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Keith S
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| johnreid wrote: | | I know that in the late 1800s the biggest draw at many fairs was an intentional head on crash with two steam Locomotives, Boilers did explode and people did get hurt and killed. But each time it was the attraction that got the biggest crowd. I suppose that stunts etc are done to both draw a bigger crowd, and to let people "let some steam off". |
I have a book about train accidents (morbid, I realise), and they have a chapter on this type of spectacle. They were known as "cornfield meets".
Spectators would occasionally be killed. All part of the fun.
I sort of agree with Pauly however. Unlike many people, I can enjoy watching a steam roller in steam without the piano.
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alan2525
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| Keith S wrote: |
I sort of agree with Pauly however. Unlike many people, I can enjoy watching a steam roller in steam without the piano. |
It makes me laugh that the car parks at the Dorset Steam Fair turn into a bog when it rains, with all those steam rollers on hand they could quickly lay some temporary hard surfacing!
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Oy, those old train crashes make me think "What a waste of a locomotive."
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Locomotives were run to the point that they were worn beyond economical repair.
The thing about big fairs is that some thing has to be done to make them more "Spectacular" some walk away thinking that the Piano was the coolest thing they ever saw and come back next year to see what else they can do.
People of varied interests show up too, some like Traction Engines Some like Showmans and others Rollers., then there are those who like the stationary and Toys, plus, a good deal of the people couldnt care less about the Steam, they are there for the event and all of the excitement that happens when a big event is held.
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I Dont think their doing 90mph in the first video.
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| Compound wrote: | | I Dont think their doing 90mph in the first video. |
Maybe their combined speed is 90mph. 
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| Les wrote: | | Compound wrote: | | I Dont think their doing 90mph in the first video. |
Maybe their combined speed is 90mph. |
Im still not to be convinced, when that bloke jumps off its hardley moving, and when you look at it later its still doing the same speed by looking at the wheels
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CRUNCH! 
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wow. i find this thread amusing . stunts have always been used to promote things. people enjoy stunts. who wants to pay to see a lineup of traction engines (not in steam) a school education field day maybe but not the general public. we want to keep steam alive. we find our steam shed very dismal without some action. our model displays are based on steam stunts!!! i can take a oxy torch to one of my models!!!!  liz has a mini steamer around her neck!! its all for fun. we all pull apart our steam toys!!!!! in some hands its as bad as wrecking a piano!
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| xlchainsaw wrote: | | liz has a mini steamer around her neck!! its all for fun. we all pull apart our steam toys!!!!! in some hands its as bad as wrecking a piano! |
Do I have to bring something sacrificial on Sunday ---
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| alan2525 wrote: |
It makes me laugh that the car parks at the Dorset Steam Fair turn into a bog when it rains, with all those steam rollers on hand they could quickly lay some temporary hard surfacing! |
This is because the rally site is turned back to a working farm within 8 days of the end of the rally. Temporary hard standing isn't feasible over such a large area (100 acres +) if the team only have such a short time frame to return it to a field suitable for animals or cultivation. |
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[quote="Meths"] | alan2525 wrote: |
This is because the rally site is turned back to a working farm within 8 days of the end of the rally. Temporary hard standing isn't feasible over such a large area (100 acres +) if the team only have such a short time frame to return it to a field suitable for animals or cultivation. |
I appreciate that it's a working farm - but it's ironic all those steam rollers there laying a short stretch of metalled road as a demonstration when certain access routes in the car parks would really benefit!
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