Hornsby Engine History Last week, I drove to Kippen, some 40 miles north of London, Ontario where the Sad Iron Engine Show was having its annual get together. Turning into the driveway of this lovely farm, its location marked by an old engine at the entrance, I drove through into a grassed parking area. As … Read more
Isn’t it wonderful when you stumble across stationary engines even when you are not looking for them? That was the case on a recent trip to Maryland and the Calvert Marine Museum. Now, it’s not surprising to find engines at a marine museum, most museums have their collections of outboards, Inline diesels and even steam … Read more
Some of you know a lot about producing electricity, me? I’m a total genny idiot and I’ll admit to that but Henham 2023 a few mets got together and had a light up and, it was brilliant, 2024 see a proper pen for light sets and the genny boys had a fantastic time in there … Read more
Like many, I love to wander around the steam shows looking over the frequent displays of venerable old Ruston and Hornsby horizontal diesel engines, many thousands of which were built and shipped to all corners of the world in the first half of the twentieth century. I ‘m always fascinated by the smoothness with which … Read more
Ater two busy viewing days and some strong bidding in the run up to sale day, the David Ambler sale conducted by Thimbleby & Shorland was sure to see some serious money changing hands. Star of the sale had to be lot 30 the Tangye patent oil engine bringing a very respectable £11,600. Followed by … Read more
The Station as it looks now. Lade bank pumping station is located on Hobhole drain, a few miles North East of Boston, Lincolnshire. The station has been operated by Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board since the board’s creation in 1935. The board has responsibility for operating and maintaining several pumping stations in the area, … Read more
Now then! I’m Lee, the face of Lee’s Listers YouTube Channel. This actually really started in May 2024 when I was starting my restoration of the 1920 Lister Q type engine. I was looking for a different way of recording the restoration, rather than just taking hundreds of photos to never look at again and … Read more
Thimbleby & Shorland are hosting this highly anticipated online auction, which is fast approaching, with many bids already being placed online since the auction opened on the 10th February with bids closing on the 5th March. This unique collection has been assembled by David Ambler over a lifetime of collecting and restoring and has ensure … Read more