Bressingham Heritage Steam Gala - 05/05/19 - Launch of Hunslet 3193 "Norfolk Regiment"

Bressingham Steam Museum Heritage Steam Gala 05/05/19

This Gala saw the launch of Hunslet 3193 "Norfolk Regiment" which was visiting the railway for trials. It's wasn't quite perfect, with a small steam leak but all the hard work of the volunteers restoring this locomotive mustn't be overlooked, it looked fabulous.

On the Standard Gauge Railway was...
LB&SCR Terrier class 662 "Martello"
WD Austerity Hunslet 3193 "Norfolk Regiment"

On the 2ft Fen Railway was...
Quarry Hunslet No. 364 "Winifred"
Quarry Hunslet No. 542 "Cloister"
Quarry Hunslet No. 780 "Alice"
Quarry Hunslet No. 316 "Gwynedd"
Vertical Boiler "Fernilee"

On the 15" Waveney Valley Railway was...
Exmoor "St Christopher"

On the 10 1/4" Garden Railway was...
Bressingham built "Alan Bloom

Plus Traction and Stationery Engines...
1. Marshall 7nhp traction engine built in 1928. Reg No. VF4183
2. 'The Duchess' a Burrell 7nhp Traction engine built in 1912. Works No.3420 Reg. No. AH5607.
3. Garrett No.7 Single traction engine. Works No.32936. Reg No. ER603.
4. 'Bessie' Marshall Traction engine built in 1922. Works No. 75077. Reg No. BJ7640.
5. 'Oliver' Ruston and Hornsby general purpose traction engine built in 1920.
6. 1927 Wallis and Steevens 'Advance' 10 Ton Roller. Works No. 7909. Reg No. BF7925.
7. 'Queen Mary' Burrell Showman's Engine built in 1920. Works No. 1498, Reg No. BR1498. (Visting from the neighbouring Charles Burrell Museum in Thetford)
8. Burrell 6NHP Agricultural engine, built in 1904 (Rally debut).
9. Ransome, Sims and Jefferies 6NHP 'Gariock Queen' No. 31298.
10. 1919 Ransomes General Purpose Agricultural Engine No's 30004 Reg R6968.
11.Youngs of Diss Portable steam engine.
12. ‘Buster’ a Burrell Steam Roller No. 3993. Reg. mark CF 5646 also built in 1924.
13. Burrell portable engine.