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Traction engine wheel complete with solid rubber tyre. |
I am taking a few days off - and happen, pretty much by accident, to find myself within striking distance of the Great Dorset Steam Rally - a massive celebration of the age of steam-power which blossoms into smokey action annually on a remote farm near the Dorset town of Blandford Forum.
Here traction engines large and small steam and smoke and, quite honestly, cavort! It provided a stunning spectacle on a hot dry August bank holiday Monday. The highlight is to see some of these giants under full steam racing up and down a hill (see the final picture below), taking the viewer back to a world where steam was the main source of power.
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One of the smaller and more delicate steam driven vechicles. |
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A line of massive steam rollers - the machines that used to roll the roads into being.
The traction engine displays included showing how they powered sawmills, hay bailing and emphasizsd their importance in World War One.
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Wood sawing. |
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Excellent improvised use of beer (pub) umbrella. |
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A line of beautiful carnival steam engines.
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Shoe engine on the move. |
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And from the front. |
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Traction engines - many pulling heavy loads make circuits around the arena. |
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