The Bill Targett Memorial Steam Rally

This week’s photos have been taken at The Bill Targett Memorial Steam Rally, Colden Common near Eastleigh, Hampshire. This event is held each year with a large selection of vintage vehicles; we attended with our steam traction engine along with about 30 others.

I hope you enjoy the photos of just a small selection of the exhibits that were there.

Jump to Land Rover 101 Jump to Field Marshall Tractor Jump to Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller "Sir Lancelot" Jump to Fowell Traction Engine "Cromwell" Jump to The line up of engines Jump to In the arena Jump to The other side Jump to Engine drivers having a chat Jump to Aveling Porter Roller Jump to Ransome and Burrell Jump to Marshall Traction Engine "Victoria Empress of India" Jump to Heading home
Land Rover 101

Land Rover 101

This is another of the favourites in our house.

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Field Marshall Tractor

Field Marshall Tractor

One of many of the tractors on show.
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Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller "Sir Lancelot"

Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller "Sir Lancelot"

Number 7779

Built 1923

Reg No HO 6260

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Fowell Traction Engine "Cromwell"

Fowell Traction Engine "Cromwell"

Number 103

Built 1913

Reg No AH 5456

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The line up of engines

The line up of engines

This is just a few of the steam engines in the line up.
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In the arena

In the arena

This is a view that only the engine drivers get. This was taken from the footplate of our engine "Victoria" in the arena where they had a parade of all the steam vehicles each day.
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The other side

The other side

Thiis taken from the other side, notice the miniature in the middle of the full size steamers.

This is a 4" scale model of a McLaren Showmans Road Loco, this engine was built in 2003 and is called Catherine.

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Engine drivers having a chat

Engine drivers having a chat

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Aveling Porter Roller

Aveling Porter Roller

Number 11675

Built 1926

Reg No RK 8041

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Ransome and Burrell

Ransome and Burrell

Left of the picture is a Ransome, Sims & Jefferies steam tractor "General Wolfe"

Number 39127

Built 1928

Reg No PN 1903

Right of the picture is a Burrell Traction Engine "Charlie B"

Number 3746

Built 1917

Reg No MA 5733

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Marshall Traction Engine "Victoria Empress of India"

Marshall Traction Engine "Victoria Empress of India"

This is our engine

Number 14242

Built 1886

Reg No HO 5913

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Heading home

Heading home

After a good weekend this is Victoria and my living wagon on the 26 mile journey back home, it only took us 6 hours and that includes an hour for lunch!
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