First World War

Amazing Armstrong Whitworth stationary engine
Chris Graham on 1st November 2022
Jim Anderson reports on a Armstrong Whitworth engine (serial number 122), he bought as a 1926 7hp model with a Salmson magneto type M.1.3.
0-6-0T Terrier anniversary celebration
Chris Graham on 4th August 2022
Several railways and the Terrier Trust are organising a series of events to celebrate 150 years since the first ‘A1’ 0-6-0T Terrier was built.
Brilliant Abbey Hill Steam Rally report
Chris Graham on 20th July 2022
Joseph Lewis reports from the 2022 Abbey Hill Steam Rally, back at the Yeovil Showground, in Somerset, after a two-year absence.
Unusual and rare Ingeco stationary engines
Chris Graham on 30th June 2022
Patrick Knight offers an insight into the rare Ingeco stationary engines that were built in the Untied States before the First World War.
London Ambulance Historic Collection visited
Chris Graham on 6th June 2022
Patrick Boniface discovers a wonderful range of historic vehicles at the London Ambulance Historic Collection, based in a quiet Kent village.
The Night Hunters exhibition
Chris Graham on 31st March 2022
We preview a new exhibition – The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s Coastal Forces at War – at Gosport's Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.
The fascinating history of Tarmac Ltd
Chris Graham on 4th March 2022
Peter Morrey looks back at the fascinating history and development of UK civil engineering giant, Tarmac Ltd.
Sterling’s intriguing and ground-breaking trucks
Chris Graham on 22nd February 2022
Sterling produced a variety of intriguing and ground-breaking trucks between 1907 and 1953, as Ed Burrows explains.
1916 Ransomes traction engine visits home
Chris Graham on 30th January 2022
Colin Tyson reports on a return home for a 1916 Ransomes traction engine that was originally built for British Army’s Forage Department.
Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Weekend
Chris Graham on 13th December 2021
Simon Colbeck reports from the fantastic Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Weekend, held at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.
Post-war RAF fire appliances
Chris Graham on 7th December 2021
Mike and Julie Blenkinsop investigate the range of large and fascinating post-war RAF fire appliances, some of which still survive.
London’s first party boat!
Chris Graham on 30th October 2021
Richard Clammer recalls the unusual history of an 1879 paddle steamer that became London’s first party boat!
A 1949 Renault 3042
Chris Graham on 13th October 2021
Roy MacGregor has been collecting old tractors for years, and recently imported a 1949 Renault 3042, as Bob Weir reports.
Exotic eight-leggers!
Chris Graham on 2nd August 2021
Bob Tuck looks at some of the most exotic eight-leggers you’re ever likely to see, spot-lighting some incredible loadbed vehicles.

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