Cumbria Steam Gathering

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The Cumbria Vintage Gathering is held each July at Cark Airfield near the Village of Flookburgh in southern Cumbria, England. The gathering is organised by the Cumbria Steam and Vintage Society and raises funds for the local charity organisations like the Air Ambulance and Bay Search and Rescue. The Event has been hosted for the last few years on the Cark Airfield site which provides a substancial area of hard standing for the steam and commercial vehicle exibits and some of the Fair ground rides.

[edit] 2009 Event

The 2009 event is a National Traction Engine Trust Authorised Event. Exhibit classes:

• Steam engines - 29 listed
• Miniature Steam Engines - 22 listed
• Tractors - 180
• Vintage Cars & Motor cycles -
• Commercial vehicles - 150
• Military vehicles - 40
• Fairground rides & Stalls
• Classic plant included a JCB & a Hydrocon crane
• Agricultural machinery about 40 different machines were on display or being demonstrated.
• Trade stalls
• Collectable Models
• Collectables
• Stationary Engines - 90
• Organs 5
• Club stands.
• craft tent
• Etc.

[edit] 2009 Steam engines

Data from this event to be added

Steam Engines list

Engine (make & No.)	Name	Type	year built	Reg no.	Owner	Photo	Misc info
Burrell no. 3121	Keeling	Agricultural Engine	1909	NO 1310	D & J Smith
Burrell no. 3288	Nancy	Showman's Engine	1911	TA 1118	D.A. Prout & Sons, Gloucestershire		Livery of 'Joseph Brewer & Sons Golden Galopers'
Fowler no. 13141	Jo	Road Locomotive	1913	HO 5677	M. Davies, Inkberow
Fowler no. 14257	Linkey	Ploughing Engines	1916	KE 2494	M & A Jones, Droitwich
Fowler No. 15902	Jessica	Steam roller	1923	KR 8728	D. Wardell		Livery of 'D. Wardell & Sons of Birmingham'
Garrett no. 23992	Lucy	Traction Engine	1902	CF 8478	S.E. Davis & Son collection
Marshall no. 78667	Emily	Agricultural Engine (was a Roller)	1925	HO 6360	S.E. Davis & Son collection
Belliss & Morcom No.8890	CAITLIN	Industrial engine	?	NA	M. J. Pomery		Engine ex Droitwich Spa laundry (A small Aveling Barford boiler now used for steam)

[edit] Commercial & Military vehicles

A number of interesting vehicles were present including these;

• AEC Mandator
• AEC Militant
• Albion Motors Flatbed
• Austin K2, Austin K9 and Austin Champ
• Bedford M, Green Goddess, Bedford O
• Bristol artic
• Daimler Ferret
• Diamond T in Pickfords livery
• ERF A series
• Ford Willys GPW (Jeep) & Willys MB
• Humber Pig
• Morris Commercials LC5
• Scammell Explorer
• Scammell
• numerous other commercials

photos to follow later and a few others trucks besides.

[edit] Tractors

A few of the makes / models included;

• BMC Mini tractor
• Case
• County
• David Brown
• Ferguson-Brown
• Ford-Ferguson
• Ford Model T tractor conversions
• Leyland 154
• International Harvester - variouse models
• JCB 3C
• Massey-Harris 744
• MF 35
• MF 35x
• MF 165 (french built)
• MF 178 4-WD
• MF 1200
• Muir-Hill shunter based on a Fordson_Major
• Nuffield Universal 4
• Nuffield 4/25
• Nuffield 4/65
• Roadless
• Field Marshall

[edit] Fair ground

• The Howard Brothers Gallopers
• Wall of Death
• Big Wheel
• various side shows
• The Kelders Fairground Organs from Holland
  • The Victory
  • The Locomotion
• Various other organs

[edit] 2008 Event

Detail's can be added here of past events. (add a few or more of your favourite exhibits from past years here please)

[edit] See also

• List of steam fairs
• Collections
• Shows and Meets
• Clubs Listing
• NTET

[edit] References / sources

• The show guide 2009

[edit] External links