West of England Steam Engine Rally 2024 (WESES)

In this very long video (which certainly becomes my longest video on the channel and I expect will be for a very long time), you will bear witness to three days' worth of full-size and miniature road steam movement from this year's West of England steam rally held at Stithians Showground in Cornwall. This year's event was the best turn out of road steam for many years and we were fortunate to have an entire weekend of good weather allowing for probably the largest public attendance since the event moved from St Agnes. You will get to see steam engines entering/leaving the main ring on all three days as well steam engines going to and from the local pub in Stithians. There are also clips of Fowler no. 19989 'Onward' on a salt bath and also some of the other steam exhibits in the working section. I want to take a second to congratulate the organisers for holding such a memorable rally and with next year's 70th anniversary event there is a growing excitement to what the 2025 event will bring. With next year being an anniversary event there will be a welcomed return of the 5 yearly Alan Thomas run (the last run should've been in 2020 but was cancelled due to the pandemic), and I have already started hearing rumours of some of the road steam exhibits that would like to attend next year. With that being said next year is looking like one not to miss and one that will be remembered for years to come. If you enjoyed this video and would like to see more then please don't hesitate to click the subscribe button and also turn on notifications so that you don't miss any of my upcoming videos. In this video the road steam engines that are shown are as follows; Aveling & Porter no. 8116 'Dolly Gray' Aveling & Porter no. 9006 'George' Aveling & Porter no. 9128 'Major' Aveling & Porter no. 10159 'Blackberry Jack' Aveling & Porter no. 10594 'Hercules' Aveling & Porter no. 12502 'Demelza' Breda no. 5031 'Francesca' Burrell no. 2909 'Cornishman' Burrell no. 3257 'Clinker' Burrell no. 3385 'Guv'Nor' Burrell no. 3812 'Haig' Burrell no. 3919 'Susie' Burrell no. 3979 'Earl Haig' Burrell no. 3985 Burrell no. 3999 'Ernie' Clayton & Shuttleworth no. 48656 'Sonsie Quine' Foden no. 1308 'Earl of Dudley' Foden no. 10530 'Pride of the West' Foden no. 13762 Foster no. 14378 'The Iron Duke' Fowler no. 9381 'Lady Betty' Fowler no. 14694 Fowler no. 14798 'Firefly' Fowler no. 18075 'Britannia' Fowler no. 18873 'Truro City' Fowler no. 19205 'Lady Gwen' Fowler no. 19989 'Onward' Marshall no. 62121 'The Whale' Marshall no. 89543 'Ultimate' Mclaren no. 1534 'Cracker' Mclaren no. 1552 'Hero' Ransomes Sims & Jefferies no. 26915 Ransomes Sims & Jefferies no. 42013 'Sister Wendy' Ruston & Proctor no. 48359 'Pride of Barum' Wallis & Steevens no. 7103 'Warspite'