News
Carters Steam Fair this weekend
9 May 2012
Named from inception as Carters Royal Berkshire Steam Fair, this year is significant for the amusements still travelled under the banner and in particular the Jubilee Steam Gallopers first opened in their ownership in 1977, the year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
New canal centre points the Wey ahead
1 May 2012
The public face of the Wey & Arun Canal Trust and its project to restore ‘London’s Lost Route to the Sea’ has been improved.
Other News
- The season is in full swing at Hollycombe
- A message to our subscribers
- Master gets his Mistress back after 50 year gap
- 'One family owner' Robey changes hands after 100 years
- Bardwell Windmill set to sail
- Monorail coming to steam rally
- Ffos-y-fran Premium Welsh Dry Steam Coal
- Scottish steam off
- £1.8m Lottery grant for Kew Bridge 'Project Aquarius'
- Etruria Industrial Museum – Easter Steaming cancelled
Feature Articles
The Southland Garrett
17 May 2012
Examples of Garrett traction engines are not as plentiful as the likes of Burrells and McLarens in New Zealand. However, one particularly fine example is No 26432 of 1907.
Steam traction: The Lightweight Super Sentinel
19 April 2012
Guy Rutter was able to attend to the cask in hand when he was invited to deliver beer to the Sun Inn at Beamish with his Lightweight Super Sentinel waggon No 1465, as Alan Barnes discovered.
Other Feature Articles
- Rolling round in a year
- Historic vehicles on the road – a £4bn hobby
- Meals on wheels - The London Transport Mobile Canteen
- The Marshall of Maewa
- A McLaren convertible down under
- A cooperative effort: Ransomes restored in Argentina
- Atlas roads to Dorset
- Not so Little Gem - In Miniature
- Restoring Brighton’s last-surviving open-top tram
- Ruston, Proctor 6in road locomotive
Videos
Exclusive Trailer Cam - London to Brighton Steam Heavy Haulage 2011
9 May 2011
Footage shot by Colin Tyson from the Pickford's trailer on the 50th anniversary London to Brighton Steam Heavy Haulage 2011!
Other Videos
Current Issue: June 2012
• FOURTEEN PORTABLES ‘COME HOME’ FROM CHILE
• BEAMISH HOME FLEET
• BRYAN STEAM TRACTOR
• SS BADGER
A protected species?
• MINIATURE ENGINES
• A BUYERS’ GUIDE
• FREE POSTER INSIDE!
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 21 June 2012
