Welland Steam Rally 2025
Ploughing Engines, Wagon, Cranes and Crane Engines,
 Portable Engine and Steam Locomotives

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 Welland 2025 index and click here for the overall 2025 index.

Ploughing Engines

Regular attendee Fowler 14247 'Linkey' is indisposed and was replaced by its erstwhile partner Sevington. Unfortunately, The Chief suffered a failure while roading 150 miles to celebrate its 150th birthday. By Saturday the repairs were incomplete and there was no steam ploughing during my two days here, save the Case standing in for a spot of 'direct ploughing'.

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Fowler	2528/1875	AL 8345	"The Chief"  Welland Rally 2013 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2013 Picture  Banbury Rally 2014 Picture  Welland Rally 2014 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2014 Picture  Welland Rally 2015 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2015 Picture  Welland Rally 2016 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2016 Picture  Crockey Hill 2016 Picture  Welland Rally 2017 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2017 Picture  Welland Rally 2018 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2018 Picture  SPC Great Challenge 2018 Picture  Welland Rally 2019 Picture  Cromford Rally 2021 Picture  SPC Hands-On 2021 Picture  Welland Rally 2022 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2022 Picture  Welland Rally 2023 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2023 Picture  Welland Rally 2024 Picture  Shrewsbury Rally 2024 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2025 Picture
	Fowler	14258/1916	KE 2495	"Sevington" Old Warden Rally 2013 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2014 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2017 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture  Bloxham Rally 2025 Picture

Steam Wagons

Welland seems to defer to Shrewsbury in this respect, just one was present.

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Sentinel	9087/1934	FJ 9904	Abergavenny Rally 2014 Picture  Welland Rally 2014 Picture  South Cerney 2014 Picture  Weeting Rally 2017 Picture  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture  Herts Show 2023 Picture  Welland Rally 2023 Picture  Turvey Rally 2023 Picture  Herts Show 2024 Picture  Welland Rally 2024 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2024 Picture

Crane Engine

	Maker	Number	Registration	Notes
	Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies	31066/1920	PV 4943	"Hooky" South Cerney Rally 2013 Picture  South Cerney Rally 2019 Picture  Hollycombe Rally 2024 Picture

Portable Engine

	Maker	Number	Notes
	Foster	13190/1914	Banbury Rally 2024 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2024 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2024 Picture

Centre Engine

Savage

638/1895

Savage centre engine "John Bull" was driving a traditional set of Gallopers. Also shown is the organ engine. See Strumpshaw Rally 2016 report Welland Rally 2023 picture

Steam Locomotives

These are always difficult to photograph even if the sun shines and they tend to get a low priority as you can see!

	Alan Keef	AK 30	"Taffy"	610mm / 2ft gauge, from Alan Keef
	Bagnall	2623/1940		Standard gauge "Hawarden" Shelton Iron and Steel, Flintshire. Based on the Foxfield Railway

Steam Cranes

			ex-British Railways steam crane (Smith Rodley 1950s)  Ued to move logs for the sawing demonstration:
			Isles steam crane running on steam provided by the Foster portable. Click here for information on the company.

Steam Car

		Maker	Registration
		Lykamobile	HX 59 HPU	2009 Replica Welland Rally 2016 Picture  Welland Rally 2017 Picture  Welland Rally 2018 Picture  Welland Rally 2022 Picture  Welland Rally 2023 Picture
			Q 155 FAJ	Converted Land Rover