| Pickering Steam Rally | |
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| Some of the showman's engines lined up at Pickering on the Saturday evening in the Fairground area | |
| Promoter | Events & Exhibitions Ltd (in 2009) |
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| Organisers | |
| Sponsors (main) | |
| Date held on | August |
| Duration (days) | 4 |
| Venue | Pickering Showground |
| Location | Pickering |
| County | North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| NTET Accredited | ? |
| Attendance numbers (approximate no.) |
? |
| Next Event Date | 2011 |
| First Event was held in (year) | ? |
| Last Event was held in (year) | 2009 |
| No. of years held | ? |
| New owner has taken on the showground & a new promoter is proposing to run the rally for 2010 | |
| Events Web Site | www.pickeringsteam.com |
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The LHS of Fairground from theFootbridge in 2009
The Wall of Death and the Russells Circus from the footbridge
The Pickering Steam Rally is held each August at The Showground at Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The Event was organised by the Events and Exibitions Ltd and is one of a number of commercial rallies (as opposed to club & charity events). The Event has been hosted for the last few years by The Pickering Showground, located on the edge of Pickering Town on the edge of the the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The Rally was previously run by The Events Office Ltd for several years. Prior to that it was was run by several other groups having started as a get together early on in the history of steam rallies by a few engine owners in the 1960s.
The site is a large multi-field site with some permanent infrastruct in the form of the Modern Northern Events Arena. The whole area is sheltered by trees and is adjacent to the Main Malton to Pickering Road.
2009 Event news[]
The 2009 event is one of the biggest to date and was billed as the biggest 4 day show in the country of this type. This was the 57th event held, making it one of the longest running steam fair events, but sadly this may have been the last due to the high costs of staging such events and financial problems with the previous & current promoters.[1]
2009 event exhibits[]
Some of the highlights are listed below with lists of the exhibits Exhibit classes included:
- Steam engines & Miniature steam
- Tractors
- Several Working areas
- 3 Show rings
- Commercial vehicles
- Fairground rides, Stalls and Fairground Organs with Steam and modern rides.
- Vintage Cars
- Motor & Pedal cycles
- Vintage Horticultural machinery
- Trade stalls & Auto jumble
- Collectable Models
- Collectables
- Stationary Engines
- Clubs stand for various organisations
- Craft displays & stands in the indoor Arena.
- Beer tent and Stage with several acts over the 4 days
- A selection of catering vans and another Beer tent in the fairground area
- Etc.
2009 Steam engines[]
Exhibit no's not quoted as non displayed in some sections or listed.
The line up was billed as 90 engines !!
NOTE: This list of engines is under construction and some are from another event. engines with a 
were present (others not verififed / updated yet).
| Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveling & Porter no. 8601
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ALBION | Showman's Engine | 1915 | OT 4239 | P. Bowron, Co Durham | 150px]] | Conversion was a Roller originally |
| X Aveling & Porter no. 8754 | The Squire of Tong | Steam Roller | 1916 | VN 2370 | D. Hare, Bradford | 
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| Aveling & Porter no. 10357 | Resolution | Steam Roller | 1922 | NL 4218 | owner ? | 150px]] | Interesting Blue colour scheme Not listed |
| Aveling & Porter no. 10575 | Luci | Steam Roller | 1923 | PR 280 | B. Summerell, Middlesbrough | 
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Ex Eddison Steam Rolling Co. |
| X Aveling & Porter no. 11145 | Ayesha | Steam Roller | 1925 | TN 216 | A. Borthwich, Seaham | 
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| Aveling & Porter no. 11451 | Rhianon | Steam Tractor | 1926 | PT 7442 | W. Renton | 150px]] | ? |
| Aveling & Porter no. 12115 | Ex Rambler | Steam Tractor | 1928 | VW 5172 | N. Crisp, York | To add | Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion) |
| X Aveling & Porter no. 14070 | Billy Boy | Showman's Engine | 1930 | VN 2094 | P. Bloom | to add150px | Ex Tractor (conversion) |
| Aveling & Porter no. 14071 | Kathleen | Steam Roller | 1930 | VN 2095 | owner ? | 150px]] | not listed |
| Aveling & Porter no. 14125 | Ruby | Steam Roller | 1931 | KJ 1891 | D. Tesseyman, York | 150px]] | |
| Burrell no. 2093 | Duke of Ongar was (Old Faithfull) | Traction Engine | 1898 | NO 6881 | M. Charlton Northumberland | 150px]] | Renamed |
| X Burrell no. 2417 | Old Dutch | Steam Tractor | 1901 | AF 4393 | M.J. Holt, Doncaster | 150px]] | |
| X Burrell no. 2696 | The Maori | Traction Engine | 1904 | BS 8259 | M. Ellis. Dalton | 150px]] | |
| X Burrell no. 3444 | His Lordship | Showman's Engine | 1913 | CK 3403 | G. Atkinson, Collection | 
|
Scarborough Fair Collection |
| Burrell no. 3618 | The Scout | Traction Engine | 1914 | TD 4276 | owner ? | 
|
not in guide |
| X Burrell no. 3888 | General Gough | Showman's Engine | 1921 | NO 2379 | N & B Myers & Sons, York | 150px]] | |
| Burrell no. 3909 | Winston Churchill | Showman's Engine | 1922 | NR 965 | owner ? | To Add | On lorry (not in guide) |
| Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 38742 | Louise | Traction Engine | 1906 | NL 1216 | A. Lister, Morpeth | 
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| X Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 43187 | Atlantia | Traction Engine | 1910 | AH 5473 | K. Bygrave, Kellington | 150px]] | |
| X Foden no. 13218 | Cestria | Steam wagon | 1928 | BUP 7 | 150px]] | ||
| X Foden no. 13536 | - | Steam wagon | 1930 | RY 9259 | Ritchie collection | 
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| X Fowler no. 11082 | Jaroslava (ex Magdaburg) |
Ploughing Engines K5 | 1907 | SV 7345 | R. Goodwill, York | 150px]] | |
| X Fowler no. 11114 | Puffin Billy | Traction engine | 1906 (1913 in TER 2008) | DS 8075 | W. Ellis, Kilburn | 150px]] | |
| X Fowler no. 14321 | Yorkshire Belle | Showman's Engine | 1916 | BT 4580 | Turner Brothers | to add | |
| X Fowler no. 14406 | MTOTO | Traction engine | 1917 | U 4171 | ? | 150px]] | Not in Guide |
| X Fowler no. 15981 | Eve | Steam roller | 1923 | SV 5862 | L. Donn, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | |
| Fowler no. 16289 | Supremacy | Traction engine | 1925 | NL 8292 | Webster family, Rippon | 150px]] | |
| X Fowler no. 16439 | Delilah | Showman's Engine | 1925 | SM 5121 | L. Vernon, Hetton Le Hole | 150px]] | Formerly Billy |
| X Fowler Phoenix | Phoenix | Road Locomotive | 200? | n/a | J. Smith | 150px]] | Built from bits ! (no s/n listed) |
| X Garrett no. 32284 | Princess Maud | Showman's Engine | 1918 | DX 3099 | G. Atkinson | 
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Scarborough Fair Collection |
| X Garrett no. 32762 | Princess Mary | Showman's Engine | 1915 | AD 8954 | P. Dunford & Son Wakefield | 150px]] | |
| X Garrett no. 33486 | Queen of Gt.Britain | Showman's Engine | 1919 | AD 8787 | Turner Brothers | 150px]] | |
| X Marshall no. 32092 | Black Bess | Traction Engine | 1899 | PY 5827 | Harrison Family | 150px]] | |
| Marshall no. 35978 | The Hermit | Traction Engine | 1901 | TA 2434 | K. Myers, Thirsk | 150px]] | |
| X Marshall no. 38024 | Cressing Temple | Traction Engine | 1902 | TA 629 | D.P. Robinson | 150px]] | |
| Marshall no. 38977 | King John | Steam Tractor | 1903 | HR 3775 | C. Peacock, York | 150px]] | |
| X Marshall no. 76890 | Wayfarer | Traction Engine | 1923 | PY 272 | C. West | 150px]] | |
| Marshall no. 87003 | Surprise | Traction Engine | 1934 | TL 3612 | Rockcliff Family | 150px]] | Owned by same Family for last 50 years ! |
| X McLaren no. 682 | - | Traction Engine | 190? | - | 150px]] | ||
| Robey no. | Robey | Portable engine | 1940 | n/a | D. Warren, Yarm | To add | Ex Irish engine |
| X Robinson & Auden no. 1376 | Little Buttercup | Traction engine | 1900 | AD 8889 | H. Lyons, Bedale | To add | Only TE survivor by R & A |
| Ruston & Hornsby no. 169166 | Queen Bess | Traction engine | 1929 / 1933(TER 2008) | TL 3433 | Preston of Potto collection | to add | Listed as last built (but TER 2008 lists others) ? |
| X Sentinel no. 6079 | - | Steam wagon | 1925 | YL 2835 | R. Goodwill | To add | Tanker body |
| X Sentinel no. 8351 | - | Steam wagon DG4 | 19? | WE 3236 | ? | To add | |
| Wallis & Steevens no. 2489 | Victoria | Traction engine | 1900 | AD 8906 | A. Jackson, Holmfirth | to add | |
| X Wallis & Steevens no. 7769 | Ambition | Steam roller | 1930 ? | OU 4737 | to add | ||
| no. | Name | type | year | reg | owner | Image | notes |
Fairground and Organs[]
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The fairground engine line at night
The fairground was only rivalled by GDSF for size. With a good selection of classic Steamfair rides and a number of modern ones.
- List to follow
Music was provided around the site with a large turnout of fairground organs spread around the site.
- 98 key Limonaire Organ
- others to add here.
Commercial & Military vehicles[]
Trucks leaving the arena parade
A number of interesting vehicles were present. A good line up of Scammels and some other rare or unique models were present. The Organisation (layout) of some areas looked a bit disjointed with Vans and light commercials mixed in with the Large trucks.
The Military vehicles were in a separate area by the tractors away from the Commercials ? and had plenty of spare space by them, but were cut off from the two main rings.
Details to follow once steam sorted
- (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.
Tractors[]
The huge Ford FW-30
The Tractor display was quite large but some disappeared after the Parade mid after noon. The layout was better for taking photos than some shows, but the order of the exhibits was only partially structured as exhibits were in some groupings and others were randomly mixed up, but were not packed too tight in the main as is usually the case.
A selection of the few I did get to follow.
- Allis-Chalmers Model B
- Allis-Chalmers Model D272
- BMC Mini tractor
- Bolens
- Case Crossmotors range
- Cletrac - several models
- County
- David Brown VAK1
- David Brown 2D
- David Brown 25
- David Brown 885
- Ferguson-Brown
- Ford-Ferguson
- Fordson
- Ford
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| 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 | |
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Plant and other working demonstrations[]
Classic plant[]
An immaculately restored Bristol Taurus and Back Actor.
A display of classic plant was provided by Vintage Excavator Trust members, with demonstrations of working draglines & a Caterpillar D4 in an area by the tractor & Stationary engine section.
- VET display
- Aveling Barford roller
- Bristol Taurus
- Caterpillar D4
- JCB Hydra-Digger
- Priestman Lion dragline from WWII
- Ruston-Bucyrus RB 22 dragline
- LaAnson Crushers dispolay
- Aveling Barford roller
- Stothert & Pitt pedestrian roller
- Pegson crushers
- Mortor carts
- Paddies motorbike (rammers)
- Opperman Motocart
- collection of authentic hand tools, signs etc as used by a 1950 streetworks gang
- Timber yard demonstration
Several sawmill demonstrations powered by steam
- Farmyard demonstration
- 3 steam powered threshing sets were working
- Balers powered by tractor
- Milling machinery also belt powered.
2008 Event[]
Exhibits that attended in 2008 include:
- add details of earlier events here please
See also[]
References / sources[]
External links[]
- official web site(new operators)
Traction talk Forum - For discussions on this and other rallies
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