Nostalgia

Vanished lorries of the 1980s
Chris Graham on 3rd June 2020
In a nostalgic look at the commercial vehicle scene, Dick Furniss recalls some of the notable but now vanished lorries of the 1980s.
International 10-20 industrial tractor
Chris Graham on 2nd June 2020
With access to Chris and James Rowberry’s IHC archive, Peter Love illustrates the many uses to which the International 10-20 industrial tractor was put.
Historic vehicles in period postcards
Chris Graham on 1st June 2020
These nostalgic images, from Nina Smith’s collection, feature historic vehicles in period postcards that'll hopefully stir memories of holidays past.
Historic commercial workshop scenes
Chris Graham on 29th May 2020
Mike Forbes brings you a fascinating selection of historic commercial workshop scenes from the Chris Hodge Stilltime Collection.
A beautiful childhood memory
Chris Graham on 23rd May 2020
Ian Stevens' sympathetic treatment of his 1943 Fordson Standard N rekindles a beautiful childhood memory, as Alan Barnes discovers.
Wheels of Industry bookazine
Chris Graham on 15th May 2020
Industrial steam at work: Each issue explores industrial railway systems that, in the vast majority of cases, have long been abandoned and lost to time.
Traction Engine Bookazines
Chris Graham on 14th May 2020
Each edition in this series of Traction Engine Bookazines has 100 pages packed with mostly previously unpublished photographs supported by detailed and authoritative captions
Great transport and industrial heritage reads to buy online
martinw on 29th April 2020
Browse our brand-new Summer bookazine catalogue - simply click on the full-screen tool in the bottom right-hand corner and turn the pages to view the content.
New Vintage Roadscene Archive edition
Chris Graham on 14th April 2020
Harold Wood: Bulk Liquid Transport is an exciting new addition to the Vintage Roadscene Archive bookazine series, providing an absorbing pictorial history of this important tanker operator.
Back to barracks for Lord Roberts!
Chris Graham on 14th April 2020
James Hamilton was invited to witness Fowler road loco, Lord Roberts, being sent back to barracks as it returned to one of its old working haunts.
Scammell Pioneer (TRMU20, TRMU30)
Chris Graham on 10th April 2020
A new release in the Military Trucks Archive, Scammell Pioneer TRMU20, TRMU30 is packed with information and rare photographs covering this influential and accomplished heavy tractor
On the Buses
Chris Graham on 4th April 2020
On the Buses is a series of quarterly bookazines produced by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, that take a snapshot back to a time when the world was a very different place.
Dunedin Gas Works Museum visit
Chris Graham on 1st April 2020
The Dunedin Gas Works Museum, in New Zealand’s second largest city on the South Island, is packed with fascinating machinery and information, as Phil Barnes discovers.
Digging for China clay
Chris Graham on 30th March 2020
David Vaughan looks at the fascinating range of historic machinery that was involved in digging for China clay in what was a major Cornish industry