Ryhope Steam Engines Muesum

[Mitsuru]

The website for 2014 dates had not been updated so I sent an email to find out why and what news

Listed below are the dates for this year.

Steaming Dates 2014
Easter April 18th - 21st, (With classic cars on the 20th only)
Spring bank Holiday May 24th - 26th,
August Bank Holiday August 23rd - 25th
Heritage Open Days September 13th & 14th
Blackberry Week Steaming and Classic Car Rally October 25th & 26th. Cars Only on Sunday 26th
The Museum is open between 11.00 - 16.00 each day when in steam
The museum is open as a static exhibit every Sunday afternoon 14.00 - 17.00 between Easter until the end of December.
Admission to all events is FREE thanks to the support of Northumbrian Water, providing access to an important part of this region’s industrial heritage.

So I hope poeople can make it this year!

[Mitsuru]

Areminder that this even is just over a week away
Smobody was after the casset radio I have please rimd me who and we can arrange a meetup at the show

[JPB]

That'll be me then! Not sure where I'll be next weekend, possibly elsewhere but we'll sort that somewhen soon either way.

[Mitsuru]

Sorry for delay in posting these but I started going cross eyed after a while sorting the code out!
I managed to get to Ryhope steam meuseum with a fellow petrol head who had never been to this event
before. I will say this the parking for those not showing was hell!
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[zipgun]

Super photo's mate . Mini (pale blue )engine bay is well crammed ! Dog wants to pee on the MG wheel !

[JPB]

Nice work there, Aron. I had my newsletter from the trust last week and in there, they said that there'd be cars there today as well. Dammit! Oh well, I won't be driving 70 miles each way to sit by the boilers drinking tea . Next year eh?

Don't suppose you got a closer picture of the Tandy Fox did you? Most of the local Reliant Kitten Register folk were at Ripon racecourse for the weekend - with the ROC - so it would be good to know which of us escaped that grumblefest and went to Ryhope instead.
It's refreshing to see some vehicles there which haven't been seen at a thousand other events throughout the region, a bit of new blood every little once in a while keeps the scene fresh.

[Richard Moss]

I reckon that there must be just about one of everything in that lot. Great photos.

[Mitsuru]

Well my poor body is feeling the aftermath of doing the show, been on painkillers ever since
I was just say able to get around to the top part, I was well and truly done before I got up
there! Sorry no more picks of the reliant, I was too busy trying to stay clear and watch the
police van try to reverse up the bank and not slide down the slop into the other cars or pond
yes there was a lot of wheel spin and the austin rally car had a better chance with
it being front wheel drive The White Aston decided to stay further away from the edge
for some reason

I was glad a friend took me in his car as I would not have been able to drive back afterwards.

Hartlepool Marina next Sunday, and there is a car boot fair in the next door car oark.

[rich.]

great pics, well done mate... any idea what engine was in the silver mini??

[Mitsuru]

If ypu ,ean this mini



Then this is the engine bay, apparently a BMW motorcycle header on an original mini engine.
It is fuel injected and on electric coil rather than distributor. There is a build thread
somewhere on one of the mini forums.



Is it me or does this one look super charged? There was a belt from the radiator side
of the engine up to cast alloy part behind the rocker cover.