News
Roller in collision at Corfe Castle
13 May 2013
FOWLER steam roller No 9005 of 1901 Lord Kitchener collided with the wall of the well-known Bankes Arms public house in the village of Corfe Castle, Dorset, at approximately 4pm on Sunday May 12.
Unique celebrations for steamship's 110th birthday
5 May 2013.
A deeply historic voyage recently took place on the River Mersey when the first ever ship carrying passengers sailed into Cammell Laird’s famous Wet Basin.
Club celebrates 30 years
1 May 2013.
THE Mechanical Horse Club will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in conjunction with the Severn Valley Railway by having a gathering of around ten Mechanical Horses at Kidderminster station.
Bittern heads three 90mph Main Line trips
24 April 2013.
MARKING the 75th anniversary of sister A4 streamlined Pacific No. 4468 Mallard’s world record steam run, No. 4464 Bittern has been given special dispensation by Network Rail to run three trips at 90mph over the East Coast Main Line.
Lottery funding for Cambridge Horse Tram
22 April 2013.
Ipswich Transport Museum has won Heritage Lottery Fund support to restore an historic East Anglian horse-drawn tramcar.
Stoke Goldington Rally Cancelled
4 April 2013.
The final Stoke Goldington Steam Rally and Country Fayre has been cancelled.
£1.4m Lottery Grant for SS Shieldhall
3 April 2013.
A £1.4 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will enable The Solent Steam Packet Limited (TSSP) to secure the future of the largest steamship of her type in Europe.
Ex-Leicester CC roller reunion at GCR Gala
31 March 2013.
TWO former consecutively fleet numbered road rollers from Leicestershire County Council met at the Great Central Railway Easter Gala Weekend.
Road vehicle exhibits sought for May Day gala
31 March 2013.
A ONE-OFF fundraising event is to be be held at the Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, over the May Day bank holiday weekend of May 4-6 and exhibits are still being sought by the event’s organisers.
Beeching: find out what really went on!
27 March 2013.
March 27 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark report which became a watershed in the history of Britain’s railways and made its author’s surname a much-reviled household word.
Current Issue: June 2013
♦ £49,000 for Cambridge horse tram
♦ HCVS – Brighton run remembers chairman Ron
♦ 12 days of Beamish
♦ The ultimate in Marshall rollers
♦ Fowler's UK rally debut
♦ Moving away from steam: the Foden ‘R’ Type
♦ Death and destruction – mill engines and boilers
♦ Pickfords Wallis tractor ♦ Penny slots
♦ Scotland’s last wheelwright
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