Table of contents for July 2021 in Old Glory

You are ALL welcome to join in, please do! If you have a story or pictures no matter what, do get in touch peterlove@madasafish.com Tel: 01323 833125. 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…

Donegal’s remotest railway station is up for sale at offers over Euro 299,000. Cashelangor Station, on the former 3ft gauge Letterkenny & Burtonport Extension Railway, has been put on the market by its current owners Jacqueline and Gavin Kelly, who bought the then-derelict building in 2017, sensitively restored it to showcase its railway heritage and opened it as self-catering holiday accommodation. The historic three-bedroom station house, which comes with a self-contained flat within the former waiting room and ticket office, was built in 1902 for the opening of the line which saw trains run through the station between Falcarragh and Gweedore from opening in 1903 up to closure in 1947. The track was lifted in 1949 and the last railway family left the station house in 1954, although the station…

With the lockdown restrictions changing in the spring of 2021 engine owners have been taking to the roads to get their fix of steam and to allow their engines the chance to stretch their legs after an even longer than normal winter break. Fresh with new annual steam inspection tickets a handful of Dorset-based engines headed out on 26 April for such a run including a couple of watering stops for both engines and crews, reports Paul Ritchie. Starting from Mark Farwell’s yard the engines made their way first to Shillingstone where their stop point was The Ox Inn, then returning through Stourpaine, where at the White Horse they were joined by Steve Vaughan and his Aveling & Porter 4nhp class C roller No.12205. This roller’s history includes ownership under…

DOUG PALMER REPLIES Hello Peter Firstly I must thank you for your news update featuring 88360 in November. I keep meaning to email you this. Very kind of you to feature it. Which now brings me on to Mr Wells’ letter, where do we start eh..!? Thank you for your defence of our engine. Mr Wells makes some fair points but I do feel, as wrong as conversions are his letter needs to be addressed as it’s only going to drive people away from a hobby already under threat. A news update on an engine going for boiler work is hardly “extolling the virtues of destroying” either and the last thing I want is any negative views towards Henwoods either, as their work is second to none. The S type…

Peter Love, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL Tel: 01323 833125 peterlove@madasafish.com Dear Editor In response to Ron Mullins’ feature in the December issue of Old Glory magazine on Fowler The Lion, one of the photos shows a model with the caption “Whose model is it?” Well I am sure it was the late Ron Dawe’s 2in model, not quite complete. The model went on to win the top awards at the Model Engineering Exhibition as did Ron’s other two models. You might remember OG paid a tribute to Ron in the May issue of the magazine. I enclose a picture of the engine taken at the 1998 GDSF and it stands on the same green matting and rear wheel chock as in…

The Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway reopened on 1 May and featured Bagnall 0-6-0ST Empress on the trains whilst Dave Nash’s Marshall road roller No. 78563 of 1924, which is based on site at Furnace Sidings, was in steam and on display. The Chasewater Railway at Brownhills, West Midlands, reopened over the weekend of 22-23 May with diesel operation on the Saturday and steam on the Sunday in the form of 0-6-0ST Hollybank No. 3. This was its first day hauling trains since 2016 after the completion of a four-year overhaul. At the Leighton Buzzard Railway, trains ran again on 22-23 May on an enhanced service as the start of the first phase of the railway’s main season seeing trains running on every Sunday up until July 11, and completed extra…

INTRODUCTION TO THE L TYPE GARDNER ENGINE Gardner’s pioneering work with this high speed direct injection engine would, in 1930, lead into a market which had never been envisaged. The prototype 4L2, exhibited at the 1929 Shipping Engineering & Machinery Exhibition introduced the design to the world and very quickly proved the high-speed oil engine to be a viable power unit for road transport. The L2 range had been aimed at Gardner’s traditional markets for marine propulsion, marine auxillary and stationary applications. One person to view the engine at the show was Mr T H Barton, a Nottingham bus operator. With considerable foresight, he recongnised the potential for these engines as a power unit for road vehicles. The year 1930 saw the installation of a 4L2 into a single-deck Lancia…

By trawling the internet and with the appropriate search terms, it’s still possible to discover rollers in Germany and elsewhere that have not been previously found. One such came to light when David Parfitt, the co-author of The European Traction Engine Register - 2015 was investigating various aspects online during the recent lockdown. The pictured example is no longer a ‘steam’ roller - it’s a Ruthemeyer ‘diesel conversion’ which is fitted with the somewhat unusual overhead steering arrangement which was a feature of the firm’s later build of rollers. It should be remembered, of course, that this was the same company which constructed the Wallis & Steevens ‘look-a-like’ steam rollers from the late 1920s onwards which were equipped with a very similar style of steering. This roller, therefore a somewhat…

Well here we are again! As I write this in early June, regarding events, we still don’t really know where we stand, now that Indian Covid variant has reared its head and two major events that were on, are now off. Firstly Slaidburn in Lancashire has been cancelled over 26-27 June due to, we are told local residents being unhappy with others coming into the area and possibly bringing Covid with them. With this in mind the organiser has cancelled his 40th event. Let’s hope it goes ahead next year. The other is the Weeting Rally on 16-19 July. I have spoken to the organiser who says volunteers are not as forthcoming as in the past. Also not many engines are certificated just for the very few events in East…

OG contributor Martyn Williams sends us the disappointing news that his Ruston Bucyrus 10 RB has been vandalised. The machine has now been moved to a more secure location. Martyn had waited over 50 years to own one then this happens! But he has some great friends in the plant trade who have helped out. New windows will have been fitted by now As an update, Martyn says it seems like some of the culprits have been caught. He had to clear broken glass from the drum area, remove side window and tape up the windscreen. It cost around £200 to repair the damage. The vandals smashed all the windows on a Case 580, a small rail wagon shunter and some windows on carriages.…

The DVLA say if you’re 70 or over, or will be 70 in the next 90 days, you can renew your licence for free. It may take longer than usual for you to get your licence because of coronavirus. If your licence expired between 1 February and 31 December 2020, your driving licence or entitlement to drive in the UK was automatically extended for 11 months. This is because of (COVID-19). The extension started from the date your licence was due to expire. You will not get a new licence as part of the automatic extension. You’ll only get a new licence when you renew it. You can renew your licence online at any time before the extension ends. Renew your licence as normal if it expires on or after…

So after the 2019 season we were all busy filling in forms and eagerly awaiting the responses for the 2020 rally season…… then this ‘ere pandemic hit, which put paid to most rallies during 2020 and has wiped many from our 2021 calendar also. So myself, Ashley Bye and Sophie Gibbs made the BIG decision to host an ‘Exhibitors’ Rally,’ aimed at exhibitors with the possible arrival of a few members of the general public over the weekend of 10 and 11 July. Exhibitors can arrive from 3pm on Thursday 8 July and leave Monday 12 July, at Good Mondays Farm, Dauntsey, Wiltshire, SN15 4HL. The Rally will raise funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance & Plum Unlimited, a pancreatic cancer charity. It is planned to be a pretty ‘Free Range’…

The FBHVC National Drive-It Day in support of Childline® was a huge success for the historic vehicle community across the UK, both in terms of getting historic vehicles seen on the nation’s roads to raise awareness of our movement but also in raising money to support the vital NSPCC Childline® service. Whether it was small, socially distanced groups or individual journeys, the UK was graced by thousands of enthusiasts collectively hitting the roads to show off our nation’s transport heritage and support a cause that supports many young lives across the UK every day. The FBHVC can announce that the funds raised so far now exceeds £30,000, with Childline® plate sales continuing for postponed or delayed events later in the year. The money was raised mainly through the sale of…

Peter Love, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent ME18 6AL Tel: 01323 833125 peterlove@madasafish.com Dear Editor In your interesting article, in OG 371 entitled ‘Historic Hero Jimmy’ about Aveling road loco No.4561 it states that one-time owner the late Derek Trice was “known for being rather grumpy.” I don’t know where this view came from as it is nothing like how I found Derek who, if anything, could be seen as rather quiet. The first time I met him was when I wanted to see Jimmy to get some details for restoration of another Aveling. He was very helpful then also later when I used his lathe to help with some pattern making. Again we had a good time when I drove Jimmy for him…

The founder of Automower, George Grist, first set up his business in 1913. He was an avid mechanic of the day, mending and building all types of machinery, including a motorised shooting brake for his uncle’s butchery business. His first premises were a garage on Bell Hill, Norton St Phillip, now known as Catholic Hall. Between the years 1913-17 the mainstay of the business was in building private house lighting and pumping plants of which they installed many. These were powered by Pelepon engines. In 1917 George Grist was called up for war service and did not return to civilian life till 1920. From 1920-25 his premises moved to Bath Road, Norton St Phillip whereupon George took up general engineering, with his first foray into mounting petrol engines on to…

Harry Andrews, my grandad, was born in Hull on 27 November 1936. At the age of three, war had been declared on Germany and with Hull being a major port, many children were evacuated. Harry and his older sister were evacuated to Hatfield Woodhouse near Doncaster, where they lived in a house next to a farm. It was here where his passion for steam began when he saw his first traction engine driving a threshing machine. He was amazed by the engine, yet he was ordered to stay away from it, and beat the mice and rats from the haystack with a stick. After the war, Harry returned home to Hull. His father was very cruel to him, often beating him for no reason. He was made to work, with…

The Archivist to the DampfwalzenClub Schweiz, DWCS, Ernst Huwyler, sends details of some more of the many rollers which are to be found in his country. A Maffei & Jacob steam roller, No. 9374 of 1928, has been owned by the firm of Franz Vago at Müllheim Wigoltingen since 1933, in whose fleet it was numbered 38. When its working days were over, it was externally restored and plinthed outside the firm’s offices in the town. In 1981, as a result of a takeover, the firm’s name changed to Vago Müllheim-Wigoltingen, Zweigniederlassung KIBAG and later, on January 1st 2011, the name changed again to KIBAG Baulietung AG, Müllheim-Wigoltingen and the roller has subsequently been repainted in its blue livery and remains on display at the same location. Another roller which…

ORDER YOUR COPY NOW, OUT: August issue out July 30 Tel: 01959541444 - shop.kelsey.co.uk LIGHT CRANES We welcome John Blatchford to Old Glory, o very experienced plant operator of over 70 years and a light industrial railway operator who starts his new series. RSJ IN IRELAND P2 We conclude our feature on Ronsomes, Sims & Jefferies traction engines in Ireland. PAUL BROWN STORY We talk to a man who always likes to use his machines, particularly in the woods, as he did from the early 60s onwards. ELECTRIC HAULERS Keith Haddock with a feature on some fascinating dump trucks that were ahead of their time. RANSOMES REBUILT Colin Tyson looks at RSJ No. 26995 which hos been recently rebuilt to perfection. Plus • Letter • News • Models • Sales…

Since his appointment last year as Chairman of the National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) Rob Clifford-Wing has kindly agreed to keep Old Glory readers informed on both news and updates from NTET, as well as sharing his views on current matters within the movement says Paul Ritchie. Recent months have seen engine owners and crews from across the country show great resolve and commitment in getting their engines out and about to various small gatherings and get-togethers. Rob applauds this and thinks it has been a brilliant response to the post-lockdown relaxation of restrictions. These events are exactly what the mini event support package is aimed at, and as ever Rob is keen to demonstrate NTET is an organisation actively supporting its members in enjoying their engines in safe and…

Corgi The latest version of Corgi’s 1/43 Volkswagen Type 2 T1 van is a 1967 Devon Caravanette 1500 in pearl white and velvet green [8]. This new casting is a much more accurate representation of the split-screen VW Kombi than Corgi’s previous models. Of course, being righthand drive, it has the side door on the left-hand side, unlike most models by other manufacturers. Details include a roofrack, door mirrors and photo-etched windscreen wipers. RRP is £29.99. Greenlight In Greenlight’s ‘Hollywood Series 30’ is a 1/64 scale 1942 Willys MB Jeep [9], from the war comedy-drama TV series M*A*S*H (standing for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) which ran for hundreds of episodes (as you’d expect with an American sit-com) from 1972 to 1983. It was a spin-off from a 1970 film, set…

FoKAB’s famous bus running day is back on Sunday 12 September with a pop-up display of the King Alfred fleet the day before. Following a period of limited activity due to lockdown, the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) confirms its plans for the weekend of 11-12 September 2021 as part of Winchester Heritage Open Days. Participation in Heritage Open Days has become an annual event for FoKAB and this year will be a two-day event. On Saturday there will be a display of rare local and historic buses and coaches. This will be at the Cattle Market car park in Worthy Lane, Winchester between 12:00 and 17:00 and will consist of up to 12 vehicles ranging from 1931 to 1970. Free vintage bus journeys will operate half-hourly between Winchester…

The world’s oldest working excavator - a steam navvy built in 1909 - is celebrated in a new documentary. It spent 47 years under water in the Blue Lagoon at Arlesey before it was rescued by Bedford Sub Aqua club, among others, in 1977 following an 18-month campaign. The chequered history of the navvy is told by Ray Hooley, now 92, the engineering historian who organised the rescue. Latest news is that the navvy is back in working order thanks to the Vintage Excavator Trust of Threlkeld, Cumbria, and the Heritage Lottery Fund. It has recently passed its boiler test and will work again in public after the pandemic and for working Trust members next month. More details are on the web page - http://www.blowbyblow.co.uk/. Also, streaming (£5) or download…

Please check that the event is on before planning your day or travelling, particularly with the Covid-19 situation as it is. In fact some events advertised many not now be taking place, so do please check first. In many cases you will have to book your ticket online before travelling. Old Glory does not take any responsibility if the details are incorrect. Do remember to bring and wear a face mask and some hand sanitiser. The epidemic has not gone away and do remember to keep your distance at all times and no hand shaking please. If you have an upcoming event please send in your details, peterlove@madasafish.com – tel: 01323 833125. JUNE 26-27 CANCELLED 40th Slaidburn Steam & Vintage Vehicle Display – ‘Hark to Bounty’ Inn, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire…

Old Glory magazine is available in digital and printed format and is the world’s biggest selling magazine covering steam, i/c and even electric vehicles from working days to preservation, in its ‘new look’ format. The magazine is now in its 33rd year and every issue is brimming with news, feature articles, up and coming sales and events + a very strong classified section that works! The magazine also covers practical restorations, history and looks back at the early days of preservation, as well as at the current scene, it’s ideal for young and old alike. Subscribe today and get your copy delivered right to your doorstep each month! Do take up, for a limited time only, the offer of 6 issues for just £18 – saving 36% on the usual…

So here I am self-isolating with plenty to eat, drink, read and chuck on the fire. In an effort to keep the brain box in trim, I’ve been thinking about the lorries I’ve owned. This took me back to the three that started me off, whose first three letters just happened to be ABC for Albion, Bean (also Beardmore and Bradford) and Caledon. The Albion was really the wrong vehicle to save in a Coventry scrapyard that was about to be cleared for housing. The proprietor lived in a derelict Tilling-Stevens bus with his “niece” and he did his best to steer me towards a couple of late 1920s six-ton Maudslays in Courtauld’s synthetic yarn livery. In the ignorance of my early twenties, I thought they looked too big and…

Stroud Auction Rooms are to conduct the final Andrew Hinman collection sale at Morton Valance, Gloucestershire DL2 7LZ on Saturday 10 July and it will be an online and ‘live’ auction. Andrew said “I have been collecting for nearly 40 years and I have had great fun in the process, but after two previous sales this is my final one and I will be selling my 350 enamel signs as well.” Besides the signs there will be raft of tractors to go and these include: Field Marshall Series 3A, 3 (Kelly & Lewis colours) and M, Lanz Bulldog 45hp, Roadless Ploughmaster 95, 115, David Brown 50D for restoration, MF 165, 97 and 188 4WD, Oliver 2150 4WD, 1850 4WD, MH555, Chamberlain Super 70, Minneapolis Moline, G1000, 1050, Ford 8700, Case…

SALES 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. JUNE 25 – Wessex Machinery Sale. Southern Counties Auctioneers, tel: Simon Whaley 07971 571612. 25 - Online Cornwall Machinery Collective Auction. Edward Buckland www.edwardbuckland.co.uk 25 - Kidderminster Machinery Sale. The Gallops, Stanklyn Lane, Stone, Kidderminster DY10 4AR. Halls, tel: 01562 820880. 25 & 26 – Auction of Industrial Plant, Construction & Agricultural Equipment. 72 – 74 Omagh Road, Dromore, Co Tyrone BT78 3AJ. Euro Auctions,…

A huge unreserved vintage machinery auction is to toke place on Saturday 21 August 9.30om (Australian time) at Dalby, Queensland, Australia. It features some amazing gems including a 1914 Marshall Colonial oil engine tractor and a Leyland RAF lorry. Further details from Mott Bear, tel: +61 0427 527926 · WYNI. bundabergauctions.com.au · Bundaberg Auctions Australia Wide. The list includes: 1914 Marshall Colonial oil tractor, Avance 2-cylinder (Swedish), Lanz Bulldog R, N, J, l 0-20 and L model. lHC Titon 10-20,15-30, WK40 and 22·36, Case 18·27 crossmotor, Advance Rumely, Field Marshall, 2 x Chamberlain Super 70 (dual wheels), 40, SSK and 600, 1935 Honomog diesel, Twin City U, Z, U and 17·28, Deutz 50hp 3-cylinder,, Massey Harris 25. Fowler VF, Caterpillar 2 Ton, and 07 9G. Allis Chalmers L with blade…