Holcot Steam Rally

Holcot Steam Rally and Country Fair
Promoter
Organisers	!!!!
Sponsors (main)
Date held on	August
Duration (days)	3
Venue	Popular Farm
Location	Holcot
County	Norhamptonshire
Country	England
NTET Accredited	YES
Attendance numbers (approximate no.)	?
Next Event Date	2010
First Event was held in (year)	?
Last Event was held in (year)	2008
No. of years held	11th - 2008
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The Holcot Steam Rally is held at the end of August and 2008 was the 11th Rally. The Village of Holcot is a few miles from the City of Northampton, in Northamptonshire, England.

2010

Date TBC

2009

EVENT CANCELLED ?

Images from the 2008 Show

An International 706

Steam ploughing demonstration

A Tractor Pulling jet engined special tractor

A Marshall threshing machine

2008 Steam engines

NOTE: List under construction

• Over 30 engines were present in 2008 with a large number working in the road building area and others in the Working area or ploughing. A number of Miniature steam engines were also present.

Note - Show guide details are incomplete / muddled up and will be updated when photos uploaded and 'missing' engines found / deciphered as no notes were made at time.

Steam Engines list

Guide no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
S1.	Ruston Proctor no. 33189	-	Steam engine	1907	CT 3949	P. Palmer	150px]]	Over 7000 hours spent on restoration
S2.	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 42036	Langham Belle	Traction engine	1932	TL 2366	W.K. Kirby & Family		In preservation since 1954
S3.	Burrell no. 3941	The Badger	Traction engine	1923	BP 9547	M. Shepherd	150px]]	On going restoration
S4.	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 43200	The Gaffer	Traction engine	1910	BE 8003	C. Griffiths,
S5.	Fowler no. 11484	Bromyard Queen Nance	Road Locomotive	1909	CJ 5367	C. Piggott,		A8 Estate Engine
S6. (S5. in guide ?)	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 36020	-	Traction engine	1924	BS 9010	J.J. Forshaw		Repatriated from Mozambique
S7. ( no number in guide? S6.)	?	name	Convertible roller	1902	?		150px]]	Partial entry in Guide ?
S8. (S7. in guide)	Fowler no. 19456	Highland Lass	Traction engine	1931	SE 3563	M. Shepherd,		Owned since 1983
S9.	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 43200	The Gaffer	traction engine	1910	BE 8003	Chris Griffith,		Duplicate entry ? of S4
S10 (S6. in guide)	Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 31298	Garioch Queen	Traction engine	1919	SA 4253	B. Peacock,	150px]]	Owned for over 25 years
SM1.	Fowler no. 14321	Yorkshire Belle	Showman's conversion	1916	BT 4580	Turner Brothers	150px]]	Type D2 (incomplete entry in guide)
SM2.	Fowler no. 18503	Royal Sovereign	Showman's conversion	1931	GO 5298	Turner Brothers	150px]]	Ex Type DNB Roller - Tar sprayer
SM3.	Fowler no. 14948	Prince of Wales	Showman's Engine (converted)	1917	EB 4999	D. Woodward		Converted in 1955 to Showmans SRL
SM4.	Fowler no. 17585	The Wander (formerly "Bonny Moorhen")	Showman's conversion	1928	UA 8178	J. Johnson & Sons, Yorkshire		(incomplete details in guide) Ex DNA roller
RR1.	Aveling & Porter no. 8241	Jasmine	Steam roller	1914	BH 7170	Mrs P. Wines,		Ex Bucks CC, owner acquired in 1970's
RR2.	Aveling & Porter no. 12876	name	Steam roller	1932	KJ 7198	D. walker	150px]]	Bought for preservation in 1985, was in use in 1970s !
RR3.	Wallis & Steevens no. 8058	Ambition	Steam roller	1930	OU 4737	M.J. Farmer,	150px]]	Livery of original owner Heanor U.D.C
RR4.	Fowler no. 16175	Paddy	Steam roller	1924	NW 8198	P.E. Johnson,		Ex Matlock and Bakewell Councils
RR5.	Aveling & Porter no. 14017	Katie (formerly ?)	Steam roller	1930	SV 6022	M. pugh,		Named after sister
RR6.	Aveling Barford no. AE576	-	Steam roller	1941	ECT 113	G. Atkinson,	150px]]	Ex War Dept for Runway building
RR7.	Wallis & Steevens no. 2357	Big Emma	Steam roller	1896	HO 6319	J.P. Vickery,		Rebuilt back to original spec by current owner
RR8.	Aveling & Porter no. 11556	Gentle Annie	Steam roller	1926	MK 6933	Michael Swain]]		Ex contractor Stanley North
SW1.	Yorkshire Wagon Co. no. 2108	Yorkshire Lad	Ploughing Engine	1927	UA 1788	Mr. Wines,	150px]]	One of only 7 in UK
unlisted	Foster no. 3710	Phoenix	Traction engine	1908	CJ 4222	owner ?
not listed	Aveling & Porter no. 14070	Billy Boy	Showman's Conversion	1930	VN 2094	Turner Brothers		Converted from a Road Roller
unlisted	Marshall no. 34151	Jimmie B	Traction engine	1900	TB 2649	owner ?

Working Engines & Machinery

Guide no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
W1.	Marshall no. 61970	Emma	Traction engine	1913	BJ 5934	T. Petty, Berkhamstead		Driving a Racksaw bench in working area.
W2.	Fowler no. 11594	Prosper-Gem	Agricultural engine	1908	EW 2335	S. Wing		in working area
W3.	Foster no. 144227 (? typo ?)	-	Agricultural engine	1924	-	Mrs. R. Groom	150px]]	Driving Allchin saw bench
W4.	Allchin no. 1499	Evedon Lad	Traction engine	1910	AY 9494	A. Poole, Daventry		Driving Foster Threshing machine
W5. (static)	Foster works No. 2146	-	Threshing machine	1922	n/a	N. Middleton,	150px]]
W6.	Marshall 5" Model	-	Steam engine	1987 (completed)	n/a	T. Middleton	(photo from event to be added)	Built by Dick Joyce , TV Presenter of Bygones
W7.	Ruston & Hornsby no. 115100	Hildary	Agricultural engine	1922	DO 2953	D. Brothwell,		Driving saw bench in Working area
RB2.	Ruston Proctor no. 34987	Rusty	Traction engine	1908	AH 5654	G.P. Wyeld,		Driving saw bench in working area.
PE1.	Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 50004	Old Hiram	Portable engine	1926	n/a	Martin Shepherd		Cancelled export order, Rebuilt between 1999 and 2006

Ploughing Engines list

Guide no.	Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
P1.	Fowler no. 15670		Z7 Ploughing Engine	1922	-	M, Davies
P2.	Fowler no. 15673		Z7 Ploughing Engine	1922	-	M. Davies
P3.	Fowler no. 15182	Achilles	Ploughing Engine	1918	HO 5869	M. Davies,		(photo from event to be added)
P4.	Fowler no. 14258	Sevington	Ploughing Engine	1916	KE 2495	J. Mann,
P5.	Fowler no. 13698 plough		5/6 furrow Plough	1923	-	M. Davies collection		Fully working cable operated plough
P6.	Fowler no. 2528	-	Ploughing Engine	1875	-	G. Debes,		Rebuilt from 25 tons of bits (ex Beeby Brothers)

Other attractions

The Kelders Family 118 Key Concert "Victory Organ"

The unusual tracks and Suspension on a Russian D75T crawler tractor at the show

Examples from these classes to follow, (if you have any photos from the event please add them to the collection) - (x) = show guide entry no.

• Cars - 39 pre 1960 & 80 post 1960 listed
• Commercial vehicles - 55 listed
• Fire engines
• Motorcycles - 65 listed
• Military vehicles - 20 listed including;
  • (3)AEC Matador - XSK 421
  • (5)Mighty Antar Tank Transporter - RSJ 597
  • Abbot Self-Propelled Gun
  • FV432 - Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • 150mm Howitzer
  • Ford Jeep - MUD 248
• Miniature Steam - 28 listed
• Plant & machinery - A range of machines in the road building & working areas
  • Priestman Dragline
  • Stone Crushers
  • Diesel Road Rollers
  • Combine Harvesters
  • Saw benchs
  • Threshing machines
  • Balers
• Stationary Engines - 55 listed
• tractors - 120 +
• Demonstrations of; Steam ploughing, Combine Harvesters working, Fairground rides and Fairground Organs.
• Club displays including;
  • East Northants Land Rover Club
  • Morris Minor Club
  • Wot No Brakes - Mini Owners Club of Northamptonshire
  • Road Roller Association tent
• Various Charities and local groups
• Industrial railway

2008 Tractors

Tractor exhibit list

entry no.	Make	Model no. / type	Reg no.	Serial no. (if known)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info
?	Belarus	Belarus DT75M	-	?	year ?	owner ?		Russian built
?	International Harvester	International 706	-	IH sn ?	?	owner ?
?	McCormick	McCormick-Deering 10-20	-	sn ?	year ?	0wner		Restored on steel straked wheels
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]]

Next Years Rally

• Date TBC

See also

• Shows and Meets
• Show Reports

References / sources

• Show guide
• photos from event
• info boards with the exhibits

External links

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