Steam enthusiasts are making their way to Blandford Forum in Dorset ahead of this year’s Great Dorset Steam Fair.
The event, which gets under way on Thursday, will showcase hundreds of period steam traction engines and heavy mechanical equipment from all eras, and is celebrating its 50th year.
A Burrell traction engine makes its way along Millers Lane towards the village of Horton, Dorset, on the way to the Great Dorset Steam Fair (Ben Birchall/PA)
A steam enthusiast cleans his Robey traction engine. Organisers predict this year’s event will be a record-breaker (Ben Birchall/PA)
Steam wagons sit as they get up to pressure (Ben Birchall/PA)
Organisers say the show will feature 500 full-size steam engines (Ben Birchall/PA)
A Burrell Showman’s Road locomotive makes its way to Dorset (Ben Birchall/PA)
The event will run until Monday August 27 (Ben Birchall/PA)
