special features

28 It's a World of Country Life
John Hobbs discovers how the winning of a tendered bid for some ex-council Marshall rollers developed into one of the Devon holiday coast's leading family attractions.

34 Rarities and oddities: Part 1
John Crawley selects some interesting examples of both rare engines from some of the smaller manufacturers and some decidedly oddball-looking examples from rather more well-known builders.

38 Player pianos and paper rolls
Pam Durkie of the Musical Museum in Brentford, which maintains an original roll perforating machine and hundreds of music rolls, explains a little of the history of automated music in the early part of the last century.

42 Made in Wisconsin
A visit to the American Dairyland state of Wisconsin gave Technical Editor Derek Rayner the opportunity of attending an American steam rally with a home-built theme and some surprises in store.

44 One hundred years for Vasey Lady
Never afraid to ask a lady her age, Tim Keenan reports on the imminent centenary of Burrell compound traction engine No 2949 Vasey Lady in Australia, with help from her New Zealand-based owners, Rodney and Andrew Miles.

52 Fodens of Sandbach Part 2: early wagons
John Crawley looks at some of the earliest examples of Foden steam wagons - the success of which was to set the seal of expansion for this famous concern

60 Remaining Vigilant
HM Customs Cutter Vigilant is the sole surviving 'participant' from the Spithead Review of 1911 to mark the Coronation of King George V. Alan Barnes talks to Martin Stevens, whose dogged determination to save her from a watery grave has ensured its future.

66 Garrett out to grass
Mike Dyson was more than a little surprised when invited to carry out a test with a 'working engine' and then even more so when he discovered that it was a 4in miniature and that he was going to mow the lawn with it!

70 News Focus: Glasgow belongs to me
Hugh Dougherty talks to Glasgow Museum of Transport's Lawrence Fitzgerald, the man charged with laying out a new transport museum from scratch, as he plans to move 4500 exhibits a quarter of a mile to their new home at Yorkhill Quay.

72 Cook's Kingdom of Fife
Bob Weir drives across the Forth Road Bridge to visit the Cook family and their four steamers, tucked away in a corner of the seaside town of Leven, Fife.

74 Fair Comment
Ken Lee - fairground historian and former Vice-President of the Fairground Society - shares some of his collection of photographs from former days on the tober.

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8 Underbidder
28 Vintageworld
44 Reviews
65 Road Roller Association Notes
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76 Enginelines
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