Old Glory

Old Glory is Britain’s best-selling magazine for steam and vintage machinery enthusiasts. Its blend of news, rally reports, exclusive features and archive material has provided inspiration for new restoration projects as well as giving readers a rare look at some old favourites.

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MAJESTIC TAKES THE GALLOPERS TO WHITWELL • History was made on 2 June this year when Burrell showman’s No. 3890 Majestic of 1922 roaded the Saunders Collection’s gallopers to the Whitwell Steam and Country Fair. This was the first time in the preservation era that the former Harris gallopers had been hauled by steam to an event and what a sight they made behind the Burrell, writes Simon Colbeck.

ON THE ROAD! • Following on from our two recent articles on December 1922 McLaren No. 1713 8hp road locomotive, Old Glory was invited to follow the amazing road run the engine undertook with its 30-ton load across Ashdown Forest on Wednesday 12 June.

STEAM PORTABLES BRING IN THE CROWDS • Hollycombe Steam Museum holds various themed weekends during the summer, on 1-2 June they held a steam rally at their site near Liphook on the Hants/West Sussex border This year it featured a special theme of portables and it was a big HIT! Bob Moorman reports.

2HP RANSOMES DEBUTS AT ROYAL WELSH

THE STEAM TOYS AND MECCANO SHOW - LEEDS

PHOTO CHARTER BRINGS ROAD AND RAIL STEAM TOGETHER

GUEST PHOTOGRAPHY GOES ON DISPLAY AT THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM

75 YEARS OF THE 50 ROUTE IN BIRMINGHAM

RARE LAWN MOWER ACQUIRED

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast, plastic and resin models of vans, ice cream vans, lorries and tractors in 1/32, 1/43, 1/50, 1/64 and 1/87 scales.

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!

“EXCURSION TO FRANCE” • The biannual Vintage Revival at Montlhéry is one of the biggest and best events for the pre-war preservation movement in Europe, but with 2024 marking the centenary of the high-speed concrete oval, this year’s was bigger than ever before. Zack Stiling reports from Paris.

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GREAT WEATHER AND CROWD AT HERTFORDSHIRE SHOW • 100s of steam enthusiasts descended upon Letchworth Garden City for the Hertfordshire Steam & Country Show on 1-2 June, writes Zack Stiling.

BUILDING ABURRELL • Steven Traill shares his build of a Burrell crane engine in part one of a photographic story.

GIESL AUSTERITY MAKES DEBUT • For the first time in several years steam hauled passenger trains were operating on the Mountsorrel branch of the Great Central Railway. Usually operated by diesel railcars, but steam returned with a bang at the end of May with 1954 Hunslet 0-6-0 Austerity No. 3809, with a Giesl ejector fitted, working trains over the school half term break, reports Simon Colbeck.

DEBUTS GALORE AT HADLOW DOWN • Held in dry weather over 1-2 of June, an excellent crowd was seen at this traditional rally which supports Cancer Research UK, held at Tinkers Park, Hadlow Down, East Sussex and organised by the Claude Jessett Trust. In the 1960s you were lucky if seven steamers were in steam here, how things have changed as in 2024 no less than 37 engines were here, says Peter Love.

COME RAIN OR SHINE - HIGH WEALD MAKES IT! • The jewel in the crown of the 2023 UK rally season was the mid-June High Weald Steam Working Rally at Danehill, East Sussex, but the site was simply too small for what was going on, especially with an emphasis on working, quality exhibits. The punters...