Vintage Spirit March 2025
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COVER STORIES:
- Towers In The Landscape – the Clipstone Mining Museum: a lucky survivor
- ‘Royal John’, the smaller version – building a 4 inch scale Scammell Mountaineer
- Stothert & Pitt Crane-Makers – the surviving legacy of a famous Bath company
- Remembering The Bushes – a nostalgic look back to Stourpaine Bushes
- Guildford to Horsham: The Last Rites 60 Years Ago – when Beeching cut the railway line in 1965
...plus all the latest news and event reports
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In this issue
Towers In The Landscape
Stuart Mills is a Director of the Nottinghamshire Mining Heritage Centre. Here he tells the story of this lucky survivor.
Running At The Turn Of The Year
Dick Bodily enjoyed a bit of turn-of-the-year road steam in Bedfordshire where BB1s and Showman’s engines starred.
‘Royal John’, the smaller version
Ian Tressler takes us through the design and building of a 4 inch scale model of a Scammell Mountaineer.
A Buckfastleigh Brace (of events)
James Hamilton looks at a couple of differing events at the South Devon Railway, one recently, the other back in the summer.
Mower Mover?
John Webber bought an almost 130 year old small steam plant that was sold for possible use on smaller lawn mowers.
Adapting To Change
In today’s financial climate, many businessmen have had to adapt to a changing world. Bob Weir visited tractor enthusiast Ray Bower from Staffordshire, who has accepted the challenge and converted the family farm to a popular tourist attraction.
Stothert & Pitt Crane-Makers
Following on from Peter Dunn’s article on the restoration of a Stothert & Pitt crane, John Hannavy explores the surviving legacy of the famous Bath company.
Remembering The Bushes
We take a nostalgic look back at the Great Dorset Steam Fair when it was held at Stourpaine Bushes.
It All Seems A Long Time Ago…
Brian Gooding looks back to when his journey into heritage magazines began and some of the places visited in that first year or so…
Building Bricks of the Past
The Somerset Brick and Tile Museum in Bridgwater is a window into the past. Bob Weir recently paid a visit.
A Wiltshire Wander (Part 1)
A few days in Wiltshire found Brian Gooding looking at transport relics from the past.
Very Limited Editions
Back in the 1980s, an enthusiast made a very few models of a couple of well known tractors, as well as a freelance one. Tim Bolton looks into the background.
Guildford to Horsham – The Last Rites 60 Years Ago
Barrie C Woods recalls the time when the Beeching cuts caused the only railway line in Surrey to be closed in July 1965.
The After Life (Part 4)
Richard Peskett looks at more redundant vehicles which went on to a second life after their commercial use.
Vintage Spirit March 2025
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