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RENOWN, THE GREAT SURVIVOR, TURNS 100 • The 1920 Fowler R3 Special 8hp showman’s road locomotive No. 15653 Renown has been in the ownership of the Howard Brothers in Derbyshire since 1979. After surviving a devastating fire in 2003, it is now celebrating its centenary. David Reed went to meet its owners to find out more.

DAVEY PAXMAN TO FINALLY CLOSE

NTET APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN

GOOD NEWS ON TYRES?

TYRE DATING CODES

JOHN TURNER

PAXMAN 8VPE ENGINE AT LISMORE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

TRACTOR RUN RAISES MONEY AND MORALE

LORRY DRIVER CHARGED

MAURICE HUDSON • (1932-2020)

THE BANCROFT MILL ENGINE

CHANGES TO HOME AT THE CLOCH LIGHTHOUSE

IAN MACKINS

MICHAEL GOAKES - RIP

HARRY BERRIMAN, 1936 – 2020

GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS….

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at diecast and resin models of tractors, trucks and traction engines in 1/16, 1/18, 1/24, 1/32, 1/43, 1/50, 1/76 and 1/160 scales.

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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. Thank you!

RAILWAY Roundabout • Colin Tyson gives us the news on standard and narrow gauge railways.

‘RAILWAY OSCARS’ SHORTLIST ‘SKEGGY SIMPLEX’ TWICE

Steam in MINIATURE Percy’s Pride • Mal Jordan’s story of his interest in steam and particularly the familyowned 4in scale Burrell single-cylinder engine

SWAGS • Wendy Webb details a new ‘club’ for steam wives and girlfriends to more than rival those infamous football WAGS.

Bluebell Vineyard Christmas Fayre Vehicle Day • A Great Success!

SD - THE TILLER YEARS

HISTORY OF STEAM SHOVELS • In this second part of his A-to-Z Review of Steam Shovels, Keith Haddock looks at more American manufacturers of the 19th century.

NARROW GAUGE STEAM & OTHER RAILWAY CURIOSITIES

DEMOLITION • Timothy Byrne gives us an insight into some demolition work using Ruston Bucyrus 22-RB and 30-RB ball cranes across the Black Country during the last years of the 20th century.

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

STEAM UNDER REPAIR! • David Goakes Engineering: boilermaker – from welded to riveted fireboxes and from portables to showman’s engines.

‘NEW’ ENGINE MANUFACTURERS DISCOVERED IN EUROPE AND BEYOND

THE GOLDEN ROLLER OF ATHENS

THE RESTORATION OF CLIMAX No. 1317

A MUNKTELLS STEAM ROLLER DISCOVERY - AT LAST

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ON A TEA PLANTATION IN THE AZORES

MARKET PLACE • Welcome to Old Glory’s new Marketplace, where we tell you what’s going on in the world of vintage machinery from steam, tractors, plant, commercial vehicles, stationary engines and a smattering of cars. We also cover memorabilia, models, literature and more! As always we thank our OG backroom sale team led by Chris and James Rowberry for all their help in this section.

MATHEWSONS SELL 1950 BEDFORD M FOR £29,900!

PARKER SALE

NIXON’S PRE-WAR CONSIGNMENT SALE

SALES DIARY • SALES Our sales listing features agricultural, commercial, steam and bygones old and new, which are being offered...