Steam on Rutland Water, (June 23rd - 24th, 2018)

This is one of a series of pages I will be uploading to illustrate facets of steam rallies we have attended in our part of 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 2018 index.

When I first started to visit steam rallies in 2013/4, it didn't take me long to realise that there is a 'circus' of engines that spends the summer touring the UK (England in effect) and a further group which are seen regularly at the larger and medium sized shows in their home regions. However, there are many engines that rarely, if ever, travel far and if you want to see them, it means getting to the smaller rallies. Rutland Water is one such event, As one exhibitor said to me, "Most of these engines came under their own steam". It made for a long day, but there was plenty of time available to visit the nearby Barnsdale Gardens to give the day some 'balance'.

The setting for this event is very attractive on the north side of the large reservoir although I have to say that there really wasn't much going on or that many exhibits in general to justify the entrance charge of £7. There was almost no movement (steam or otherwise), no arena for events and from what I could see most of the modest number of visitors didn't stay very long. Still as the list below shows, there were some interesting engines on show and the number of those 'not seen before' was as least as many as I see at most shows I get to these days.

Steam Rollers

	Aveling and Porter	12342/1929	UT 4405	"Lord Elpus"    Hollowell Rally 2016 Picture  Hollowell Rally 2017 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture
	Ruston Proctor	43680/1912	NO 3952

General Engines

	Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies	37087/1923	FP 1754
	Robey	33957/1915	FE 1620	"Village Queen"  Great North Steam Fair 2015 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2016 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019 Picture
	Ruston and Hornsby	161250/1930	FW 1509
	Ruston Proctor	52607/1918	HP 2201	"The Lincoln Imp" South Cerney Rally 2013 Picture  Fawley Hill Rally 2014 Picture  Old Warden 2014 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2016 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2017 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2017 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019 Picture

Steam Wagons

	Foden	13138/1928	AN 9568
	Sentinel	8448/1931	UX 8724	Shrewsbury Rally 2015 Picture  Weeting Rally 2017 Picture  Weeting Rally 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture

Showman's Engines

	Foster	14564/1926	FE 8055	"Victoria" Old Warden Rally 2013 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2014 Picture  Llandudno Extravaganza 2015 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2016 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2017 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2017 Picture  Elvaston Rally 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019 Picture
	Fowler	9475/1902	BS 8015	"Duke of Rutland"  Old Warden Rally 2014 Picture  Rempstone Rally 2016 Picture  Lincoln Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2016 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2017 Picture  Great Dorset Steam Fair 2018 Picture  Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture  Lincoln Rally 2019 Picture

Portable Engine

Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies

20737/1908

Freelance Engine

4" twin cylinders plus miscellaneous items! Old Warden Rally 2018 Picture