Vintage Spirit February 2025
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COVER STORIES:
- Restoring A Rarity – the recovery and restoration of an 1864 Stothert & Pitt Hand Crane
- Dingwall’s Way To The Sea – the northernmost man-made waterway
- Slinfold Boxing Day Steam Gathering - Sussex steam & vintage vehicles winter get together
- Restoring The Steam Tug Brent
- Malta’s Railways: An update
- Brunel’s PS ‘Great Western’ – the story behind one of Brunel's great steamships
...plus all the latest news and event reports
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In this issue
Restoring A Rarity
Restoration project leader Peter Dunn tells the story of the recovery and restoration of an 1864 Stothert & Pitt hand crane and its return to its birthplace in Bath.
Malta’s Railways: An update
After being impressed with the island a few years ago, Barrie C Woods recently returned to Malta, this time spending a little more time investigating the remnants of the railway system.
Dingwall’s Way To The Sea
The little-known Dingwall Canal, which opened in 1817, was our northernmost man-made waterway. Roger Butler investigates.
Jersey’s Transport Heritage
Bob Fleming enjoyed a day at a museum that celebrates the transport and agricultural heritage of the island of Jersey.
Gloomy Day Gathering
Once again, Brian Gooding enjoyed the spectacle of Boxing Day steam locally.
Restoring The Steam Tug Brent
A National Heritage Lottery award has boosted restoration plans for the historic steam tug Brent, currently moored on the River Blackwater at Maldon in Essex. Nicola Lisle went along to find out more.
Shropshire’s Reivers
Andrew Davies from Shropshire is a big fan of old lorries particularly the Albion Reiver, writes Bob Weir.
Paddling In Plymouth
James Hamilton caught up with the paddle steamer Waverley when she called at Plymouth for the first time in some 50 years.
Carmarthen’s Coracles
Peter Brockington investigates a very traditional Welsh form of fishing craft and the efforts to keep the skills alive.
The After Life, Part 3
Richard Peskett looks at another selection of redundant vehicles which went to a second life after their commercial use.
Brunel’s PS ‘Great Western’
Thomas Bowden AMICE looks at the story behind one of Brunel’s great steamships.
Don Alberto Palacio’s Amazing Bridge
John Hannavy explores the Puente Bizkaia in Portugalete, the world’s first transporter bridge.
A Tale Of Two Carriages
Barrie C Woods revisits an old family haunt to discover that the heart of the old but derelict house will have a new future.
Vintage Spirit February 2025
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