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Welland Steam Show 2024 Report..

 

Welland Steam Show 2024 Report.....

Welland Steam Show (Upton-upon-Severn July 26th - 28th  2024).

Ross-0n-Wye Steam Engine Society 58th Annual Rally.


Hotel : Star Inn also responsible for the "Minge" Music festival details below. 
The show as usual was well attended. I'm happy to report the numbers looked fantastic and the weather was as good as needed. Maybe we have inspired the next generation of Model Engineers. It certainly looked like there was no shortage of money changing hands for tools. 

The show boasted 37 miniatures and 94 full size engines, along with a huge number of commercials, cars, bikes, tanks and military vehicles and displays. This time again, like last year, there was the heavy haulage arena, which was fascinating to watch, as long as you could keep the coal ash out of your eyes :-)


I can imagine the rising fuel costs to move large machines, but this has not stopped them from attending this year. Thank you to all the organisers and engine owners, both big and small another fab year!!

I actually spent quite some time there wandering about, having arrived the Friday by 6pm and was more than ready for the Saturday. I actually stayed until it was too dark to see the taxi in the car park. As I was leaving the fireworks had just started so it was at least 10pm. Heading back to the Hotel in Upton where, as it happens, was another festival going on called the "Minge" Lane music festival.

Great live music, bands, so an exciting weekend and so far as to say "we stayed another night" in the hotel to watch the "Minge" yes that is spelt correct, again on Sunday. And obviously to have a beer before safely driving home early Monday morning!  

Having attended the show now for a number of years (over 17+), I can say this was up there as one of the best shows I attend.  Looking forward to next year and the usual fantastic weather, despite what Alexa said the forecast was going to be 0.7mm and showers!

My Engine.

My engine has only progressed by some small jobs, and putting it back together. I did however start the gear guard and although the engine on the left is not exactly the same, the idea and shape of my guard is along the right lines. (And I added the rivet detail because I have spot welded brackets on the inside and part riveted it up. (The engine on the left is from the show my bracket was made from the Plastow drawings).


                     
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