Claude Jessett Trust news
Chris Graham on 4th August 2020
Dave Vaughan reports on the engine restoration progress that's been made recently at the Claude Jessett Trust, based at Tinkers Park, Hadlow Down, E Sussex.
Steam
Help keep her steaming
Chris Graham on 3rd August 2020
The Victorian steam passenger launch Alaska faces an uncertain future, hence the appeal being made to help keep her steaming.
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
Chris Graham on 2nd August 2020
Work on the new railway extension at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum has re-started as a result of the easing of some of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Great Dorset Steam Fair
Chris Graham on 28th July 2020
The Great Dorset Steam Fair’s popular Steam Fair FM will be boradcasting a special, online 'virtual Dorset' over the planned show dates this August.
Traction Engine Register 2020 published
Chris Graham on 14th July 2020
A fully-revised, new edition of the Traction Engine Register has been published. It’s the 13th in the series that commenced in 1968.
Bulawayo Railway Museum
Chris Graham on 13th July 2020
Chris Kapolka visits The Bulawayo Railway Museum, which recognises the importance of Cecil Rhodes' railway-building initiative in Central Africa.
Steam in Romania
Chris Graham on 10th July 2020
In his search for steam in Romania, Derek Rayner discovers a wealth of narrow-gauge interest in and around the Transylvanian area of Sibiu.
Burrell on lockdown duties
Chris Graham on 4th July 2020
in a West Sussex woodland clearing, Peter Mellersh set up his vintage saw bench and Burrell traction engine, Surprise, so that he could cut some timber.
A steam sensation, virtually!
Chris Graham on 3rd July 2020
The only steam rally to be held so far this year was online and went truly ‘global’ to become a steam sensation, virtually, as Anthony Coulls explains.
Narrow Gauge Steam
Chris Graham on 20th June 2020
Britain was the pioneer of railways, but Narrow Gauge Steam is more of an international phenomenon, as you’ll find out in this new bookazine.
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Each edition in this series of Traction Engine Bookazines has 100 pages packed with mostly previously unpublished photographs supported by detailed and authoritative captions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.
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.
