Lincoln Steam Rally 2013
Showman's Engines
This is one of a series of pages which I have uploaded to illustrate facets of steam rallies we have attended in the UK. Such events occur all over the country in the summer months, they are easily found by using your favourite search engine and may have anything between a handful of steam engines and hundreds (as at the Great Dorset Steam Fair which could probably be fairly described as having an excess of riches). Click here for the Lincoln index and click here for the overall index.
A particular feature at Lincoln is the number of showman's engines which are used to generate electricity to power mechanical organs and these are shown under 'Working Engines' in addition to those below. This section also includes the showman's tractors, as far as I can see their main distinction is that the latter may not be fitted with generators. A number of these are conversions in that they started off life as steam rollers, a process which does not always go down well with traditionalists. As a newcomer to the hobby, I adopt a neutral stance.
Showman's Engines
These were distributed between the steam engine and fairground area.
