Great Dorset Steam Fair

Coaster Toaster · Great Dorset Steam Fair

Is anyone going this year?

Magic

Beaker and Helen will be down there all week, but they've not taken Lucy, Beakers steam roller.

Coaster Police

Was thinking about popping down at the weekend as i'm only down the road. Depends on 2 things really... 1) Weather 2) Any new travelling coasters.

Hoping for a fun fair attraction list shortly - will post it here when i get it

Coaster Police

Attractions List as promised...

Great Dorset Steam Fair 2009, Tarrant Hinton, Dorset

Dates: Weds 2nd to Sun 6th September
Lessee: Martin Oliver (Great Dorset Steam Fair Ltd.)

Main Attractions:

Vintage:

Chair-o-planes - Harris Bros
''Carnival'' Big Wheel - David Downs
Skid - Russell Cook (Presented by Frankie Harris)
Gallopers - David Downs
Steam Yachts - Saunders Collection
Gallopers - Howard Bros
''Noahs'' Ark - Joe Rowland
Cake Walk - Stephen Holland
''Lighthouse'' Slip - Mike Rule
Wall Of Death - Ken Fox
''Ronnie Taylors'' Boxing Booth - Victoria Lewis

Modern Attractions:

Tagada - John Evans
''Extreme'' Miami - Perron Coupland
''Midnight Express'' Matterhorn - Perron Coupland
Booster - George Irvin Jnr
''Extreme'' Orbiter - John T. Parrish
''Thunderdome'' Waltzer - John Coneley Jnr
''Twister'' Twist - Peter Cole
Superstar - Edward Danter
Superbowl - Edward Danter
Log Flume - Abie Danter
Wild Mouse - Abie Danter
Giant Wheel - Jan DeKonning
Dodgem - Charles Cole (CT Cole)
Dodgem - William Cole (Southampton, build up track)
Tango - Perrin Matthews
''Jumpin Jaks'' Jumper John Searle Jnr.
''Master Blaster'' Miami - Charles Cole (CT Cole)
Freak Out - Garry Evans
Rotor - Gary Penfold
Ghost Train - Jason Mayne
''Splash Mountain'' Fun House - Jason Mayne
Mirror Maze - Bernard Cole (CT Cole)
''It's The Roller'' Crazy Train - Henry Chipperfield
Formualar - William Wood
Pony Express - Elliott Graham
Fun House - Alan Heal
''Haunted House'' Show - Jimmy Castle
Derby Racer - Albert Barker
Arcade - Victor Graham
Arcade - Edward Danter
Arcade - Charles Hamlin
Skymaster - Tommy Boswell (standing in for Star Flyer)

Beer Tent End:

''Vintage'' Dodgem - Garry Evans
Reverse Bungee - Garry Evans
Simulator - Garry Evans
Arcade - George Irvin Snr.
Crooked Cottage - Garry Evans

Coaster Toaster

Went today and was really cool to see all the stuff and the other set of steam yachts in the world.

Most stuff was around £2.50 - £3

Beaker

There are actually three sets of Steam Yachts currently operational. The ex Harry Lee (now Saunders family) Savage set that was at Dorset, Carter's Savage set and a single set built by a showman in the the early 1900's driven by a former Burrell steam roller that is at the Hollycombe Steam Collection at Liphook in north east Hampshire (see http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/).

There are also two sets under restoration. Jack Schofield has been working on a Foster set for many years and Russell Cook (who owns the Skid that goes to Dorset) has got a very early Cartwright set - Cartwright came up with original concept of the steam yacht and had various associated patents in his name.

Beaker

Having double checked the Scrivens/Smith book on Steam Yachts I got things slightly wrong.

Jack Schofield's set is the Cartwright one and the engine/boiler were built by Robey.

Russell Cook's is another Savage set but is very incomplete with what parts he started with coming from a number of sources.

Finally there's another set of yachts travelled by Dorman Brothers I forgot about which are now diesel powered and like the one at Hollycombe have to be manually controlled (the Savage ones have automatic valve gear once a reasonable swing has been built up manually).

I guess I'm one of the few to have ridden all four operational sets. If you are really interested in the subject then I can thoroughly recomend the book which covers the development of the concept and the history of all the Steam Yachts up tyo the present day (well about 18 months ago).