Indice dei contenuti per April 2021 in Old Glory

Seen making good progress on 17 February 2021 at Thomas Fields-Pattinson’s workshop Uttoxeter, Staffordshire is 1913 Fowler D2 No. 12902 compound road locomotive AB8948 Activity owned by Richard Willcox. The engine has been through a motion overhaul, new pipework, lagging replacement, repaint and varnish and all-round tidy-up and will be ready for the late summer and autumn events no doubt.…

2020 Covid survivor Terry Maynard talks to the editor about his life and the seven engines that he has owned over the past 52 years with his wife Val, who he married in 1966. Val was also a victim of Covid in March 2020 and was in a serious condition at one stage, but has thankfully pulled through and both have now recovered from the epidemic as best you can, stay safe says Old Glory. Amazingly Terry’s father had nothing to do with engines or machinery. He was a chef by trade and worked for Lord Cornwallis on the Linton Park Estate at Offham, near Maidstone in Kent. His young son was mad on football and cricket, which he played at every opportunity he could, including for his local Offham…

Since becoming the Chairman of the National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) Rob Clifford-Wing has effectively embraced the technology of Zoom calls to keep the Trust and its members and committees updated says Paul Richie. In February for the first time ever he arranged a large-scale Zoom call for members of NTET, and any other interested parties to join, entitled “Coming Clean About Coal.” The purpose of the call was described by Rob as to upskill attendees on the current issues relating to the supply and availability of coal for our movement. With over 300 people attending on their laptops and devices it was clearly a topic that drew interest both in the United Kingdom, and apparently worldwide. Rob introduced the call welcoming everyone, and then in turn introduced the carefully…

The Heritage Transport Show, organised by the Kent County Agricultural Society, that was set to return on Saturday 10 April 2021 has now been cancelled until later in the year, possibly July rumours suggest, but only time will tell. James Forknall, chairman of the Kent County Agricultural Society, said: “COVID-19 continues to impact our day to day lives and our ability to run events, but we want to bring some positivity by starting plans for later in the year. Other shows to be cancelled recently are the June Tractor Fest at Newby Hall, July’s Welland and Much Marcle rallies, but the Bath & West Show has been rescheduled for August Bank Holiday. Old Glory will keep you up-to-date with further details as they come in. CORRECTION The editor apologises to…

Scotland’s longest serving transport museum director is to retire after 38 years in charge of one of the country’s most successful heritage venues. Hugh Dougherty reports that Mike Ward MBE, who has been in charge at Grampian Museum of Transport since 1983, and whose national honour recognises his work at the popular Alford museum, is stepping down at the end of the 2021 season. Now the search is on to find a replacement. Mike has worked with the museum trustees, staff and volunteers over nearly four decades to develop the museum which covers private and commercial motor vehicles, steam road traction, stage coaches, trams, buses, railways and bicycles. His philosophy, which he passionately believes that all heritage railways, museums and vehicle owners should adopt, is to keep exhibits both topical…

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David Reed Editor-at-large - Former York school teacher who has worked with the editor since 1995 and has a wealth of knowledge on steam, commercials and tractors. Derek Rayner Technical and Vintage World Editor - Derek’s knowledge is extensive, a steam roller owner since the 1960s and a world traveller in search of nothing but the best. Bob Moorman Rally Archive Editor - This former engineering inspector is a fount of knowledge and has been rallying since the 70s. His own restos are award winners, as his ex-Kings 1927 Foden will be now that it’s finished! Mike Neale Diecast Models Editor – It’s a great pleasure to welcome this well-known model expert and photographer who is an architect by trade, to the magazine. Nick Baldwin Senior Correspondent - It’s a…

STICK, the Scottish Transport & Industry Collections Network, is putting the future of fossil fuels in heritage transport under the microscope, at a special online event on Thursday, 22 April. The body’s membership includes Summerlee Museum of Industrial Life, the Scottish Railways Museum, Maid of the Loch, the Scottish Maritime Museum and the National Mining Museum. The conference will look at the society-wide drive to cut emissions, which puts the focus on heritage transport, and the difficulty of obtaining steam coal to run steam railways and traction engines. STICK chair, Matthew Bellhouse Moran, who is also Scottish Maritime Museum curator, said: “Our efforts to counteract harmful emissions must be ramped up. This raises the ethics and practicalities of burning polluting fossil fuels in heritage steam and fossil fuel-burning engines in…

In a break from tradition caused by the current pandemic, the BESTT AGM was held virtually on January 23rd. chairman Gordon Newton opened the proceedings by welcoming the participants and outlined the progress that had been made in difficult circumstances in 2020. During the first three months, the second year NHLF sponsored trainees in mechanical overhaul, started their basic training at the Haworth shed workshops of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. They later went on to continue and complete their module-based training at locations including the Severn Valley Railway, Kent & East Sussex Railway, North Norfolk Railway, Nene Valley Railway, Windermere Jetty Museum and the Great Central Railway. From the first national lockdown, it meant that the trainees were assisted to study from home using distance-earning techniques with regular…

The editor is always delighted to receive your e-mails, letters, photographs and more on any subject you like! But please be sensible and courteous to everyone when you write in. Thank you! Peter Love, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL Tel: 01323 833125 peterlove@madasafish.com SENTINEL IDENTIFIED Hello Peter With regard to the unidentified Sentinal on page 39 of the issue: 367. The book An Album of ‘Sentinel’ Works Photographs No. 1 Standards & Supers is a good source of identifying Sentinel waggons providing you have the road registration number. The waggon in the photo appears to have the number V 436, the book tells us this is Sentinel No. 134, new in 1907 to the Truro Gas Co in Cornwall. It has two later…

The well-known proprietor of railway and tramway book publisher Middleton Press of Midhurst, West Sussex, Vic Mitchell passed away peacefully on January 18 2021. There won’t be many rail enthusiasts who do not have at least one or more Middleton title on their bookshelf. A former dentist by profession, Vic and colleague Keith Smith launched his local Branch Lines to Midhurst in 1980 and 40 years later there are more than 500 books in the rail series from subjects across the UK. An early volunteer at the Talyllyn Railway and founder member of the Ffestiniog Railway Society, Vic latterly took on (as a labour of love) producing the National Rail Timetable after Network Rail ceased printing it in 2007. Said Vic’s daughter Deborah, “Due to the present restrictions there will…

Our sales listing features agricultural, commercial, steam and bygones old and new, which are being offered at auction. Owing to Covid-19, there are no live sales taking place in the UK just at the moment, however, most are still going ahead online, with viewing by arrangement. If you have something coming up and it’s not currently listed, please contact us jaynelove@btinternet.com – 01323 833125. MARCH 22 to 29 – Online Auction of Agricultural & Other Vehicle Models. Pentland Auctions, www.pentlandlivestock.co.uk 23 – Dispersal Sale of Vehicles, farm Machinery, Implements, Livestock & General Equipment. Pithayes Farm, Church Road, Whimple EX5 2TG. Stags, tel: 01769 572042. 25 – Online sale of Implements, Plant, Machinery. Dingwall & Highland Marts, www.dingwallhighlandmarts.com 25 to 27 – Spring Classic Auction USA. Mecum Auctions, www.mecum.com 26 –…

Well the light might just be shining at the end of the tunnel, but we still have some way to go. However Tasmania, Australia staged its annual Sheffield Steam Rally in early March and this was a great success with 14 engines attending. We just might see an event or two by the middle of summer with any luck, fingers crossed! Just to clarify the state of play over what’s gone on regarding post-Brexit regulations regarding imports and exports and bringing vehicles to our shows. I have to say it’s a minefield to say the least. I thank Bonhams, Cheffins and Berrybrook over their help in compiling this. Q1 Bringing a vehicle into the UK from the EU for display purposes or for private entry to a rally, road run…

Sir Ian Blatchford, the director and chief executive of the Science Museum Group, has recently put out this statement: “It is with great sadness that I am writing to tell you that Dame Margaret Weston died at 94.” She was an outstanding figure in the history of the organisation, and director (1973-1986). She was the first woman to hold the position and the first woman ever to run a national museum. It was a directorship marked by ambitious collecting, regional expansion and her great devotion to education. Those of you who knew her would agree that she was a pioneering and impressive leader. Dame Margaret played a crucial role in shaping the organisation as it is today, being responsible for creating the National Railway Museum at York (1975); the acquisition…

Following a further review by the Great Dorset Steam Fair board of directors, it is with much regret and sadness that I confirm the 2021 Great Dorset Steam Fair (scheduled to take place from Thursday 26th to Bank Holiday Monday 30th August 2021) has been cancelled writes Martin Oliver. We have continued to closely monitor the Coronavirus pandemic over the past few weeks and whilst the ongoing vaccination programme is progressing well and should be commended, it has nevertheless become increasingly evident (as in 2020) that it is unfeasible to run the GDSF event again this year. This has been a very difficult decision to make, however, as our pre-planning for the 2021 event has now reached a critical stage (with March being the key deadline for confirming major contractors),…

Brian John Sims was born at Field House Farm Borrowash, just outside Derby on 1 September 1942 and soon developed an interest in farm machinery. Harvest was always a special time as Brian as he started to help out with the harvest team that came to the farm. Brian had soon joined the team and was going with them from farm to farm in the school holidays. At the age of 16 Brian left school and joined F H Burgess in Derby. Initially Brian was set to debt collecting, but after two years he was allowed out on the road on his own as a machinery salesman. Brian moved from Derby to the Burgess branch in Nottingham and then back to Derby, before moving to the Lichfield branch and finally…

If you are more of a naval enthusiast, then you might prefer the later Land Rover Lightweight, also in 1/76 scale, now available in Royal Navy dark bronze green with an olive green canvas back [7] at £6.75. Oxford’s usual good level of detail at this scale has been provided. A new 1/76 casting that is sure to be popular is Oxford Diecast’s Showman’s Caravan [8], with the first issue in an attractive maroon and yellow colour scheme, selling for £12.95. There is some very fine printed gold detailing and there are even lace curtains in the windows. A silver chimney is poking through the roof. It looks a rather comfortable place to stay. Oxford’s 1/76 Scammell Mechanical Horse flatbed is now available in the Royal Blue LNER livery adopted…

Colin Tyson gives us the news on standard and narrow gauge railways. If you have something for this column please send it to: colin.tyson@kelsey.co.uk The 2ft gauge railway at Amerton Farm in Staffordshire is home to three ‘unusual’ locos built by E.E Baguley of Burton-on-Trent in the 1930s-1940s, writes Phil Barnes. These machines are the 1935 built Trentham Express, formerly Golspie, loco No. 2085 and the 1939-built No. 3024 Dreadnought. Both are steam outline, diesel powered locomotives with mechanical transmission and thus not unreasonably known as ‘pretenders’. No. 2085 has been housed in the workshops undergoing restoration and its 60hp Perkins 4.270 diesel engine was started for the first time in over 20 years in April 2013. Further work on this machine included repairs to the linkage of the forward…

I was intrigued to see ‘Superb Dodman Miniature’ featured on the front of the September issue of Old Glory. I was even more surprised that from the photographs inside, the engine was the one I had made over ten years ago. Well, you always know your own and there are probably not many in those colours, LMS Crimson Lake and BR Signal Red. Actually, I must say Merv has looked after it well. I contacted Peter Love at Old Glory, and he asked me to do something on the engine that I am about to commission. It’s a 4” Garrett from Adrian Nutting’s excellent stable. A step back from a SCC Dodman you might say, well hear my story. I started building traction engines in 1997 following ten years of…

Bristol-built Peckett loco number 1957 of 1938 was one of three ‘Baby’ Pecketts built for the Wilsons Portland Cement (WPC) Company of Whangarei and ironically all three are still extant in the world of preservation, writes Phil Barnes. This loco was the middle one of the three; the first being No. 1664 of 1924 (aka WPC 5) and the third was No. 2157 of 1955 (aka WPC 4). No. 1957 was numbered WPC 2. Their main duty was to move and shunt wagons along the timber-built wharf at this large cement making complex, for which their light weight of 11 tons made these little 0-4-2Ts more than suitable. Back in the day, Wilsons had a sizeable fleet of steam locomotives and although not all were operational to the end, most…

The Engines of Doug Kelley • £28.49 From the pages of 'The Home Shop Machinist' come full drawings and building instructions for four IC engine models from Doug Kelley. All four are scale models and are: The Snow, a Tandem, Double-Acting Engine, the Two Cylinder Nash, the Bruce Macbeth 4-cylinder upright, and the horizontal two cylinder Titan 50 HP engine. All these engines feature a cylinder bore of around 1" and other than the flywheels are designed to be fabricated. The presentation of all four designs and the drawings is impeccable, and the dimesions are in decimal inches. They certainly are not designs for beginners to model engineering - as it says in the Introduction, building any of them 'will challenge your machining prowess', but you will end up with…

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ORDER YOUR COPY NOW, OUT: May issue out 30 April! Tel: 01959 541444 – shop.kelsey.co.uk JOHN BAILEY - AN APPRECIATION From Germany, Stephen Cotton has so kindly put an article together on his 1900 Fowler road locomotive No. 8903 Lord Roberts and its previous owner the late John Bailey. We also unravel ‘mystery man’ Stephen Cotton and why he became interested in road steam in the first place. MODEL ENGINEERING SHOW Dorset correspondent Paul Richie takes us back in time as he looks at this show that takes place at Alexander Palace, in normal circumstances. A-Z STEAM SHOVELS PART 5 This month we feature Ruston, the best-known European maker and a company with a proud heritage. Plus • Letters • News • Models • Sales Scene • Vintage World and…