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UK To Benefit From £20m On‑Street Charge Point Funding
LOCAL authorities have been urged to take advantage of a £20m UK government cash injection which will boost the number of on-street EV charge points.
KIA Sorento ‘2' 1.6 HEV
Good foundations mean Kia’s hybrid flagship is a worthy diesel alternative, says Alex Grant.
Runs should be fun
The club run is an integral part of the old motorcycle scene. During 2020, a variation on the usual theme emerged, enabling people to ride in the company of like-minded souls.
LNER puts remaining ‘91s' into warm store
The ongoing pandemic restrictions and major engineering works have resulted in the complete withdrawal of the last remaining ‘Electras’ from passenger service, although the plan is to resurrect them in the summer.
Mk.1 Restaurant-Buffet (RBR) cars
A SURPRISING number of Mk.1catering cars have survived to see service on the privatised railway, in private operator and charter trains. They may turn up on anything from an enthusiast special to higher-end dining trains and have been formed in trains as prestigious as the locomotive-hauledBlue Pullman’ set, the ‘Great Britain’ tours operated by West Coast Railways and the ‘Northern Belle’ tour train.
Powerscene
Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.
End for Freightliner Class 86/6s
The company’s Class 86/6 fleet down to just two examples as seven locos are stored.
Service reductions as Covid cases increase
An increase in Covid-19 cases in early January saw the governments in Ireland and Northern Ireland impose stricter lockdown measures that impacted on public transport.
East West Rail funding go-ahead
Although it was expected, £760 million of funding has now been confirmed to build the Western Section of the East West Railway scheme.
Class 92 revolution
Despite its complex shape and high detail ratio compared to other modern six-axle locomotives, Revolution Trains chose the Class 92 to be its first 'N' gauge locomotive model.
Travellers-Fare with Hornby's Mk.1 Restaurant-Buffet car
Hornby expands its range of retooled ‘OO’ gauge Mk.1 coaches with a brand new tooling for the Diagram 24 Restaurant-Buffet car (RB) and the Diagram 33 refurbished version (RBR). It models the vehicles in both original form, finished in BR maroon and Southern Region green, together with the RBR refurbished coaches. They remained in frontline service well into the 1990s, including Cross-Country workings.
Bottling it!
A dig into the Rail Express archive has revealed some rarely-seen photographs of the former rail-connected Express Dairy bottling plant in South West London, which today is the site of a large mosque.
1990s ‘N' gauge Class 950
Work on the ‘N’ gauge Class 950 Track Recording Unit project, a conversion based on a standard Graham Farish Class 150/1 model, is concluded by finishing the model in 1990s condition.
Pressing matters!
Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works.
RETRO SPECTIVE Kawasaki Z1000
Stealing the name of a legendary Jap four sounds like sacrilege, but it wasn't. Welcome to the 2003-2009 Z1000...
Project Belgarda Yamaha TDR125R part 1 - Saucy Seventeener!
If you were of a certain age, your 17th birthday meant you could finally get something 125cc sized to go ride on. Classic Motorcycle Mechanics welcomes Niall Brooking to talk about his exotic Yamaha TDR125R.
Some sorta Sanctuary!
Inspired by the great specials builds from AC Sanctuary, Bob Haughton and friends set about making their own Zed homage!
Very boring times!
Progress on my latest Super Six had virtually ground to a halt halfway through November.
KAWASAKI ZZR1400
It seems fitting that with the Kawasaki ZZR1400 being discontinued at the end of 2020 and 2021 rumoured to be bringing a new Suzuki Hayabusa, we check out this green king of speed.
Peter Williams: Innovator, racer, gentleman…
Peter Williams, who sadly passed away in December, was more than just a talented motorcycle racer, he was also an innovator whose influences can be seen on modern machines to this day.
DETREVNI SNOBBERY!
The GSX-R1100K was a bit of a handful and Suzuki’s successor the 1100L was supposed to turn all that on its head: literally, as it was the first Suzuki model with the soon-to-be-fashionable inverted or ‘upside-down’ front forks…
Shanks' Pony
One of the sharpest Blades in the toolbox: careful with it, or you’ll get hurt! The RR4/5 was finally a full-fat 1000cc, used MotoGP technology from Valentino Rossi’s Honda RC211V, and it’s now a 17-year-old motorcycle: unbelievable…
Cat - isfaction!
Our Scoop rides the Suzuki TC120 ‘Trail Cat’ and comes away wondering why we Brits didn’t build something similar.
Idaho Red!
This early 1965 Ford Mustang still looks to be wearing most of its original paint and proves the point: it’s only original once!
DREAM BOAT
This absolute dream of a drive that’s travelled three times across the Atlantic proved to Mark Spaulding that his DeSoto is definitely a ‘keeper’…
Super Sonic CHEVELLE
How the Williams brothers transformed Mark Evans’ 1971 Chevy Chevelle into a red hot, state-of-the-art street rod…
Posh muscle – Buick GS
Just about everyone wanted a piece of the muscle car action in 1968, including GM’s marque Buick, the renowned manufacturer of executive ‘boats’ for lawyers and doctors. Classic American looks at Flint’s hairy-chested offering…
CLASSIC AMERICAN PEOPLE Bob and Curt Giovanine Like father, like son
What could be more of a winter warmer than spending some time in the desert of El Mirage? Come back in time with us to the heady days of dry lake bed racing with pioneering dad and son record-breaking racers, Bob and Curt Giovanine…
GENE FELTON 1936-2020
Steve Havelock looks back on the life of American racing driver Gene Felton…
CHOPPED TOP BEAUTY
This 1951 Mercury Custom Coupe recently went up for auction on digital auction platform Stratas and we definitely thought it was worth a look. Winner of a Boyd Coddington Top Ten award, this iconic hot rod remains in pristine condition and a credit to its creator…