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.

GENTLE GIANT IS BACK!

Meet the team

CATERPILLAR 100 YEARS CELEBRATIONS!

Old Glory

GETTING OUT AND ABOUT!

BIRTHDAY RETURN FOR 100-YEAR-OLD EX-MAYOR • One of the steam world’s most iconic engines, Burrell Super Scenic Ex-Mayor made a triumphant return from overhaul in February. The distinctive blue Burrell embarked on a road trip in celebration of the 100th anniversary of it leaving the St Nicholas Works in Thetford. Old Glory correspondent Simon Colbeck was invited to join the team from the Saunders collection to record this historic event.

ONE-OWNER BURRELL FOR SALE

THE BISHOP SOLD

NEW OWNER FOR DUKE OF ELLINGTON

CHEFFINS CELEBRATE 200 YEARS

ALLEN AVELING MAKES PROGRESS

LINK CLUB ANNOUNCE DATE

STRADSETT TO FEATURE CATERPILLAR

CHEFFINS SPONSOR NATIONAL

FORD AND FORDSON ASSOCIATION SET TO BEAT 2006 RECORD

IAN HOWITT 1948-2024 RIP

LIFT-OFF FOR 150TH ANNIVERSARY AT ANDERTON BOAT LIFT IN 2025

WAVERLEY BACKS RAILWAY 200 IN THE PADDLER’S 50TH YEAR IN PRESERVATION

MALCOLM HOBBS 1930-2024

LEYLAND SOCIETY GATHERING - SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2025 AT PEAK RAIL HERITAGE RAILWAY

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast and resin models of vans, pickups, trucks and tractors, in 1/32, 1/43, 1/48, 1/76, 1/87 and 1/120 scale.

LOOKING BACK TO 1964 – GARRETTS OF LEISTON

Letters

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SHOW REPORT – RÉTROMOBILE PARIS 2025 • Mike Neale travelled to Paris for this annual old vehicle extravaganza.

TRACTOR WORLD A HUGE SUCCESS • This event has been going since 2002 and was an instant hit when it eventually got going, having been cancelled in 2001 just three days before it was going to happen owing to Foot & Mouth disease.

OLD GLORY EXCLUSIVE! BACK IN STEAM 33 YEARS LATER! • Sunday 26 January saw the first official steaming of 1909 Burrell 8hp road locomotive No. 3131 in dull, cold and wet conditions, but the day was totally brightened up when this amazing engine silently steamed out of the shed at mid-day the way it did, for the first time in 33 years.

98% OF FUNDING FOR ‘DARJ’ TANK SECURED • Despite being advertised to appear at the Nene Valley Railway for three weekends of train services in February and March, at the start of February owner the National Railway Museum confirmed it still didn’t have a signed contract with its chosen operating partner, Northern Steam Operations Ltd, who were announced as the new custodians of LNER flagship locomotive No. 60103 Flying Scotsman in May last year.

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY WINTER STEAM GALA • New-build Great Western Betton Grange starred at the Great Central Railway Winter Gala, writes Simon Colbeck.

“SECOND TIME LUCKY” – 1948 BEDFORD OLAD • The Simmonds’ first Bedford O-type...