International Steam at Large 2017
 

Weather permitting, we continue to visit steam rallies in 2017, some familiar, some unfamiliar.
This weekend, for example, we were in Leicester on Saturday.
Please check this link weekly for updates:
http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/.../ukindex17.htm

Heddington and Stockley Steam Rally and Country Fair 2017
 

This is a delightful small event which doesn't seem to have a high profile...

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...rollers247.htm

Nice to see a couple shots of the 2nd?? ruston replica out, I believe it was from the batch of 3 started many years back ?

Ruston Proctor at Heddington
 

That is what the owner, James Buchan told me.

Hollowell 2017 Sunday
 

A pleasant day with a large crowd (in every sense) and plenty of sunshine..

See

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...kindexhw17.htm

Birdingbury Steam and Country Show
 

On our way home from Rempstone and Papplewick we stopped off at the final Birdingbury Steam and Country Show just off the Fosse Way. It's always been a small village event and with the sad passing of the prime move Bob Munro, it seems the rest of the team felt his boots were too big to fill.

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/.../ukindex17.htm

Rempstone will take a lot longer to edit up, it was a great show and blessed with much better weather than 2016.

Rempstone Steam and Country Show 2017
 

We attended on the Saturday along with many other satisfied visitors.

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...kindexrs17.htm

Weeting Rally 2017
 

Marvellous event, shame about the weather which was almost totally overcast save for late Friday afternoon and early Sunday before the rally was officially open. The pictures do not reflect how grim was the light:

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...kindexwt17.htm

Reminder, all the reports are linked from here:

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/.../ukindex17.htm

Please tell me about any mistakes.

Marcle 2017
 

A very rushed report:

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...ukindexm17.htm

Somerset Steam and Country Show 2017
 

Unfortunately, the show didn't get the weather to reward the effort made to improve the show compared to when we last went in 2015.

Not many shows can manage 7 ploughing engines and 3 pairs at work. Plus two direct ploughing engines although these were not active on the Sunday.

http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/...kindexlp17.htm