This bank holiday saw the first of what is hoped to be a regular event held in the grounds of Lockey Farm Arborfield. This was a nice small get together with vintage cars, four miniature steam engines including an impressive 9” scale Tasker, stationary engines and vintage tractors. The event is hoped to become a … Read more
Located on the banks of the Steeping River about 2 miles from Wainfleet All Saints sits Thorpe Culvert Pumping station. Unlike some other pumping stations on the Fens, Thorpe Culvert looks a little unassuming from the outside, been simple looking concrete building. However the inside of the station is much different and is like an … Read more
The Three Okefords Preservation Society hosted their fantastic annual rally just outside the village of Shillingstone in sunny Dorset. A show I look forward to every year as I have been visiting for as long as I can remember, and exhibiting myself for the last few years! The rally fields are nestled within a wooded … Read more
I was stuck in England with work on the Sunday of Castle Combe Steam Rally 2025, so I decided to borrow a bike and cycle the 10 or so miles to the show to break up my weekend. I was quite taken aback by how far the spectators had to walk from the car parking … Read more
I was fortunate enough to acquire this charming Alyn Foundry version of the Robinson X-Type at an affordable price. While I’ve tinkered with gas engines in the past, hot tubes are an entirely new realm of challenges I wasn’t quite prepared for. The engine appeared to have seen little to no use since its construction. … Read more
Had a visit from Dan Meads on Saturday and he brought up a pair of Rustons and a small Stuart gen set for an engine day, had a few of my engines out and filled the local area with hydrocarbons….. Above/Below – A pair of Ruston Hornsby PB’s. Ruston Hornsby PT and pump. Petter Appletop … Read more
As we get closer to Tractor Fest 2025, where the special feature will be Low Tension Ignition engines, we thought readers may be interested to look back at one of our previous special features. Back in 2016 the special feature for the entire show was “Made in Yorkshire” and across the rally there were close … Read more
Breamore House and Countryside Museum once again hosted its wonderful Working Weekend in May, hosting of course a fine collection of steam traction going back and forth between the museum and house, A stop on the Ford Model T centenary tour, and a collection of tractors and military vehicles. But most importantly to this article, … Read more
It was a nice day in Sausthorpe, Lincolnshire today . With a good selection of exhibits to look at for what is a very small village show. There were around ten engines, a couple of cars and a good selection of models. Plenty of good brews and cakes to stuff your face with. Here are … Read more
In 2014 I saw this engine whilst trying to source some info for another engine I had just purchased. The owner was looking to sell it as it had become too big & heavy for him to manage. Fast forward to early 2015 and the engine appeared on eBay and after a week, we … Read more