The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club caters for steam engine enthusiasts
from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Hampshire.
The club was formed on 10th February 1961 with Arthur Napper Chairman,
Jack Wharton Treasurer, and Ran Hawthorne Secretary.
Next year 2011, will see the Thames Valley Traction Engine Club
celebrating its 50th year. To celebrate this once in a lifetime
milestone of “50 Golden Years”, the club’s committee is planning a celebration over the weekend
of the 16th & 17th July 2011
at
Cholsey, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Click here for more information.
Club
meetings are held on the second Monday evening every month at the Englefield
Estate Social Club between Pangborne and Theale. The club provides an
excellent venue for members to meet, to exchange ideas, to entertain and
be entertained, generally providing the facilities required by a very
varied group of individuals brought together by the love of steam. Club
evenings are extremely varied and include film and slide shows, talks
on steam related subjects, and audiences with celebrities
The
June and July club nights traditionally take the form of an outing, usually
to a fellow enthusiasts premises where engines are put in steam and restoration
projects are displayed. Club members meet for an annual road run and evening
barbecue, and are regular attendees at local rallies including Stoke Row,
Woodcote, and Knowl Hill.
As
well as club nights and social meetings the Club also produces an excellent
Newsletter
Thames Valley Traction
Engine Club 2009
