Cadishead and Irlam residents in Salford were treated to the sounds and smells of a bygone age when a convoy of historical steam engines, tractors and other vehicles – wound their way along Liverpool Road from a local steam rally over the border in Cheshire for a rendezvous at the Station in Irlam.
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These aging giants of the past were an impressive spectacle as they trundled along the road with motorists pulling over to get a ‘snap’ of these huge beasts, a nod to our industrial heritage and an amazing sight to see!
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Amongst the vehicles going full steam ahead was a 1909 Burrell Showman’s Steam Engine and a 1925 Fowler Steam Roller named ‘Nut Roast’.
One of the most unusual vehicles was a 1933 Sentinel ‘Tarmac’ Waggon finished in a lovely black and gold livery, whilst bringing up the rear was ‘Old Faithful’ a 1923 ‘Randsomes’ Traction Engine originally used for threshing crops in the fields ‘down south’.
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One motorist commented, “Wow! what a spectacular display of steam power.
Although it was a bit worrying watching these giants manoeuvring to get up the hill at Station Road and onto the Station!”
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Just goes to show what you might come across when out and about around Salford!