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A steam fair or (steam rally) is a regular organised gathering of historic steam-powered vehicles and machinery, open to the public. Typical exhibits include: traction engines , steam rollers , steam wagons , and steam cars .
The history of steam road vehicles comprises the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land and independent of rails, whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine . The first experimental vehicles were built in the 18th ...
The Great Dorset Steam Fair (abbreviated GDSF, and since 2010 also known as The National Heritage Show) is an annual show featuring steam-powered vehicles and machinery held in Dorset, England. It now covers 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) and runs for five days.
Named in list of steam cars—details unknown. [24] Conrad: US: 1900–1924: A variety of 2 seat and 4 seat models plus a dos-a-dos. [24] [30] [102] Cook: England: 1901–1902: Named in list of steam cars—details unknown. [24] Cotta: US: 1901–1903: A 4 wheel drive and steering steam car made by Charles Cotta's Cotta Automobile Company of ...
Carters Steam Fair (no apostrophe is used in the name) was a travelling vintage fair in England, founded in 1977 [1] by John Carter (1942–2000), later managed by the next generation of Carters. John Carter. Carters operated and maintained a large collection of vintage rides and side stalls, ranging in date from the 1870s to the 1960s, and ...
Hollycombe Steam Collection. Coordinates: 51.0571°N 0.7813°W. Part of the Fairground viewed from the top of the big wheel. The Hollycombe Steam Collection is a collection of steam-powered vehicles, amusement rides, and attractions in South East England. It is based in West Sussex, but the closest town is Liphook in Hampshire.
A live steam festival (often called a "Steam Fair" in the UK and a live steam "meet" in the US) is a gathering of people interested in steam engine technology. Locomotives, trains, traction engines , steam wagons , steam rollers , showman's engines and tractors , steam boats and cars , and stationary steam engines may be on display, both full ...
Calliope on the Minne-Ha-Ha, a stern-wheeler on Lake George, New York Kitch Greenhouse Steam Calliope at the Ohio Historical Society – July 2006 Fairground calliope trailer being hauled by a U.S.-built traction engine – New Orleans Mardi Gras 2007 Steam calliope (c. 1901) built by George Kratz and used on the showboat French's New Sensation at The Mariners' Museum