Vintage Spirit July 2025
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COVER STORIES:
- A Milestone For Maverick
- Richard’s Day – celebrating the pioneer of the use of high pressure steam
- Somerset’s Lost Canal, Part 1
- A Rare Event – Middleton Top engine running by steam
- When The Steam Fair Comes To Town
...plus all the latest news and event reports
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In this issue
A Milestone For Maverick
James Hamilton looks at the life of a centenarian Marshall engine, No.79441.
Cheffins Cornucopia
Jim Gerrard reports on this year’s spring vintage sale.
Richard’s Day – celebrating the pioneer of the use of high pressure steam
Brian Gooding enjoyed a steamy weekend in Cornwall with friends.
Majestic Setting For A Vintage Weekend
Paul Stratford reports on another successful event at Eastnor Castle.
Somerset’s Lost Canal, Part 1
The Somersetshire Coal Canal was once one of the country’s most profitable, says John Hannavy.
West Country Wanderings, Part 2
Brian Gooding spent a few days in glorious early April weather catching up with people and projects in Devon.
Hot Air Engines At Work
John Webber has put together a few watercolour images of hot-air engines performing in a number of activities for which they were designed.
Quainton Curiosities
Dick Bodily spent a day at a steam event at a railway centre and found some out of the ordinary exhibits.
Wotz ’Appening At: Snapper Halt
Kevin Byrne looks at another former station on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway and the progress being made to restore it by the line’s volunteers.
A Rare Event
An unusual railway in Derbyshire celebrates the 200th birthday of its formation this year, and for three days only in early May 2025, the sole surviving winding engine, at Middleton Top, did just that. Peter Brockington went along.
When The Steam Fair Comes To Town
Barrie C Woods reports from this year’s rally when thousands descend on a normally quiet Lancashire village.
Vintage Spirit July 2025
£4.99
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