Old Glory

If you love the spectacle of immaculately-restored old machinery, or are fascinated by Britain’s rich industrial and transport heritage, Old Glory is the magazine for you! In vivid detail it brings back all the sights and sounds of yesteryear. Glorious showman’s engines belt out the amperes to drive historic fairground rides; pairs of mighty steam ploughing engines turn the soil; steam rollers make up roads once more; tram wheel flanges squeal through town and city streets; colourful working narrowboats ply the canals; dray horses deliver good ale to the pubs; vintage tractors cough into life; stationary engines turn over tirelessly and the commercial vehicles we used to know take to the road again. This magazine covers these magnificent steam engines that once powered this nation. Whether you’re interested in the latest news, stories of steam engines saved from obscurity, upcoming events or detailed features on the history of these wonderful machines you’ll find it in Old Glory.

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ESCAPE FROM COLLECTION X! • In October the Horsham Traction Company retrieved a narrow-gauge steam locomotive from a farmyard in Surrey. The locomotive was part of the infamous ‘Collection X,’ a large private collection of locomotives which is now being disbanded. Simon Colbeck was invited along to record the day’s proceedings for Old Glory.

DAVID BIRCH COLLECTION

AVELING ARRIVES IN KENT

BACK TO BASICS

FBHVC INTRODUCE NEW SURVAY AT NEC

STEPHEN TESTER ROAD RUN

50TH BIGGAR VINTAGE RALLY

BARDWELL STEAM THRESHING

HIGH WEALD STEAM WORKING 2026

JUST OUT!

EVERYTHING SET FOR SIX BELLS ROAD RUN

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast and resin models, this month featuring tractors, breakdown trucks, vans, pickups and Land Rovers in 1/16, 1/18, 1/24, 1/32 and 1/43 scale.

Equipment corner • Festive Tools – Here are just a few ideas for your repair workshop.

GEORGE THURLOW & SONS, STOWMARKET, STEAM ENGINE DEALERS • It’s that time of year when you ask what do I give my beloved? Well, here is a book that has come on the market recently and certainly wins our coveted title of ‘Old Glory Book of the Year.’ We will be looking at more new products in our next issue.

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. Letters published are not the views of the publisher or editor. Thank you!

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RAILWAY Roundabout News

GREAT END TO SEASON • The rally season as such came to a close at the excellent Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show over 8-9 November with a good footfall right across the Newark Showground and with the best weather ever recorded for this show, says the editor.

LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN 2025 • Dense drizzle at Hyde Park did not bode well for the 2025 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, but by nine o’clock the clouds had vanished, and when the first vehicles reached Madeira Drive, all of Sussex was lit up with glorious sunshine, reports Zack Stiling.

GREAT MODELS AND PEOPLE AT MIDLANDS ENGINEERING SHOW • Over 16-19 October the UK’s largest model engineering show took place at the Warwickshire Event Centre. The editor and photographer John Gee were there on Thursday morning to enjoy this very popular show that is a survivor amongst the large engineering shows in the UK today.

GLORIOUS WEATHER AT LOCOMOTION TRACTORMANIA • The weather was warm and glorious over 17-19 October in south-west France with 21 degrees of heat on the Saturday at the amazing Locomotion Tractomania at Cassuade, says the...