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The Welland
Steam Rally features many working exhibits,
along with parades and displays of steam, vintage and
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Steam Engines |
Early Motor Vehicles |
Steam Crane & Working Area |
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Tractors & Stationary Engines |
Tractor Pulling |
Other Attractions |
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Steam Engines
- Welland Steam Rally has a large number of steam engines on
display each year which include Showman Engines, Road
Locomotives, Steam Wagons, Steam Rollers, Ploughing Engines
& Miniature Steam Engines.
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Tractors &
Stationary Engines
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benefits an event held in the heart of a farming community,
Welland Steam Rally proudly presents an excellent display of
early tractors, stationary engines and farming machinery.
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Early Motor Vehicles
- In support of the steam engines, Welland Rally has one of
the largest and finest displays of Vintage and Classic Motor
Cars, Motorcyles, Trucks, Buses and Historic Military
Vehicles.
    
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Tractor
Pulling
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popular at Welland is the tractor pulling display. The idea
is to see which tractor can pull the weighted sledge the
farthest over a measured distance.
The tractor pullers run throughout the weekend and its a
spectacular display at night.
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Steam Crane
& Working Area
- There are two working areas at the Welland Steam Rally
which demonstrate how steam power was used in the ploughing
the land, threshing of corn, sawing of wood, and crushing
stone. The restored Steam Crane is used to pick up and
transport tree trunks to the steam powered rack saw bench
for conversion into planks.
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Other
attractions include Farmers Market & Trade Stands, Old Time
Fairground, Penny Rigden Dancers,
Vintage Auction (Fri),
Arena Events, Firework Display, Falconry, Fairground Organs,
Craft Fair, Model Tent.
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