Steam Exhibits Best Steam ExhibitOwner: Alex SharphouseExhibit: Talisman Best Showman’s Road LocoOwner: Willem MiddlemissExhibit: Nero Best Showman’s Steam TractorOwner: Edward & Andrew GoddardExhibit: Little Sampson Best Foden Steam VehicleOwner: Ian & Stewart CalderExhibit: Happy Jack Best Steam WagonOwner: The Goold FamilyExhibit: Sentinel S4 Tipper Best Road LocoOwner: The Shelmerdine FamilyExhibit: Fowler B5 Road Locomotive … Read more
Following a previous road trip in 2014, for the 70th D-Day Anniversary, Ben Kaye, Military Vehicles Section Secretary at Shrewsbury Steam Rally, and his family have once again travelled to Normandy. The reason this time was to take part in the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.
In preparation for the 2019 Shrewsbury Steam Rally, which takes place at Onslow Park, Shrewsbury on the August Bank Holiday weekend, The County of Salop Steam Engine Society is pleased to announce their signing of the Armed Forces Covenant. As a result of the covenant, one of the highlights will be the involvement of 8 … Read more
Steam Exhibits Best Steam Exhibit Owner: Jane Crane & FamilyExhibit: Endurance Best Showman’s Road Loco Owner: Bill HuntExhibit: The Leader Best Showman’s Steam Tractor Owner: Thwaites FamilyExhibit: The Mighty Atom Best Foden Steam Vehicle Owner: Ian & Stewart CalderExhibit: Happy Jack Best Steam Wagon Owner: David & Kay HilditchExhibit: Sentinel DG4 Best Sentinel Steam Waggon … Read more
The County of Salop Steam Engine Society are pleased to announce that the funds raised from our ‘Have-A-Go Day’ event at the Greenhous West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury in aid of the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and The Rural Charity, totalled £1,000.
Well, what a great Have-A-Go Day it was indeed. The sun had got his hat on, and his driving gloves too! A huge thanks to everyone that came along and Had-A-Go and an equally as huge thanks to all the vehicle owners that donated so much of their time as well as their vehicles for … Read more
The Rally always seems to come and go so quickly, but with everything this year being so busy and working so well, partly due to the fantastic weather, it seems no time at all since we (that’s the royal we!) first started marking out the layout of the Rally at Onslow Park this year. But before our thoughts turn too far towards the 2018 Shrewsbury Steam Rally, let’s take a brief look back at the 2017 rally.
We are delighted to announce that the world-famous Red Arrows will be performing a flypast at 3:04pm on the Sunday afternoon of this year’s Shrewsbury Steam Rally. 
A Model T Speedster racing car built in the 1920’s and the bright yellow vehicle, owned by David Beddoes of North Shropshire, promises to delight visitors! David Beddoes said: “I have owned the 3 litre inline four cylinder side valve engine for 7 years after rescuing it as it has a special rear axle that … Read more
A new attraction at our 2017 rally will be the Hunslet 2-6-2T locomotive No. 85 courtesy of the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR).Hunslet 2-6-2T locomotive No. 85 was built in 1954 for service in Sierra Leone and purchased from a scrap dealer by the W&LLR in 1975. It’s been a feature exhibit in the summer-long festival of ‘Fire, Furnace and Steam’ at Blists Hill Victorian Town until Friday 25th August, after which it will then make its debut at Shrewsbury Steam Rally.