Friday, October 12, 2018

Friday Night Steam

Where would you find hundreds of wonderful steam toys?

At a steam pumping station, of course!



Leicester's (UK) Abbey Pumping Station held its very popular 29th Steam Toys in Action event, on Sunday 4th February 2018. There was an assortment of steam-powered engines, beam, boats and trains.



 








Yer never too old for toys!

:o)





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6 comments :

  1. John in PhillyOctober 13, 2018 at 6:10 AM

    Seeing them in operation is quite different from seeing them in a display.
    Quite the different time when children's play toys used actual fire and live steam.

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    1. ChickenmomOctober 13, 2018 at 7:26 AM

      I loved the ones that were built with the old Erector sets!

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  2. TerryOctober 14, 2018 at 3:56 PM

    Those are so cool. I found this
    https://www.ministeam.com/acatalog/Steam-Engines---Stationary.html
    Some stuff on sale. I liked the ones fired with a tea candle.

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  3. JamesOctober 15, 2018 at 12:45 PM

    My grandfather used to rotate a small Christmas tree with one . He set up an electric train to run in a circle in the opposite direction. I could set and watch it forever. He was an extraordinary man and I still miss him 40 years later. Thank you for making me stop for a moment and remember.

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    1. ChickenmomOctober 16, 2018 at 9:16 PM

      Nice to have such good memories, James. You are VERY lucky!

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