Contents Listing - Articles & Features
in this issue:4 NEWS PAGES -
Steam exempted from 'Green' Bill; First 1991 Scania Awards; steam
pump rescued from quarry.
10 COLDHARBOUR MILL - A working
wool museum in rural Devon; and steam engines too!
14 DIESELMANIA Part 1 - David
Leeming starts his journey through the development of the internal
combustion engine which led to the diesel engine.
17 INTRA-CITY - Hong Kong's trams
are still running after more than 85 years.
18 LADY OF THE LOCH - A pleasure
steamer still plies the waters of one of Scotland's freshwater
lochs, owing its existence to its owner's 'green' policy.
23 FROM THE OLD GLORY SHOP - Yes,
Christmas is on the way. Now is the time to order your Old Glory
gifts.
24 WHERE TO GO IN '90 - The season
is gradually drawing to a close, but there are still plenty of
places to go.
28 EASTNOR EVENT - Eric Sawford
travelled to this rare event and this is his report which includes
some engines rarely seen today.
30 THOMAS WOOD & SONS Part 1 -
Thomas Wood & Sons were steam ploughing contractors in Kent for many
years, but also had their own foundry. In this first part we look at
the works as they are today.
34 RAILS IN READING - Leslie Oppitz
continues his occasional series on bygone public transport systems.
38 MONDAY MORNING - Another superb
painting from the brush of Bill Perring.
40 SPIDER - Not a story about a
creature with eight legs, but a novel idea for a latter day steam
tractor.
44 IN CAMERA - More of readers'
pictures from out and about.
50 THE SIGNWRITER - The story of a
Yorkshireman who restores carts and wagons to their former glory.
54 BOXED IN - On the A4 in the
village of Box in Wiltshire, a Marshall portable boiler spends its
retirement festooned with flowers in a front garden.
56 VIC'S BABY BURRELL - 41/2in
scale Burrells are becoming increasingly popular. Vic Hodge made
this one.
58 LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY - Just
one of the hundreds of tunes you can hear while hiking around the
Great Dorset Steam Fair. Stephen Hansford looks at some of the
organs which attend this show.
62 LETTERS - More of your letters.
Plus Isaac.
66 DYMOCK DAY OUT - While the rest
of us were enjoying a slap up lunch or maybe driving an engine, John
Reeves put a film in his camera and spent his Easter Sunday chasing
tractors around the Forest of Dean!
70 PRODUCT REVIEWS - More books and
videos reviewed for your interest.
74 ON A POINT OF DETAIL - A
selection of close ups from Tony Porter.
Condition: Very good.
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