Living Museum of the North steam gala
Chris Graham on 17th August 2022
David Reed visited Beamish, The Living Museum of the North during its Steam Gala earlier this year, and reports on a fantastic event.
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Collectable Standard Motor Company models
Chris Graham on 5th August 2022
Mike Neale profiles the development of the Standard Motor Company's Vanguard range, and the collectable models that sprang from it.
10 classic ships interestingly re-purposed
Chris Graham on 24th May 2022
We spotlight 10 classic ships from the 1950s, '60s and '70s that were interestingly re-purposed during their working lives around the world.
1928 English Electric locomotive
Chris Graham on 16th April 2022
Phil Barnes tracks down an 1928 English Electric locomotive that's the sole survivor of six engines that ran in New Zealand until 1970.
Petter PA2C compressor engine
Chris Graham on 21st March 2022
Martin Westbrooke introduces his Petter PA2C Compressor Engine, and provides some background about the machine and the company that built it.
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.
A pair of 0-6-0DM Bagnball locomotives
Chris Graham on 24th December 2021
Phil Barnes recounts the export of two 0-6-0DM Bagnball locomotives to New Zealand, back in the late 1950s.
Buying a Massey Ferguson 135
Chris Graham on 12th December 2021
Chris Graham profiles the Massey Ferguson 135; a universally popular model that may just represent the perfect first-timer's tractor.
Classic trams and trolleybuses
Chris Graham on 3rd June 2021
Phil Barnes spotlights some classic trams and trolleybuses from the collection at the Toitū Otago Settlers Museum in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Classic cranes in New Zealand
Chris Graham on 13th May 2021
Phil Barnes found three classic cranes in New Zealand, while visiting the Ferrymead Heritage Park, in Christchurch.
1926 Petter-Reavell compressor unit
Chris Graham on 8th May 2021
Patrick Knight provides a little history relating to a 1926 Petter-Reavell compressor unit that’s now in New Zealand.
Land Rover-based fire appliances
Chris Graham on 27th April 2021
Ron Henderson tells the story of some very interesting but comparatively rare Land Rover-based fire appliances.
1914 American-built steam locomotive
Chris Graham on 22nd February 2021
Phil Barnes reports on the life and eventual rescue of a 1914, American-built steam locomotive in New Zealand. The Climax loco in its present home, where its thankfully undergoing a restoration under the stewardship of The Climax 1317 Trust. (Pic:…
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.
