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Chris Graham on 11th January 2021
Volume 2 in the Narrow Gauge Steam bookazine series has just been published, offering a wealth of brilliant content for steam enthusiasts everywhere. The newly-published Narrow Gauge Steam, Volume 2. The second edition of Narrow Gauge Steam (& Other Railway…
Chris Graham on 9th January 2021
Essential repairs to the 119-year-old steam slipway at Balloch, on the shores of Loch Lomond, in Scotland, are finally underway. Maid of the Loch, successfully raised from Loch Lomond on the slipway, before the cradle broke on January 12th, 2019.…
Chris Graham on 8th January 2021
Adrian White reports on the welcomed purchase and re-homing in the UK of a rare and treasured beast! The Lion is safe again! Fowler 19782 making steam on November 2nd in its new environment at Stotfold. (Pic: Adrian White) The…
Chris Graham on 7th January 2021
Ron Henderson recounts the development of turntable ladders, and how the UK fire-fighting market was dominated by a German manufacturer. The United Kingdom’s first, all-steel turntable ladder, powered by the vehicle’s Magirus road engine, via a power take-off. The three…
Chris Graham on 6th January 2021
Andy Selfe reports on a rare engine rescue in South Africa involving an 1895 Crossley and a Blackstone ‘Stamford’ stone mill. Rare engine rescue: Lifting the Crossley out of the building, complete; what a pleasure to see. However, it was…
Chris Graham on 5th January 2021
From livestock transporter to exhibit in a unique transport museum, this 1952 Bedford O-Type has spent nearly 70 years in a small area of rural Essex, as Nick Larkin reports. This 1952 Bedford O-type looks totally at home in rural…
Chris Graham on 4th January 2021
Heavy freight haulage: The latest in the Railways of Britain bookazine series from Kelsey Publishing offers a fascinating account of heavy haulage on Britain’s railways during the diesel and electric era. The latest in the series of Railways of Britain…
Chris Graham on 30th December 2020
Bob Weir meets Jimmy Orr, a life-long John Deere enthusiast with a collection that includes tractors from the 1920s to the ‘60s. Life-long John Deere enthusiast: A selection of John Deere machinery from Jimmy Orr’s superb collection of . Jimmy…
Chris Graham on 23rd December 2020
Bob Moorman was lucky enough to see 1873 Fowler 12hp single-cylinder (No. 1908) ploughing engine back in steam after 90 years! This 1873 Fowler 12hp was back in team for the first time in 90 years in September. (Pic: Bob…
Chris Graham on 20th December 2020
Carl Johnson brings us a great selection of photographs he took of the most interesting British lorries still operating in Malta during the 1990s. British lorries in Malta: A work-worn Guy Big J6 concrete mixer of Cement Mix, which is…
Chris Graham on 19th December 2020
The ancient craft of the wheelwright goes back to prehistoric times, as Jo Roberts discovers. Craft of the wheelwright: Greg Rowland and his parents fitting a metal tyre on to a newly-made cartwheel at their Mike Rowland & Son Wheelwrights…
martinw on 17th December 2020
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Chris Graham on 16th December 2020
The final instalment in the brilliant Steam Traction bookazine series, Traction Engines 6, has just been published and, in common with the previous five editions, this latest one is packed with fascinating content that’s guaranteed to pique the interest of…
Chris Graham on 15th December 2020
Keith Haddock concludes the Manitowoc story, explaining how it survived to become America’s No.1 crane builder. The Manitowoc story: This 6400 carries a 16-cubic-yard bucket on a 160-foot boom, and is seen at work uncovering anthracite in Pennsylvania. Having achieved…
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