Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally

Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally
The 2008 Demonstration of steam 'heavy haulage' in the ring
Promoter
Organisers	The East Riding Engine Club
In aid of (Beneficiaries)	Local Charities
Sponsors (main)	Rix (programme)
Date held on	2nd weekend in August
Duration (days)	2
Venue	The Driffield Show Ground
Location	Driffield
County	East Yorkshire
Country	England
NTET Accredited	Yes
Attendance numbers (approximate no.)	10000
Next Event Date	9th & 10th August 2014
First Event was held in (year)	1990
Last Event was held in (year)
No. of years held	25th (2014)
	Road Run in to Driffield, Saturday Evening
Events Web Site

The Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally is held each August on Driffield Show Ground at Driffield in East Yorkshire, England. The gathering is organised by the The East Riding Engine Club. The Event is held to raise money for local charities, and is partially sponsored by local business. 2014 is the 25th rally. The site is a large relatively flat area sheltered by trees with hard standing road ways and some permanent facilities situated on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds The club awards a large number of trophies for a wide range of classes of exhibits.Don't miss the road run of the steam engines, vintage tractors, steam cars, classic cars, motor cycles etc in to the centre of Driffield on Saturday evening, and raising money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

The event is a National Traction Engine Trust Authorised Event.

Exhibit classes include

• Steam engines
• Tractors
• Commercial vehicles
• Vintage Cars
• Vintage Motorcycles
• Vintage caravans & Showman's living vans
• Collectable Models
• Collectables
• Stationary Engines
• Fairground rides, Stalls and Fairground Organs
• Working area
• Show ring
• Club stand for East Riding Engine Club who organise the rally.
• Craft tent
• Trade stalls
• A selection of catering vans and The Beer tent
• Etc.

2010 Event

The 2010 event was the 21st Anniversary of this event.

2010 steam line up

The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.

NOTE list based on 2008 version and is to be updated.

Steam Engines list

entry no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
1	Foster no. 14431	Robin Hood	Showman's Engine	1921	FE 3217	F & L Dockray, Loughborough		New canopy of local Ash & Oak
2.	Aveling & Porter no. 14070	Billy Boy	Showman's conversion	1930	VN 2094	Turner Brothers collection	150px]]	Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor)
3.	Aveling & Porter no. 8601	ALBION	Showman's conversion	1915	OT 4239	P. Bowron, Co Durham		Was originally built as a Roller
4.	Burrell no. 3703	Princess of Wales	Showman's Engine (old conversion)	1915	DW 2120	D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire		Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's
5.	Foster no. 14632	Success	Showman's Engine	1934	AAU 370	D. Byass, Little Weighton		notes
6.	Fowler no. 17578	Evening Queen	Showman's conversion	1926	UA 5597	M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire		Ex DNA roller
7.	Burrell no. 3888	General Gough	Showman's Engine	1921	NO 2379	N & B Myers & Sons, York		Extensive restoration 2004/5
not listed	Fowler no. 14321	Yorkshire Belle	Showman's conversion	1916	BT 4580	Turner Brothers		Was a Convertible tractor
8.	Sentinel no. 7591	-	Steam wagon	1928	WE 3236	H. Bell, Leven		(photo at Harewood as no decent photo from this event)
not listed	Sentinel no. 8803 ?	-	Steam wagon DG6	1933	YD 7012	I. Fearnley, Leeds		Incomplete rebuild
9.	Steam Motorcycle	-	Motorcycle	1904	AD 3562	A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire		Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol
10.	Marshall No.2	Lucky Star	?" scale model	1991	H234 PEF	R. Bowes, Middlesbrough		No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below)
no number	make ?	-	Model Baler	year built ?	n/a	R. Bowes, Middlesbrough		Fully working model driven by steam engine (see above)
11.	Burrell	-	6" scale model Road loco	year ?	-	D. Evenson, Bradford
12.	Foden	Lady Emily	6" scale model 1 ton wagon	2006	-	L. Blackburn, Leeds
13.	Foden	Lady Eleanor	6£ scale model Showman's tractor	year	YD06 DRF	D. Davis, Wetherby		1 of 3
14.	Fowler no. 21222	Wee McGregor	Traction engine	1937	CS 5409	D & V Hubbuck, Hexham		ex Ayr CC.
15.	Aveling & Porter no. 11451	Rhianon	Steam Tractor (conversion)	1926	PT 7442	W. Renton		Ex Eddison Road Roller
16.	Fowler no. 14406	MTOTO	Traction engine	1917	U 4171	K. Collins, Hensall
17.	Marshall no. 38024	Cressing Temple	Traction Engine	1902	TA 629	D.P. Robinson
18.	Marshall no. 87003	Surprise	Traction Engine	1934	TL 3612	Rockcliff Family		Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years !
19.	Marshall no. 79441	-	Traction engine	1925	FU 4677	J. Selby, Doncaster		Family owned since 1952
20.	Marshall no. 32092	Black Bess	Traction Engine	1899	PY 5827	Harrison Family
21.	Burrell no. 3048	-	Traction engine	1908	BD 5486	M. H. Middlewood & Sons,
22.	Aveling & Porter no. 12115	Ex Rambler	Steam Tractor	1928	VW 5172	N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire		Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion)
23.	Burrell no. 2417	Old Dutch	Steam Tractor	1901	AF 4393	M.J. Holt, Doncaster
24.	Foster no. TR5 112/06	Dragon	Steam tractor	2007	NK56 NRE	M. Young, Jarrow		Built by owner (no photo from event)
25.	Foster no. 14739	Johnboy	Steam tractor	2007	GN07 UZE	I. Gilbert, Kent		New build by Dawson Brothers
26.	Garrett no. 28249	Bruce	Traction engine	1910	FX 8223	D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire		notes
27.	Fowler no. 11082	Jaroslava	Ploughing Engines K5	1907	SV 7345	R. Goodwill, York		repatriated from Prague
28.	Marshall no. 71396	Doris	Portable engine	1919	-	R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire		Colonial fire box
29.	Aveling & Porter no. 10556	-	Steam Roller	1923	NU 544			150px]]
30.	Fowler no. 18867	IDA	Steam roller	1930	AFW 301	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]
31.	Fowler no. 12503	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	J 7255	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]	Only N class roller in UK
32.	Fowler no. 15942	Ralph	Steam roller	1922	WY 8058	M. H. Middlewood,
33.	Aveling-Barford AD155	-	Diesel Road Roller	1938	TL 7540	N. Grimshaw, Bradford		Single cylinder Blackstone engine
34.	Fowler no. 17501	Pentland Queen	Steam roller	1927	SY 3413	R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire
entry no	no.	Name	type	year	reg	owner	Image	notes

Commercial & Military vehicles

A number of interesting vehicles were present. But the layout was a bit poor with a second line hidden behind the ones fronting the roadways & no real order to the line up yet again !! (the tractors can sort it out so why not the commercials)

Details to follow once steam sorted

• (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.

Commercial vehicle exhibit list

entry no.	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Name (if named)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info

2010 Tractors

The Tractor display was quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other articles. The tractors were all lined up in order of the guide. (a few were missing on Sunday afternoon having disappeared straight after the ring parade) !!

A selection of some of the tractors I did get between rain showers are to follow.

Tractor exhibit list

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

2010 other exhibits

A selection of the other interesting exhibits from 2010 show

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2009 Event

2009 steam entries

The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.

Note:List of entries is based on 2008 list & needs updating

Steam Engines list

entry no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
	Foster no. 14431	Robin Hood	Showman's Engine	1921	FE 3217	F & L Dockray, Loughborough	150px]]	New canopy of local Ash & Oak
	Aveling & Porter no. 14070	Billy Boy	Showman's conversion	1930	VN 2094	Turner Brothers collection	150px]]	Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor)
	Aveling & Porter no. 8601	ALBION	Showman's conversion	1915	OT 4239	P. Bowron, Co Durham	150px]]	Was originally built as a Roller
	Burrell no. 3703	Princess of Wales	Showman's Engine (old conversion)	1915	DW 2120	D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire	150px]]	Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's
	Foster no. 14632	Success	Showman's Engine	1934	AAU 370	D. Byass, Little Weighton	150px]]	notes
	Fowler no. 17578	Evening Queen	Showman's conversion	1926	UA 5597	M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire	150px]]	Ex DNA roller
	Burrell no. 3888	General Gough	Showman's Engine	1921	NO 2379	N & B Myers & Sons, York	150px]]	Extensive restoration 2004/5
	Fowler no. 14321	Yorkshire Belle	Showman's conversion	1916	BT 4580	Turner Brothers	150px]]	Was a Convertible tractor
	Sentinel no. 7591	-	Steam wagon	1928	WE 3236	H. Bell, Leven	150px]]
	Sentinel no. 8803 ?	-	Steam wagon DG6	1933	YD 7012	I. Fearnley, Leeds	150px]]	Ongoing rebuild
	Steam Motorcycle	-	Motorcycle	1904	AD 3562	A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire		Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol
	Marshall No.2	Lucky Star	?" scale model	1991	H234 PEF	R. Bowes, Middlesbrough	150px]]	No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below)
	Burrell	-	6" scale model Road loco	year ?	-	D. Evenson, Bradford
	Foden	Lady Emily	6" scale model 1 ton wagon	2006	-	L. Blackburn, Leeds
	Foden	Lady Eleanor	6£ scale model Showman's tractor	year	YD06 DRF	D. Davis, Wetherby		1 of 3
	Fowler no. 21222	Wee McGregor	Traction engine	1937	CS 5409	D & V Hubbuck, Hexham	150px]]	ex Ayr CC.
	Aveling & Porter no. 11451	Rhianon	Steam Tractor (conversion)	1926	PT 7442	W. Renton	150px]]	Ex Eddison Road Roller
	Fowler no. 14406	MTOTO	Traction engine	1917	U 4171	K. Collins, Hensall	150px]]
	Marshall no. 38024	Cressing Temple	Traction Engine	1902	TA 629	D.P. Robinson	150px]]
	Marshall no. 87003	Surprise	Traction Engine	1934	TL 3612	Rockcliff Family	150px]]	Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years !
	Marshall no. 79441	-	Traction engine	1925	FU 4677	J. Selby, Doncaster	150px]]	Family owned since 1952
	Marshall no. 32092	Black Bess	Traction Engine	1899	PY 5827	Harrison Family	150px]]
	Burrell no. 3048	-	Traction engine	1908	BD 5486	M. H. Middlewood & Sons,	150px]]
	Aveling & Porter no. 12115	Ex Rambler	Steam Tractor	1928	VW 5172	N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire	150px]]	Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion)
	Burrell no. 2417	Old Dutch	Steam Tractor	1901	AF 4393	M.J. Holt, Doncaster	150px]]
	Foster no. TR5 112/06	Dragon	Steam tractor	2007	NK56 NRE	M. Young, Jarrow		Built by owner (no photo from event)
	Foster no. 14739	Johnboy	Steam tractor	2007	GN07 UZE	I. Gilbert, Kent	150px]]	New build by Dawson Brothers
	Garrett no. 28249	Bruce	Traction engine	1910	FX 8223	D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire	150px]]	notes
	Fowler no. 11082	Jaroslava	Ploughing Engines K5	1907	SV 7345	R. Goodwill, York	150px]]	repatriated from Prague
	Marshall no. 71396	Doris	Portable engine	1919	-	R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire	150px]]	Colonial fire box
	Aveling & Porter no. 10556	-	Steam Roller	1923	NU 544			150px]]
	Fowler no. 18867	IDA	Steam roller	1930	AFW 301	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]
	Fowler no. 12503	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	J 7255	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]	Only N class roller in UK
	Fowler no. 15942	Ralph	Steam roller	1922	WY 8058	M. H. Middlewood,	150px]]
	Aveling-Barford AD155	-	Diesel Road Roller	1938	TL 7540	N. Grimshaw, Bradford	150px]]	Single cylinder Blackstone engine
	Fowler no. 17501	Pentland Queen	Steam roller	1927	SY 3413	R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire	150px]]
entry no	no.	Name	type	year	reg	owner	Image	notes

Commercial & Military vehicles

A number of interesting vehicles were present (according to reports on other web sites).

Please add details of any exhibits you have seen at the 2009 event.

• (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.

Commercial vehicle exhibit list

entry no.	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Name (if named)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info

Tractors

The Tractor display is quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other articles.

Tractor exhibit list

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

2009 other exhibits

Add details of the other interesting exhibits from 2009 show here

2008 Event

The event was effected by the weather with some heavy showers and soft ground curtailing activities in the ring. The event attracts over 800 exhibits across a wide range of categories.

2008 Steam line up

The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.

Steam Engines list

entry no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
1	Foster no. 14431	Robin Hood	Showman's Engine	1921	FE 3217	F & L Dockray, Loughborough		New canopy of local Ash & Oak
2.	Aveling & Porter no. 14070	Billy Boy	Showman's conversion	1930	VN 2094	Turner Brothers collection	150px]]	Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor)
3.	Aveling & Porter no. 8601	ALBION	Showman's conversion	1915	OT 4239	P. Bowron, Co Durham		Was originally built as a Roller
4.	Burrell no. 3703	Princess of Wales	Showman's Engine (old conversion)	1915	DW 2120	D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire		Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's
5.	Foster no. 14632	Success	Showman's Engine	1934	AAU 370	D. Byass, Little Weighton		notes
6.	Fowler no. 17578	Evening Queen	Showman's conversion	1926	UA 5597	M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire		Ex DNA roller
7.	Burrell no. 3888	General Gough	Showman's Engine	1921	NO 2379	N & B Myers & Sons, York		Extensive restoration 2004/5
not listed	Fowler no. 14321	Yorkshire Belle	Showman's conversion	1916	BT 4580	Turner Brothers		Was a Convertible tractor
8.	Sentinel no. 7591	-	Steam wagon	1928	WE 3236	H. Bell, Leven		(photo at Harewood as no decent photo from this event)
not listed	Sentinel no. 8803 ?	-	Steam wagon DG6	1933	YD 7012	I. Fearnley, Leeds		Incomplete rebuild
9.	Steam Motorcycle	-	Motorcycle	1904	AD 3562	A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire		Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol
10.	Marshall No.2	Lucky Star	?" scale model	1991	H234 PEF	R. Bowes, Middlesbrough		No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below)
no number	make ?	-	Model Baler	year built ?	n/a	R. Bowes, Middlesbrough		Fully working model driven by steam engine (see above)
11.	Burrell	-	6" scale model Road loco	year ?	-	D. Evenson, Bradford
12.	Foden	Lady Emily	6" scale model 1 ton wagon	2006	-	L. Blackburn, Leeds
13.	Foden	Lady Eleanor	6£ scale model Showman's tractor	year	YD06 DRF	D. Davis, Wetherby		1 of 3
14.	Fowler no. 21222	Wee McGregor	Traction engine	1937	CS 5409	D & V Hubbuck, Hexham		ex Ayr CC.
15.	Aveling & Porter no. 11451	Rhianon	Steam Tractor (conversion)	1926	PT 7442	W. Renton		Ex Eddison Road Roller
16.	Fowler no. 14406	MTOTO	Traction engine	1917	U 4171	K. Collins, Hensall
17.	Marshall no. 38024	Cressing Temple	Traction Engine	1902	TA 629	D.P. Robinson
18.	Marshall no. 87003	Surprise	Traction Engine	1934	TL 3612	Rockcliff Family		Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years !
19.	Marshall no. 79441	-	Traction engine	1925	FU 4677	J. Selby, Doncaster		Family owned since 1952
20.	Marshall no. 32092	Black Bess	Traction Engine	1899	PY 5827	Harrison Family
21.	Burrell no. 3048	-	Traction engine	1908	BD 5486	M. H. Middlewood & Sons,
22.	Aveling & Porter no. 12115	Ex Rambler	Steam Tractor	1928	VW 5172	N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire		Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion)
23.	Burrell no. 2417	Old Dutch	Steam Tractor	1901	AF 4393	M.J. Holt, Doncaster
24.	Foster no. TR5 112/06	Dragon	Steam tractor	2007	NK56 NRE	M. Young, Jarrow		Built by owner (no photo from event)
25.	Foster no. 14739	Johnboy	Steam tractor	2007	GN07 UZE	I. Gilbert, Kent		New build by Dawson Brothers
26.	Garrett no. 28249	Bruce	Traction engine	1910	FX 8223	D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire		notes
27.	Fowler no. 11082	Jaroslava	Ploughing Engines K5	1907	SV 7345	R. Goodwill, York		repatriated from Prague
28.	Marshall no. 71396	Doris	Portable engine	1919	-	R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire		Colonial fire box
29.	Aveling & Porter no. 10556	-	Steam Roller	1923	NU 544			150px]]
30.	Fowler no. 18867	IDA	Steam roller	1930	AFW 301	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]
31.	Fowler no. 12503	Bellingham	Steam roller	1912	J 7255	D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire		150px]]	Only N class roller in UK
32.	Fowler no. 15942	Ralph	Steam roller	1922	WY 8058	M. H. Middlewood,
33.	Aveling-Barford AD155	-	Diesel Road Roller	1938	TL 7540	N. Grimshaw, Bradford		Single cylinder Blackstone engine
34.	Fowler no. 17501	Pentland Queen	Steam roller	1927	SY 3413	R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire
entry no	no.	Name	type	year	reg	owner	Image	notes

Commercial & Military vehicles

Interesting collection of Mack trucks in the commercial line up.

A number of interesting vehicles were present. But the layout was a bit poor with a second line hidden behind the ones fronting the roadways & no real order to the line up !!

Details to follow

• AEC Mandator
• AEC Militant
• Albion Motors Flatbed
• Austin K2, Austin K9 and Austin Champ
• Bedford M, Green Goddess, Bedford O
• Daimler Ferret
• ERF
• Foden
• Ford Willys GPW (Jeep) & Willys MB
• Land Rover
• Mack
• Morris Commercials
• Scammell Explorer
• Scammell Highwayman
• Scammell S26

(photos to follow later) And a few more trucks besides.

Commercial vehicle exhibit list

entry no.	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Name (if named)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info

Tractors

One of the largest exhibits a Caterpillar D8

A rare Massey Ferguson 4-wd model

A concourse restoration of a Ford 4000 Pre force tractor ORA 967E in 2008

The Tractor display was quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other article.

A selection of some of the tractors I did get between rain showers are to follow.

• BMC Mini tractor
• Caterpillar D8
• County
• Farmall A
• Ferguson-Brown
• Ford-Ferguson
• Ford 3000
• Ford 4000
• Ford 5000
• Le Percheron
• Leyland 154
• Massey-Harris 744
• MF 35
• MF 35x
• MF 165 (french built)
• MF 178 4-WD
• Nuffield Universal 4
• Nuffield 4/25
• Nuffield 4/65
• Roadless
• Track-Marshall 55 (on a trailer)

Tractor exhibit list

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

2008 other exhibits

A selection of the other interesting exhibits from 2008 show

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Photo Gallery

General photos

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See also

• List of steam fairs
• Collections
• Shows and Meets
• Clubs Listing
• NTET

References / sources

• The show guide 2008