

Some of the exhibits from the 2009 rally - +/−

The 2009 special display was a "1919 Lincoln Tractor Trials" tractor display, featuring models which participated in the 1919 Lincoln trial

1919 Tractor Trials display

Lincoln Tractor Trials

Cat no.	Make	Model	Year	Serial Number	Hp	owner	Photo	misc info
1	Alldays & Onions	General Purpose	1917	No. 402	15-30	R.H. Crawford		One of only a couple of known examples in the UK
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Tractors

Tractor exhibit list

entry no.	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Serial no. (if known)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info
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Steam vehicles

A display of ? full size steam engines and some miniatures were present.

Steam Engines list

Exhibit no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
1	Foster no. 13200	Aquitania	Showman's Engine	1914	Reg no. ?	B. Smith, Old Leake, Lincs	150px]]
2	Burrell no. 3334	The Bailie	Showman's Engine	1911	Reg no. ?	D & D Robinson, Market Rasen,	150px]]	owned since 1958
3	Brown & May no. 8742	General Buller	Showman's Engine	1912	Reg no. ?	J.H. Rundle & Sons, New Bolingbroke, Lincs.	150px]]
4	Burrell no. 3894	Saint Brannock	Showman's Engine	1921	Reg no. ?	R. Millband, Cotgrave	150px]]
5	Foster no. 14639	John Michael	Showman's tractor	1939	Reg no. ?	J. Epton, New Bolingbroke	150px]]
6	Fowler no. 9279	Kitchener	Road Locomotive	1902	Reg no. ?	M. Frampton, Herts	150px]]
7	Fowler no. 15462	Ajax	Road Locomotive	1921	Reg no. ?	M.H. Middlewood & Sons collection, Driffield, E. Yorks	150px]]	Attended the 1st Revesby Rally
8	Fowler no. 19338	Monty	Road Locomotive	1930	Reg no. ?	P. Allen, Lincs	150px]]
9	Robey no. 42657	-	Steam wagon	1925	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection	150px]]	Recent overhaul. Rare Roby wagon
10	Fowler no. 17107	-	Traction Engine(Stump puller)	1928	Reg no. ?	Robert Crawford collection	150px	Not in Steam - Unique example in UK
11	Brown & May no. 8130	-	Steam Tractor	1909	Reg no. ?	A. Rundle, New Bolingbroke, Lincs	150px]]
12	Foster no. 14637	Saint	Showman's Tractor	1937	Reg no. ?	H. Smith, ?	150px]]
13	Marshall no. 69303	Titan	Traction Engine	1916	Reg no. ?	G. Smith	150px]]
14	Marshall no. 45689	Dorothy	Traction Engine	1906	Reg no. ?	B. Smith, Old Leake, Lincs	150px]]
15	Marshall no. 23803	Teapot	Traction Engine	1894	Reg no. ?	P.L. Clements, ?	150px]]
16	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 30004	-	Traction Engine	1919	Reg no. ?	J. Coward, Thorney, Lincs	150px]]
17	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 44103	Enterprise	Traction Engine	1911	Reg no. ?	Mike Beeby		(photo may be another event)
18	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 48759	-	Traction Engine	1929	Reg no. ?	R. Sanderson, Croft, ?	150px]]
19	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 44238	-	Traction Engine	1911	Reg no. ?	D & P Ingall collection, Rand	150px]]
20	Ruston Proctor no. 35501	Muddler	Traction Engine	1908	Reg no. ?	D & P Ingall collection, Rand	150px]]
21	Ruston Proctor no. 33189	-	Traction Engine	1907	CT 3949	D. palmer, Papplewick, Notts	150px]]
22	Ruston & Hornsby no. 115100	Hildary	Traction Engine	1922	DO 2953	Colin Brothwell & family,	150px]]
23	Burrell no. 2933	Marmaduke	Traction Engine	1907	Reg no. ?	P & R Green, Lincs	150px]]
24	Aveling-Barford AG757	Linda	Steam Roller	1946	Reg no. ?	A. Waling, Wisbech Lincs	150px]]	Made for India but never exported
25	Aveling & Porter no. 11969	Elsie	Steam Roller	1927	Reg no. ?	M. Kenning, Wrangle	150px]]
26	Aveling & Porter no. 8585	Becky	Steam Roller	1915	Reg no. ?	J. Smith, Spalding Lincs	150px]]
27	Aveling & Porter no. 10556	-	Steam Roller	1923	Reg no. ?	M. Foreman, ?	150px]]
28	Fowler no. 12503	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	Reg no. ?	G. MacDonald collection, Louth, Lincs	150px]]
29	Marshall no. 79597	-	Steam roller	1925	Reg no. ?	J Ward & Son. (driven by M &G Sleaford)	150px]]	First rally for 30 years
30	Marshall no. 76797	Mary	Traction Engine	1923	Reg no. ?	M. Riggall & Family,	150px]]
31	Marshall no. 87635	-	Steam roller	1935	Reg no. ?	D & P Ingall, Rand, Lincs	150px]]
32	Wallis & Steevens no. 7962	Smokey	Steam roller	1926	Reg no. ?	T. hall, North Ings Farm Museum, Dorrington, Lincs	150px]]
33	Barford & Perkins Type E	-	Motor roller	1909	Reg no. ?	E. Teverson, Essex	150px]]	Very early motor roller
34	Aveling-Barford AD670	Violet	Road Roller Type DX(diesel)	1938	TL 8524	The Museum of Lincolnshire Life	150px]]
35	Aveling-Barford	Tiny	Road Roller	193?	Reg no. ?	D. White, Old Leake, Lincs	150px]]
36	Tuxford no. 1238	-	Portable Engine	19 ?	-	J. Coward, Lincs	150px]]	Rare working example from local maker
37	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 20737	-	Portable Engine	1918	Reg no. ?	R. Hinch, Little Casterton, Lincs	150px]]
38	Marshall no. 82412	-	portable Engine	1927	-	J. smith, ?	150px]]

Commercials

Commercial vehicles

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Other exhibits

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Misc exhibit list

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See also

• Shows and Meets
• Clubs Listing

References / sources

• 2013 show guide
• 2011 show guide
• 2010 show guide
• 2009 show guide (1000 + photos from the event)

External links

• WWW.Caringtonrally.CO.UK - official web site