Belvoir Castle Steam Festival

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A Classic Steam fair ride at the show in 2008

"Repulse" a Fowler built Showmans engine

The Belvoir Castle Steam Festival or Steam Rally is held each year on the Fields below Belvoir Castle, Home of the Duke of Rutland, in the Midlands between Grantham and Nottingham, in England. The Event is held in May, and has suffered with others from the weather over the last few years but it was good in 2008, but 2009 suffered again with a wet Saturday reducing visitor numbers.

[edit] The Future

After the rain hit visitor numbers there were reports that the 2010 event would not take place but this event is popular with exhibitors and tractor clubs and a new deal with the site owners has hopefully secured the 2010 event. But a Major sponsor is being sought to secure the events future as past events have made a loss.

[edit] Ford and Fordson Expo

The 2009 event featured a fantastic display by the Ford and Fordson Association with over 200 Ford tractors. Including a number of Roadless and County conversion with a few other rare examples such as trackson crawlers.

[edit] Attractions

Fairground organ at the show

The Militiary Vehicle line up in 2007 with the Castle behind on the skyline

The Show features;

• Steam engines
• Steam rollers
• Showmans Engines
• Tractors with a featured make or theme each year.
• Stationary Engines
• Road building demonstrations
• Fair ground rides
• Fair ground Organs
• Commercial vehicles displays and some Heavy Haulage Trucks.
• Military vehicles and renactments, with rides in tanks
• Collectable Models and both static & working scale Engineering Models
• Threshing machinery demonstrations.
• Vehicle recovery demonstrations
• NTET National Traction engine Trust Stand
• RRA Road Roller Association stand and displays
• Historic Vehicle club stands and displays
• Trade stalls
• Food & drink tents & stands.

[edit] 2007 Show gallery

A promotional vehicle XU 177 built to look like a Worthingtons beer bottle

An early example of a custom built promotional vehicle

[edit] 2008 Show gallery

An immaculate example of an Austin delivery van at the show in 2008

A Tank transporter with Centurion tank an example of Heavy Haulage and Military vehicles on display at shows

A Chaseside crane

A Ford 8N with Ferguson system tractor

[edit] 2008 Steam engines

Some of the engines at the 2008 event NOTE table under construction (some entries from other events in blanked section)

Steam Engines list

Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
Aveling-Barford	-	Convertible roller	?	?	?		In RRA display
Foden no. 4086	-	Steam wagon	1913	M 4848	S. Plumb & Family		Repatriated from Australia
Foden no. 13536	-	Steam wagon	1930	RY 9259	Ritchie collection
Foden no. 13764	-	Steam wagon	1930	TF 3106	Owner ?		Livery of "Mechanical Tar Spraying Co."
Foster no. 14501	Victorious	Showman's road locomotive	1920	MD 983	T. Pettigrove		Driving a fairground organ
Fowler no. 2479	-	Ploughing Engine	1874	NR 1213	Beeby Brothers collection, Rempston		part Beeby Bros Set no, 4
Fowler no. 9279	Kitchener	Road Locomotive	1907	SY 1125	Owner ?		Livery of "Norman Box, Manchester"
Fowler no. 9475	Duke of Rutland	Showman's conversion	1902	BS 8015	Owner ?		Driving the Fair Ground rides.
Fowler no. 14406	MTOTO	Traction engine	1917	U 4171	owner ?
Fowler no. 15288	MrBlower	Steam tractor	1919	U 4952	?		Returned to original tractor form from Showmans (conversion)
Fowler no. 15653	Renown	Showman's Engine	1923	CU 978	Howard Brothers collection
Fowler no. 19456	Highland Lass	Tractor	1931	SE 3563	owner ?
Garrett no. 33296	Adventurer	Tractor	1918	BJ 5510	owner ?
Garrett no. 34461	Victoria	Tractor	1924	PM 4795	owner ?
Marshall no. 49725	Old Nick	TE	1908	BW 4509	owner ?
Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies no. 18404	Sybil	TE	1906	NO 6925	owner ?
Ruston Proctor no. 33189	-	TE	1907	CT 3949	owner
Wallis & Steevens no. 8058	Ambition	RR	[[1930]	OU 4737	owner
Yorkshire Wagon Co. no. 117	Denby Maiden	Steam wagon	1905	CA 170	J.C Ward		Rare surviving example
no.	Name	type	year	reg	owner	Image	notes

[edit] 2008 Tractors and Plant

Tractor exhibit list

entry no.	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Serial no. (if known)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info
03	John Deere Model MC	-	serial no ?	Year	Owner ?		Immaculate example
-	Aveling-Barford Roller	ECT 113	AE576	1941	Owner ?		Motor Roller on the RRA stand
38	Aveling-Barford GA Roller	XTL 413	?	1965	Owner ?		Shown in As Found condition on RRA stand
-	Barford Roller	AEG 52A	Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Compact roller model ?
-	Chaseside	Reg no. ?	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		Chaseside Crane based on a Fordson Model N tractor
36	Motor Units	-	Gigantic	1933	Owner ?		Pre war pavement roller
-	Utility Roller	Reg no. ?	-	194?	Owner ?		Ministry Design utility roller built round a Fordson Model N
Tractors (by entry number were known)
10	Lanz Bulldog model ?	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Unusual model with Cab, looks more like a interwar Car or small truck
16	Lanz Bulldog model ?	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Late model design ?
28	Marshall Type M	FP 4123	1533	Year ?	Owner ?		Early model prior to Field Marshall
38	Fowler VF	POP 1 ?	Serial no or Name	Year	Owner ?		Original un restored example
39	Fowler VF	-	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Fitted with Blaw-Knox Bulldozer gear
65	Ford-Ferguson	JSJ 142	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored Ford 8N with Ferguson system
73	Fordson E27N Major	EC 7?91	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Notes
74	Fordson E27N Major	EAS 851	Serial no or Name	1947	Plumtree family		Restored example
76	Fordson E27N Major	Reg no. ?	-	Year	Owner ?		TVO engined Major with original head lights on cast brackets
83	Fordson Power Major	RFX 814	-	1960	Owner ?		Fitted Cameron Gardner rear loader & front Cook Winch. Ex Ferry co.
87	Fordson Super Major	Reg no. ?	Henry	Year ?	Owner ?		Fitted with 6-cylinder truck engine
93	Fordson Dexta	UVS 184	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Unusual as fitted with a restored Winsam cab
94	Ford 2000 Dexta	HPP 982C	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example
108	MAN Ackerdiesel	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Unusual (in UK) German 4-wd tractor
132	Mogul 8-16	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored early model
134	International 8-16 Junior	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent early model
135	McCormick-Deering	BRO 751	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored example of 10-20 ?
141	McCormick / International T-6 ?	-	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Preserved in original condition
14?	Farmall BN	-	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Interesting tricycle row crop design
155 ?	International Super BW-6	Reg no. ?	-	Year	Owner ?		Immaculate example
158	International B250	REW 270	No. 106 built	1956	Owner ?		Has a neat history note sheet attached :)
163 ?	International BTD6	-	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored example
164	International B275	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example
177	International B614	LNR 183E	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example
179	Roadless International 634	Reg no. ?	Roadless no. ?	1969	Chris Hawks, Chesterfield		One of only about 220 Roadless versions built
182	International 1056XL	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Very high speced in its day
183	Ferguson-Brown	-	Ferguson-Brown no. ?	1936	Owner ?		Very rare tractor
190	Ferguson Trailer	-	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored Ferguson tipping trailer
205	Ferguson FE-35	6292 WB	-	Year ?	Owner ?		The Gold looks dark ?
218	Nuffield Universal (Perkins)	HCE 803	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Perkins conversion.
221	Nuffield 3/42	Reg no. ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Notes
224	Nuffield 4/65	JCT 277F	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent example
225	Nuffield 3/45	PPY 499G	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent example
226	Nuffield 4/25	Reg no. ? J	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent example and 3/45's behind in line up
-	EVA Ford 3000	-	Serial no or Name	1972	Peter Plehov ?		Unusual 4-wd conversion built in Belgium by EVA(ex Austrian farm)
245	County 754 (Super-4)	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	1973	Graham Hollingshead		Rare county with Select-o-speed gear box
247	EVA Ford 7400	-	Serial no or Name	1976	Graham Hollingshead		Unusual 4-wd conversion built in Belgium by EVA from a Ford 7000 and a 6-cylinder industrial engine.
246	County 4600-Four	Reg no. ?	Serial no or	1975	Owner ?		Ongoing restoration of this fairly rare model
251	Allis-Chalmers Model B	Reg no. ?	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored example
276	Massey-Ferguson 35	MDO 364 ?	Serial no or	Year ?	Owner ?		Number plate part covered is this correct ?
280	Fordson Dexta	6479 NG	Serial no or Name	Year ?	M. Widdowson & Son		Rare example of a tractor with roll bar left on.
283	County FC 1004	UAX 110G	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Unusual forward control County
284	Minneapolis-Moline	CAY 891	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Model no ? -(can you tell what this is ? please add no.)
288	John Deere	?L 8866	Serial no	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored JD Rowcrop model ? Rutland Group - NVTEC
332	URSUS C355	Reg no. ?	-	1975	Gerald Foster, Nottinghamshire		Bought from Northern Ireland 2004 & restored
-	Bristol	-	Serial no	Year ?	Owner ?		Early Bristol crawler (a Belvoir regular but no info)
-	David Brown 25	Reg no. ?	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		A restored DB 25
-	David Brown 770 Selectamatic	CJL 9 ?	-	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example
-	Ferguson FE-35	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Ferguson tractor and restored 3ton tipping trailer
-	Ferguson TE20 & Ferguson Sack lifter	WFO 367	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		An unusual accessory on show from the extensive Ferguson implements range.
-	Fordson Model N	Reg no. ?	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example of the wide winged version
-	Ford 5000	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Excellent restored example
-	Ford TW-25	Reg no. ?		Year ?	M. Stone		In need of a bit of TLC
-	International B614	WTL 298	Serial no ?	Year ?	Owner ?		Restored example with 2 furrow plough
-	Muir-Hill 171	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year ?	Owner ?		In original unrestored condition
To add entries copy section below and paste into table and replace text with entry details
-	Make & Model (no.)	Reg no. ?	Serial no or Name	Year	Owner ?		Notes

[edit] 2008 Commercials and Cars

2008 Commercial vehicle exhibit list

entry no. (Most entries fail to display no.)	Make & model / no.	Reg no.	Name (if named)	year built	Owner	Photo	Misc info
-	AEC Mamouth Major MkII	BBP 425	-	Year ?	Dennis Moulding		8x4 Flatbed with 'fake' Crate Load
-	Atkinson Borderer artic & Low Loader	PJH 33D	-	Year ?	P. Hedger		Has Low loader with 'Classic Tarpaulin Sheeted load' with accommodation inside on neck, used to transport smaller truck with the van loaded on top.
-	Austin	BRY 186	-	Year ?	Hedger		Deliver Van from the Hedger collection of commercial vehicles
-	Douglas Timber Tractor	PUT 510	Knocker	Year	John Holman ?		Converted AEC Militant based
-	ERF EC11	W511 YKK	-	?	Owner ?		Transport for Earlier classic ERF on triaxle step frame machinery trailer
-	Foden Model ?	JML 136K	-	Year ?	Jeff Rowlett & Daughters		Ex Metropolitan Water Board Mobile Workshop / recovery unit.
-	Rotinoff Atlantic	UAS 407	-	1957	Tony Jordan collection		One of only 22 built, ex Swiss Army
-	Scammell Contractor	HBB 775W	Name	Year ?	Owner ?		Demonstrating Heavy Haulage with a Centurion Tank load.
-	Scammell Contractor	WYO 293H	M6206	Year ?	Owner ? (Ex Pickfords)		Retained in former operators livery
-	Scammell Junior Constructor	CVC 273C	Yeoman	Year	Paul Hand ?		Notes
-	Scammell Junior Constructor	VXD 530	Resolute	Year	Owner ?		Ex Pickfords no. M2070
-	Scammell S26	F300 PHN	Evening Star	1988	Owner ?		Last S26 Sold by Scammell. Rated for 300 ton GTW working
-	Scania 142M	BIG 7073	On a Highway to Hell	Year ?	Owner ?		Customised truck
-	Volvo F89	Reg no. ?	-	Year	Owner ?		Ex Yeoman Transport used to move classic Scammell
-	Unipower Tractor	LBM 640	Name	Year	Owner ?		4-WD short wheel base with winch
-
Cars (to be split off later)
-	Hillman Imp	SCT 706J	-	?	Owner ?		Has a rear mounted slanted alloy engine.
-	Pontiac	GDA 842V	-	1980	Owner ?		Classic American sports car
-	Make & Model (no.)	Reg no. ?	Name	Year	Owner ?		Notes

[edit] 2009 Gallery

Tractor pullers warming up in the ring

[edit] 2009 Steam exhibits

List to follow

[edit] 2009 Tractors and Plant

List to follow

[edit] 2009 FFA Expo 5

List to follow

[edit] 2009 Commercials and cars

List to follow

[edit] 2009 Military Vehicles

List to follow

[edit] 2009 Working Demonstrations

• Recovery operators association

Airbag recovery of a overturned trailer	Breakdown crane recovering a overturned tanker

• Threshing
• Road building
• Tractor pulling

[edit] See also

• Shows and Meets
• Steam fairs
• Show Reports

[edit] External links

• Steamscencs list of engines at the 2008 event