Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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 one that got away was the Foster on the thresher, it alternated with a vintage tractor and I was never around at the right time for the very occasional performance. Next year it will have a high priority.

Steam Sawing

Two saw benches were working, shaded by trees for most of the day when the sun shone.

			Foster	14410/1920	UP 6481	"Sprig"   Lincoln Rally 2013 Picture   Banbury Rally 2014 Picture  Elvaston Rally 2014 Picture
			Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies	27524/1918	E 5123	"Jesse" Hay Rally 2013 Picture  Welland Rally 2013 Picture

Steam Ploughing

Three steam ploughing engines were in attendance, Fowlers 14257 and 15333 were at work on the Monday. 

Stone Crushing

The Shropshire Mines Trust (http://shropshiremines.org.uk/) put on a demonstration. The pneumatic shovel was by Elmco, the battery locomotive is from BEV, the crusher by Mason and the winch from Waddington and Longbottom.

Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies

15609/1904

CJ 4220

"Lady Diana" Welland Rally 2013 Picture

Gallopers (Galloping Horses)

Ashley's Golden Gallopers were in attendance. The organ Gavioli 46 key organ of about 1880.

Savage

682/1887