Some Photos of the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally, 9 June 2007



Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally
The event was held at Rainscombe Park, a beautiful location in a deep valley.

Rainscombe House
Rainscombe House at the head of the valley and overlooking the rally.

Wallis Stevens Royal Star, traction engine
Wallis Stevens Royal Star.

Ford cars
Ford cousins.

Tractor line-up
Tractor line-up.

Case tractor
Case tractor

Fordson Tractor
Fordson tractor.

Motor cycle parade
Motor cycle parade in the arena.

Motor cycle parade

Motor cycle parade
The second time around and I had been spotted.

Ford Thames 4 TFO225
Commercial Vehicles. Ford Thames 4 and Rutland Van.

Atkinson 412UXH
Atkinson

Leyland Super Comet UNP961F
Leyland Super Comet

Bedford TK and Scammell
Scammell and Bedford TK.

Scammell 515BDH
Scammell Highwayman tractor unit.

Bedford RL JJD243D
Bedford RL truck.

American Living History exhibit
American Living History

Tractors
Tractors

Fowler Ploughing Engines
Fowler Ploughing Engines.

Steam ploughing
"General French", one of the ploughing engines.

Steam ploughing
The ploughing carriage is pulled between the two engines.

Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing

Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing

Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing

Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing.

Harvester
Harvester.

Anzani Iron Horse
Anzani Iron Horse.

Tractor ploughing
Tractor ploughing.

Anzani Iron Horse
Anzani Iron Horse.

Ploughing field
Ploughing field.

Plough horses
Plough Horses.

Plough horses
"What did you think of the game last night?"

Plough horses
Aligning the first furrow. The horses remained completely placid
even when the ploughing engines whistled to indicate they were
about to start the next furrow. Well, I jumped.

Plough horses
Another pair of horses.

Plough horses

Plough horses

Plough horses

Plough horses
Turning the plough in its own length.

Plough horses
Patiently waiting.


In the Falconry display tent. "If I wasn't tied to this post..."


A wayward flying display bird relocated by way of its radio transmitter.


The miniature engine line up.


The only two full sized engines to enter the ring.


The final line up.

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