A festive steam threshing event
Chris Graham on 2nd March 2022
A festive steam threshing event in Piltdown, East Sussex, saw a gathering of equipment, vintage machinery and knowledgeable enthusiasts.
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Belmont Woodfest & Country Fair, 2021
Chris Graham on 4th January 2022
Alan and Lynne Cullen report on the interesting stationary engines on show at the successful Belmont Woodfest & Country Fair, in Faversham.
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.
Historic excavators back at work
Chris Graham on 1st December 2021
David Vaughan reports on the historic excavators back at work at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum near Keswick, in Cumbria.
Rother Valley Railway’s extension news
Chris Graham on 20th November 2021
The Rother Valley Railway's public enquiry result about the planned route extension to Bodiam, in East Sussex, has been delayed yet again!
Weald of Kent Ploughing Match
Chris Graham on 14th November 2021
Discover what happened at this year's successful and sunny Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, organised by the WKPMA in Pluckley, near Ashford.
Rare 1959 AEC Regent
Chris Graham on 5th November 2021
We meet Darryll Peters and his rare 1959 AEC Regent that was converted from double-decker bus into a breakdown wagon and mobile workshop.
Classic mobile catering vehicles
Chris Graham on 18th October 2021
Peter Esposito looks at the foreign vans in use as classic mobile catering vehicles, together with some indigenous types.
1915 Wallis & Steevens engine reappears
Chris Graham on 5th October 2021
The reappearance of a 1915 Wallis & Steevens engine was a highlight of Ian Langley’s recent, invitation-only event, as Colin Tyson reports.
British National Ploughing Championships
Chris Graham on 24th September 2021
The countdown has started for this year’s British National Ploughing Championships & Country Festival, to be held on October 9th-10th.
Alley & MacLellan waggon steaming again!
Chris Graham on 5th September 2021
Bob Moorman reports on the long-awaited steaming of a rare and interesting Alley & MacLellan waggon that spent its working life in Argentina.
Amazing agricultural images!
Chris Graham on 1st May 2021
Peter Loves shares some amazing agricultural images from the AJ Ward & Co archive, provided by the Sussex Steam Engine Club's Steve McIntosh.
Fowler 6nhp traction engine finds new home
Chris Graham on 28th March 2021
Bob Moorman charts the eventful working life of Fowler 6nhp traction engine No.9691 in Australia, and reports on its new UK home.
Very rare Weeks-Dungey tractor
Chris Graham on 18th March 2021
Mike Williams spotlights the British-built and now very rare Weeks-Dungey tractor, and explains why it sadly failed.
