Bressingham Traction Engine Gathering, (26th - 27th June, 2021)

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 normally 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 overall index for 2021.

Our previous rally had been Grand Henham in September 2019, so it was not inappropriate that we resumed our 'normal' lifestyle with a cat sitting stay with friends near Diss. It removed the risk of a late cancellation and while the number of engines was not going to be large, I was more or less guaranteed two 'new' engines and two more which I hadn't seen in steam. We went on Sunday, it was overcast while we admired the gardens and the sun duly made an appearance after 15.00. Of course, there are static museum exhibits here too, some of which are shown in our 2017 report. I have also uploaded a page covering the active non-miniature steam locomotives (one standard gauge, the rest 610mm gauge. The active road engines are shown below, but first here are the two most satisfying pictures of the day.

Showman's Engine

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Robey	41492/1924	FE 5736	"Bathsheba"   Old Warden Rally 2013 Picture  Grand Henham Rally 2017 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019 Picture  Grand Henham 2019 Picture

Steam Roller

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Burrell	3993/1924	CF 5646	Bressingham Museum 2017 Picture Weeting Rally 2018 Picture

Portables

		Maker	Number	Notes
		E.Youngs		Unique survivor of this local Diss maker.  The date is unknown but is probably around the turn of the 19th / 20th century and it seems so few were produced that they didn't carry a number.
		Burrell	2363/1901	Bressingham Museum 2017 Picture  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture

General Engines

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Fowell	108/1922	EW 2981	"Percy"  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture
	Garrett	33829/1920	BJ 5157	"Empress"  Old Warden Rally 2014 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2017 Picture  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture  Weald of Kent Rally 2019 Picture
	Garrett	34539/1921	CF 5488	"Agathis"
	Garrett	34641/1924	CF 5913	Bressingham Museum 2017 Picture
	Ruston and Hornsby	113043/1920	CE 7977	"Oliver"  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019 Picture