Old Glory is Britain’s best-selling magazine for steam and vintage machinery enthusiasts. Its blend of news, rally reports, exclusive features and archive material has provided inspiration for new restoration projects as well as giving readers a rare look at some old favourites.
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Welcome
HALF A CENTURY OF STEAM • Jonathan Vartan talks to David Vaughan about his life with steam engine and, in particular, his Fowler DNC road roller Hermes.
GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR LATEST • GRITCHIE BREWING COMPANY TO SPONSOR GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR 2022
BRITANNIA TO ROAD TO GDSF
GDSF TO SUPPORT HOSPITALS
GREAT PROGRESS ON GALLOPERS
EMOTIONS HIGH AS JCB MACHINES JOIN PAGEANT FIT FOR A QUEEN
AWARD FOR HEREFORD’S WATERWORKS MUSEUM
FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR SUMMERLEE STEAM FAIR!
TIM KEEPS WAVERLEY STEAMING!
GDSF IS BACK! • The heritage Mecca that is the Great Dorset Steam Fair is back! The event takes place over Thursday 25 August to Monday 29 August 2022.
SCOTLAND’S OLDEST RAILWAY MARKS 300th ANNIVERSARY
BACK TO ITS ROOTS
MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast and resin models of fire engines, trucks, vans, pick-ups and tractors in 1/48, 1/32, 1/43, 1/76 and 1/148 scale.
Letters • 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. Letters published are not the views of the publisher or editor. Thank you!
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
ISLE OF MAN HORSE TRAM 34 • Dave Kaniewski tells us how he and his son gave a horse-drawn tram a new lease of life.
AVELING ARRIVES FROM ARGENTINA • David Reed travelled to Shropshire to see James Allison’s newly restored 1909 Aveling & Porter tractor No. 6781 that worked in Argentina before entering preservation in the UK.
SCAMMELL CENTENARY CELEBRATION
CAMBORNE’S SALUTE TO CAP’N DICK
WESTBURY VARIETY
ENDURANCE TAKES TO THE ROAD
DIESEL-ELECTRIC HAUL TRUCKS FROM GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA • Keith Haddock reviews the history of Terex and Titan diesel-electric trucks produced by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd, a division managed separately from GM Terex Corporation.
STEAM BUSES – ALMOST ON A ROAD TO NOWHERE! • In the first two parts of this article by our Technical Editor, Derek Rayner, various early makers of steam buses were featured as well as those produced by the two major steam wagon builders in Great Britain, both of which manufactured steam buses. Part 3 features examples of steam buses produced at one time in Europe and in North America.
TINKERS PARK, THE NEXT GENERATION
RAILWAY Roundabout • Colin Tyson gives us the news on standard and narrow gauge railways.
LINES PREPARE FOR 150 YEARS OF TERRIERS
WINA MASSEY 35 DELUXE! • BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING A REFURBISHED CLASSIC MASSEY 35 DELUXE PLUS LOTS MORE AMAZING PRIZES!
WORTLEY TOP FORGE MINIATURES • Sally Clifford meets the South Yorkshire traction engine enthusiasts with a penchant for the small stuff.
STEAM SURVIVES IN STAFFORDSHIRE • David Reed visited Burton upon Trent to have a look at Claymills steam pumping station, which has been described by English Heritage as ‘The most complete pumping station in the country.’
A -Z OF STEAM VEHICLES • NICK BALDWIN STARTS A NEW A-Z SERIES ON STEAM MAKERS OF THE WORLD.
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