Roading round Shropshire

Roading round Shropshire

7th September 2009

The weekend before last I was invited by Anthony Coulls and Ian Cooper to attend the steam fair held at Onslow Park, Shrewsbury. There was to be no free passage however, as Ian’s 10 Ton Aveling & Porter steam roller was attending the show and being steamed the 22 miles there and 22 miles back before and after the event!

Below is a sequence of shots of the rally, top and tailed by Ian’s roller during various water stops out on the road in the Shropshire countryside. I’ve also thrown in some nocturnal views of the steam fair and engines parked around the beer tent…

Below: While in the Midlands, we sauntered over to the Rhyl Miniature Railway where a Barnes Atlantic and a Cagney 4-4-0 were in steam.

Below: Crossing the national network, Baschurch, Salop.