Brooke ‘Dominion’ marine engine information?
Chris Graham on 26th May 2022
Can anyone help with information about this twin-cylinder Brooke ‘Dominion’ marine engine from the Stuart Ashman Collection?
1970s
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.
1959 Fordson Dexta running again
Chris Graham on 9th April 2022
Gary Hawkins reveals his latest acquisition – a 1959 Fordson Dexta that he worked in the 1970s, and which is back in running order now.
1970s Caterpillar 951 63K saved
Chris Graham on 26th March 2022
Martyn Williams has found an early 1970s Caterpillar 951 63K 'traxcavator', saved it from the scrapman and embarked on a full restoration.
British warship exports in the 1960s and ’70s
Chris Graham on 13th January 2022
Conrad Waters provides a fascinating, photographic retrospective of British warship exports during the 1960s and 1970s.
Long-awaited stationary engine show
Chris Graham on 6th November 2021
Alan and Lynne Cullen report from a long-awaited and well-attended stationary engine show that took place back in the summer, in leafy Surrey.
International Harvester’s cultivators
Chris Graham on 11th August 2021
With autumn just around the corner, Scott Lambert takes a look at some of International Harvester’s cultivators and chisel ploughs.
Air-cooled Amanco engines
Chris Graham on 2nd July 2021
D Curryer spotlights his three air-cooled Amanco engines, and wonders about the marque’s popularity in Scotland.
Breaker’s yard buses
Chris Graham on 13th April 2021
Leo Pratt shares a nostalgic selection of photographs of breaker's yard buses that had come to the end of their lives during the 1970s.
