Steam Engine Collection (1963)

Diss, Norfolk.
Two men polish a steam engine. Shots of rusty steam engines in a farm yard.
Alan Bloom, Vice Chairman of the Norfolk Steam Engine Society, is seen loading wood into an engine fire. Various shots of Alan driving one of his eleven restored engine with the help of a little girl (his granddaughter?). Shots of another man driving a red road locomotive that was previously used in travelling fairs.
In Thursford, George Cushing has the largest collection of engines in the country. Various shots of George driving a 1910 model past a row of other engines in his collection.
FILM ID:229.11
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[@Willemtweetakt]

Amazing machines. Wish I was there.

[@jj-tf5io]

£1,000 for a steam engine in 1963 would cost £14,749.93 today

[@harvey9254]

14,000 is barely anything for a steamer, you could get a 3-4” for that… a full size depending on what it is could fetch £100,000 to over a million!!

[@SteamPowerMadness]

​@@harvey9254 I've never seen any over 400K, but I have also never seen the prices of showman's engines.

[@harvey9254]

@@SteamPowerMadnesssearch up fowler b6 bonhams auction made £911,000 i believe

[@ulfen69]

There I would be if I had a time machine to travel with.

[@MSK239]

От паровых тракторов к двс, от двс к Тесле, и от Теслы к USS Interprise (NCC-1701) 😉

[@bushcrafty7274]

Prehistoric improbable monstrosity 😂