Dennis lorries and fire engines
Chris Graham on 11th May 2022
Tim Gosling explains the story and how Dennis lorries and fire engines from Guildford ended up serving with the US Army during World War One.
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Events diary
Chris Graham on 10th May 2022
Check out the great events which are happening near you this May; there's bound to be something of interest you won't want to miss!
Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore
Chris Graham on 9th May 2022
Jim Shaw recalls a voyage taken on Blue Funnel’s Centaur to Singapore in the 1970s, and the ships seen off the ‘Lion City’ in that decade.
Fully-restored Mini pick-up
Chris Graham on 8th May 2022
Ashley Lovering recounts the eventful story of a much-loved and now fully-restored Mini pick-up belonging to Kenneth Spiteri, in Malta.
Trials of bio-coal continue
Chris Graham on 7th May 2022
We report on the continuing trials of bio-coal to assess its suitability for regular use on the UK's heritage steam railways.
Spring Tractor World Show
Chris Graham on 6th May 2022
We report on the exciting changes being made to this month's ever-popular Spring Tractor World Show, in Malvern.
A Champion blower in action
Chris Graham on 5th May 2022
Chris Gayle enjoys exhibiting his Champion blower with some of his stationary engines to fascinated audiences in Ireland.
America’s fallen from WW2
Chris Graham on 4th May 2022
We mark the 75th anniversary of when America's fallen from WW2 started being repatriated for proper burial at home.
Interesting commercials at Euro Auctions sale
Chris Graham on 3rd May 2022
A number of interesting commercials were sold at the Euro Auctions' sale in Leeds during early March, as David Reed explains.
Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival
Chris Graham on 2nd May 2022
The Severn Valley Railway has announced two guest locomotives that will be visiting for its Spring Diesel Festival in May.
The mighty Volvo F16 truck remembered
Chris Graham on 30th April 2022
Volvo unleashed the F16 truck in the mid-1980s and it was a real beast of a machines, as Pip Dunn explains.
1945 Guppy-type American submarine to be scrapped
Chris Graham on 29th April 2022
We report on the sad news that the 1945, Guppy-type American submarine exhibited for years in Charlestone Harbour, USA, is to be scrapped.
1980s six-cylinder Ford 30 Series
Chris Graham on 27th April 2022
Chris Graham spotlights the 1980s six-cylinder Ford 30 Series, which offered tractor users a whole new world of operational convenience.
Coventry Transport Museum visit
Chris Graham on 26th April 2022
As well as being designated City of Culture in 2021, Coventry is also home to a genuinely excellent transport museum, as Bob Weir discovers.
