25th April 2009 - Trevithick day - Steam Engine parade, CamborneTrevithick day celebrates the industrial heritage of the Camborne area.All day the whole of Bassett Street is lined by Steam engines. The Steam engine parade negociates Commercial Square into Church Street. The Trevithick society have built a replica of Richard Trevithick’s 1801 Camborne Road Locomotive, Puffin Devil. Steering the Puffin Devil is very physical work!. next is a Burrell traction engine. Marshalls compound traction. another Burrell traction engine. Marshall 88096 Hilda. Cumbria lady followed by a Clayton and Shuttleworth with a Ransomes Sims and Jefferies 42013 Sister Wendy. The Ransomes Sims and Jefferies 42013 Sister Wendy is followed by Wallis & Steevens 7247 Gromit. Aveling & Porter 9005 George. The Tehidy fire engine, Aveling & Porter 5541 Bo Peep. Clayton & Shuttleworth . a Marshall. a Burrell. Garrett 30959 Cornishman. Clayton & Shuttleworth 48279 Phoenix. Sentinel 6979. Click here for more information on Trevithick day. Click here for more information on the Trevithick Society. |