Old Glory

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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Old Glory

EDITORIAL

CARTER’S STEAM FAIR FOR SALE! • 2022 is to be the last season of the world famous fairground travels. Joby Carter talks with Simon Colbeck

NEW BOILER FOR THE PIRATE

REDBOURN MUSEUM EVENT IS BACK!

ROBERT WILSON 1959-2022

KINGSFOLD VINTAGE RALLY CANCELLED

NEW MANAGER AT BURRELL MUSEUM

WEETING STEAM APPRENTICE WEEKEND

SHORT NOTICE!

ROAD RUN IN MEMORY OF TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST BRIAN CHESTER

WEST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY EVENT DATES

MEDWAY QUEEN TIMETABLE FOR PLATINUM JUBILEE WEEKEND

KYLES MAKES A SPLASH TO MARK 150TH ANNIVERSARY

BODLE STREET GREEN FBHVC ‘DRIVE IT DAY’ RAISES OVER £1,600

SEASIDE TRAM SURVIVOR

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast and plastic models of trucks, tractors, telehandlers, buses, Land Rovers and camper vans in 1/24, 1/32, 1/43, 1/76 and 1/87 scale.

OLD GLORY EVENTS GUIDE 2022

IN THE NEXT ISSUE

Letters

TOP CLASS AT DETLING! • On Saturday 2 April at the Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent the first big gathering of all types of historic vehicles of the year took place when over 1,000 vehicles came together at the Kent Heritage Show, says the editor.

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY EASTER GALA

RED AND GREY TO THE FORE AT 2022 NATIONAL

ALN VALLEY MARKS TEN YEARS AT LIONHEART STATION • Hugh Dougherty gives us the news on standard and narrow gauge railways.

HEATHERSLAW’S PLASTIC SLEEPERS!

COAL STOCKS NOT ‘DOON’ BUT UP ON DOON VALLEY!

WHITROPE MARKS 20 YEARS AT SUMMIT OF WAVERLEY ROUTE

EPPING ONGAR CELEBRATES FIRST DECADE WITH STEAM GALA

RPSI MAY CONSIDER OIL BURNING FOR STEAM FLEET

TELL OUR STORY BETTER, SAYS BECKY

ROLLER RESTORATIONS PART 2 • David Reed visited Niall Byrne and Hannah Bickley to see the couple’s two rollers, which attended a number of rallies before Covid restrictions took hold, and to have a look at another project that is well on the way to completion

HCEA 2021 ANNUAL CONVENTION - PART 2 • Keith Haddock completes his report from the convention held this year at Concordia, Kansas, USA.

IN THE SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM PART 2 • During the restoration of the Gosling’s 1918 Dennis army lorry an unexpected discovery was made. Tim Gosling explains the story and how Dennis lorries and fire engines from Guildford ended up serving with the US Army during World War One.

STEAM BUSES – ALMOST ON A ROAD TO NOWHERE! PART 2 • In the first part of this article by our Technical Editor, Derek Rayner, the various early makers of steam buses were featured. Deliberately excluded were the two major steam wagon builders in Great Britain, both of which manufactured steam buses. Examples of these can be seen in replica form in the country today. There were also steam buses produced in Europe and in North America at one time.

A-Z OF STEAM VEHICLES • NICK BALDWIN STARTS A NEW A-Z SERIES ON STEAM MAKERS OF THE WORLD.

WE FEEL FOR THE SITUATION IN UKRAINE - FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE ENGINES

THE FIRST PUBLIC STEAMING OF No 106

NEW ZEALAND’S LAST CRABTREE ENGINE?

THE BERGEN TECHNICAL MUSEUM (BTM) IS EXPANDING

BOILER REPAIRS BY THE ROADSIDE IN INDIA

VETERANS SELL AT 79TH GOODWOOD...