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.
Land Rover 101
This is another of the favourites in our house.
Field Marshall Tractor
One of many of the tractors on show.
Wallis and Steevens Steam Roller "Sir Lancelot"
Number 7779
Built 1923
Reg No HO 6260
Fowell Traction Engine "Cromwell"
Number 103
Built 1913
Reg No AH 5456
The line up of engines
This is just a few of the steam engines in the line up.
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.
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.
Engine drivers having a chat
Aveling Porter Roller
Number 11675
Built 1926
Reg No RK 8041
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
Marshall Traction Engine "Victoria Empress of India"
This is our engine
Number 14242
Built 1886
Reg No HO 5913
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!