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Tree & easy

Not too long ago, logging trucks tended to be simple and basic. Not any more! We travel to Wales to check out these top-spec timber haulers

STEEL OF QUALITY

The Steelboys have grown from a few like-minded friends into a large, lorry-mad family. Here’s the convoy of characters, and vehicles, that have been rolling together for nearly two decades

Solid as Arocs

This bulk haulier’s smart new Mercedes-Benz Arocs delivers a fitting tribute to grandfathers who served during WWII.

Number games

Scania’s 730 arrived later on the scene in Australia and as a result is a rare beast. But is it worth the extra investment over the 620?

Final journeys

David Hall has recently retired his Vintage Lorry Funerals business. He looks back on his memories, taking drivers on their final journey with his 1950 Leyland Beaver

Best in the west

With a longitudinal location further west than Land’s End, the Argyll village of Acharacle is home to Loch Shiel Garage. T&D heads for Scotland’s remote Ardnamurchan Peninsula

Furlough to forklift

After being on furlough for six weeks I was brought in to do my Moffett test. I passed with flying colours which meant I was ready to hit the road, I went home to get a good night’s sleep but once home I got a call to ask if I fancied doing 11 drops Warrington, All bags of soil and stone. Of course I said yes!

Back in the Saddle

At the beginning of the year, almost nobody had heard the word ‘furlough’ but since spring it has effected almost all of us, including Graham who was glad to be back on the road

Indian Blue Street Sleeper

“In 2010 we borrowed a T4 to visit Busfest and camped out with the Airheads”

YODA The Jedi Camping Master!

“Before we bought our bus in 2010, we’d never been particularly interested in camping”.

Vivid Yellow Subaru Sleeper!

“Back in the 1990’s whilst working as a Marketing Manager for Kettle Chips, I was inspired by the owner’s story of discovering Norfolk whilst on his European road trip...”

The Best Laid Schemes...

“We were all geared up to make 2020 a full on year, out and about in Toby.”

The Ultimate Bus?

“I lived in SoCal for a few years and I think I fell in love with them down there. The bus scene was huge”.

Daycations

There’s nothing quite like hitting the road in your bus for a good old adventure, whether it’s planned and long-awaited or last-minute and spontaneous.

Out of season in Southwold.

From our home in the East Midlands, the sea side is a stretch in any direction, but none more so than Southwold on the Suffolk Coast.

Gino's Italian Adventure 2019

Isolated at home for the foreseeable future, I’ve plenty of time on my hands to write about last year’s European tour!

Another Trip Down Diesel Street

A further stroll down Wolfsburg’s Diesel Street quickly unearths a lovely array of Transporters well worthy of a word or three.

Green Outside & Sunny Inside

“Many childhood summers were spent on caravanning holidays in Europe, where occasionally an aunt & uncle would join the family in their VW Vanagon Westfalia”.

Is A Stiffer Bike Really Faster?

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan takes a closer look at a much-misunderstood metric of bike design

LSL expands with HST power cars

Three former East Midlands Trains Class 43s have joined the Locomotive Services fleet.

Heritage lines prepare to reopen

Easing of lockdown rules has allowed railways to make plans to welcome the public again.

Powerscene

Our authoritative class-by-class review of newsworthy locomotive workings.

Industrial details by Goodwood Scenics

SOLD under its ‘Bulkscene’ label, Goodwood Scenics continues to develop a hitherto untapped area of scenic modelling and a gritty side of the D&E scene: industrial scenic details.

New JNAs head straight to store

The penultimate batch of box wagons for VTG have arrived in the UK, along with the final group of HOA hoppers for Touax Rail’s Mendip contract.

Hornby Network Rail QQA

Hornby Network Rail QQA

Hastings Diesels Limited No. 1001

Thanks to the efforts of Hastings Diesels Preservation Limited, we can still enjoy the sights, and, more importantly, the unique DEMU sound on the main line. D&E modellers interested in the privatisation era have the ideal excuse to add a main line certificated DEMU to their collection in the form of Hastings Diesels Limited’s No. 1001. The kind hospitality of Hastings Diesels Limited enabled this series of reference images to be taken at St Leonards in 2008 after No. (20)1001 was equipped with CTL and OTMR.

Kit Corner: Modelling HDL No. 1001

Plastic kits have unlocked many a unique layout project by providing the means to model unusual or minority items of rolling stock or, indeed, complete trains. The Hastings line narrow bodied Class 201, 202 and 203 DEMUs do not have standard Mk.1 features, therefore seem a less than attractive choice for an off-the-shelf model, making the kit by DC Kits the best route forward. In the first of a series of Kit Corner articles, we show how to build a model of heritage ‘Thumper’ No. 1001, owned and operated by Hastings Diesels Limited, starting with the long frame vehicles. The same techniques apply to modelling Hastings ‘Thumpers’ in BR days.

Back to the future

British Railways introduced the stylish Blue Pullman trainsets 60 years ago and, while ultimately short-lived, they heralded a move out of the steam age into a diesel-powered future.

No Return To Franchises Soon

Concessions are set to replace franchise agreements after the Emergency Measures Agreements expire in September.

Ogri's origins!

If you’re a proper biker of a certain age, you will have heard of Ogri, the comic book hero who appeared in Bike Magazine, Back Street Heroes and even the Daily Telegraph. Let’s delve into his history and meet the man behind him.