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Apprenticed To Hall & Co
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Apprenticed To Hall & Co

Phil Reed continues his account of his time with this well-known fleet during the 1960s.

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7 mins  |
October 2017
Albion
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Albion

Richard Furniss continues his series looking at diff erent ex-military vehicles in their second careers with showmen.

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4 mins  |
October 2017
Period Modelling: The Fire Service
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Period Modelling: The Fire Service

One of the most popular cameo scenes on many model railway layouts is something involving one of the triple nine services (999). When modelling a certain period, it is important to get the clothing right as well as the road transport, reports Mike Sarsfiled.

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5 mins  |
October 2017
Those Were The Days
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Those Were The Days

Those Were The Days

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2 mins  |
October 2017
Tanker Taster
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Tanker Taster

Road Tankers form the subject matter for the latest publication in our Road Transport Archive Series. So this month, Malcolm Bates gives us a taster of what you can expect. From beer to cement. From petrol to chocolate, there were tankers designed to transport it all.

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4 mins  |
March 2017
Scammell Pioneers
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Scammell Pioneers

Richard Furniss continues his series, looking at another ex-military vehicle which enjoyed a second career with showmen.

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4 mins  |
March 2017
Memorable Names
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Memorable Names

Mike Forbes has found some pictures in the Chris Hodge ‘Stilltime’ archives showing the vehicles of transport operators which we will all remember from the past.

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4 mins  |
March 2017
Fleet Street
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Fleet Street

This is just one of 20 or so views of London streets and bus stations, taken by the late Edward Beazley in the 1970s, which have been passed on to us by Jim King.

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2 mins  |
March 2017
Wadham's Series IX Ambulances
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Wadham's Series IX Ambulances

Ron Henderson looks at a type of ambulance which was popular during the 1970s.

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3 mins  |
October 2017
Trade-IN Tales
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Trade-IN Tales

Graham Dungworth brings us more pictures of his models, looking ‘just like the real thing’, along with some revelations about his driving career…

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7 mins  |
October 2017
Post-war Albion Fire Engines
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Post-war Albion Fire Engines

Ron Henderson brings us the second part of the history of fi re appliances on Albion chassis.

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3 mins  |
April 2017
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – more than one life-time behind the wheel
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON – more than one life-time behind the wheel

Harry Larcombe shares his memories of both his father’s and his own driving careers.

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10 mins  |
April 2017
A Ford Restored
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A Ford Restored

Graham dungworth tells about a ‘classic car rescue’ in miniature – a ‘how to’ article with a difference...

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4 mins  |
April 2017