Vintage Spirit May 2025
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COVER STORIES:
- The First ‘London to Brighton’ By Self-propelled Mechanical Power
- Seddon Of Oldham
- A Trip On A Slate Train
- Britain’s First Trolleybuses
- Surely You Deal With The Naughty One – the work of the pioneer of photography
- Showman’s Engines In Their Working Days, Part Two
...plus all the latest news and event reports
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In this issue
The First ‘London to Brighton’ By Self-propelled Mechanical Power
Richard Peskett looks into the story of Walter Hancock’s successful road journey from London to Brighton the best part of 200 years ago.
Spectacular Statfold
Jim Gerrard enjoyed a sunny early season day at Statfold’s Spectacle of Steam.
Seddon Of Oldham
Seddon belongs to an era when British commercial vehicle manufacturers dominated our roads. Time has taken its toll, but the few surviving lorries are very popular at vintage vehicle shows, writes Bob Weir.
A Trip On A Slate Train
It was 64 years ago that Chris Gooch enjoyed a trip on a working slate train.
Ten Out Of Ten
The Series 10 represented the most sophisticated upgrade to Ford’s tractor line-up, since the introduction of the early 1960s 6X range. Many of these tractors are still working and are popular with collectors, writes Bob Weir.
Going The Distance
John Hannavy finds cast iron (and other) excuses for more exploration.
Nostell Priory – 60 Years On
David M Warren looks through some old rally pictures he recently acquired.
Discovering One Of Cork’s Hidden Gems
John Webber takes a brief look at a former Irish waterworks.
Wotz ’Appening At: Shillingstone Station
Kevin Byrne takes a brief look at the work done by volunteers to resurrect a former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway station.
Spanish Galleon & Pirates
It’s always an occasion when classic ships visit a naval port, and James Hamilton was in Plymouth when two Spanish ships arrived last May.
Britain’s First Trolleybuses
Tim Bolton goes back over 100 years to the early days of the development of trolleybuses in Leeds and Bradford.
Surely You Deal With The Naughty One
John Hannavy explores the work of the pioneer of photography.
Showman’s Engines In Their Working Days, Part Two
A further selection of Burrell Showman’s engines from our archives that were photographed during their working days.
Vintage Spirit May 2025
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