South Cerney Steam Rally 2013
Working Engines

This is one of a series of pages which I have uploaded to illustrate facets of steam rallies we have attended in the UK. Such events occur all over the country in the summer months, they are easily found by using your favourite search engine and may have anything between a handful of steam engines and hundreds (as at the Great Dorset Steam Fair which could probably be fairly described as having an excess of riches). Click here for the South Cerney index and click here for the overall index.

By working engines, I mean steam engines which did more than sit looking beautiful or amble round the main arena to have their pictures taken. The Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza's strong point is not working engines although the steam sawing in particular is well organised and photogenic

Steam Sawing

The portable was chopping up firewood, while two other belt driven saws were in use, one of which swapped engines between Friday and Saturday. The RSJ engine kept up a constant supply of large logs!

			Robey	6529/1881
			Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies	31066/1920	PV 4943	"Hooky"
			Marshall	70321/1916	UR 9369	"Firefly"
			Aveling and Porter	8401/1914	AF 3427	"Avellana" Marcle Rally 2013 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2013 Picture   Marcle Rally 2014 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2014 Picture  Malpas Rally 2014 Picture
			Marshall	37690/1907	BH 7373	"Old Timer"

Road Making

Not an active demonstration as at Welland, but a very nice diorama showing various items

Fowler

15813/1921

WR 8965

Showman's Engine

This Fowler Showman's engine (19782/1932) was providing (some of) the power for the adjacent big wheel.

Gallopers (Galloping Horses)

Again, save the best to last! I managed to walk past this fairground ride the first time without noticing its very special power unit. I believe there are several such rides preserved in the UK, one is certainly at Beamish Museum. The 'City of Cardiff' engine was built by Tidman of Norwich in 1918.