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Vintage Spirit is Britain’s number one magazine for steam and industrial heritage. Each month, we bring you the latest event reports and news from the preservation world, as well as fascinating features on restoration projects, manufacturers, museums and
well-known faces. Plus, relive stories from the past and take a journey into yesteryear with nostalgic photographs from the archives.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2013

In the May 2013 issue: Ex-Kaymat fowler roller preserved in West Sussex; A scammell restored- ex-Pickford's vehicle's new lease of life; Heritage explorer guide on Cornish tin mining; The rise and fall of Manton motors- the short life of a little known manufacturer; history of the tasker wagon; Plus Mac's Cafe gathering, Wilton model show, RRA AGM, roller reunion at Great Central Railway, and the Reading carriage sale

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2013

In the April 2013 issue: The story of Little Olga- rebuilding a Wallis & Steevens tractor; 40 years with a Foden- one family's high-profile wagon; Derbyshire's grey gold- lead mining in the Peak District; a rejuvenated Ruston, Proctor- back in steam after 40 years; a tale of two tippers- Ford Thames Traders side-by-side; all new heritage explorer guide to Staffordshire, the home of pots and pints; plus memories of road-repairing, the Brighton Modelworld show, surviving British steam fire engines, Bristol sale report, and club focus on the Leyland Society.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2013

In the March 2013 issue: FREE 2013 Events Guide; Skoda-Sentinels - Shrewsbury waggons built in Czechoslovakia; "Travelling around, that's our life" - the memoirs of showman Albert Proctor; A Road Trip Challenge - Through Sussex on a Tasker; York's Roundabout Windmill; Filming Fred - Interview with producer and author David Hall. Plus: Tales from the Workshop; A Steam-Powered Land-Rover; Steam Film up for Award; Derby Industrial Museum HLF Bid; Unipower Forestry Tractors; The History of the Tri-Tandem Roller.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2013

In the February 2013 issue: The steam years of Atkinson; Daniel Adamson aboard the last steam tug-tender; Steam cars on tour; Roller special announced for 2013 Great Dorset; an energetic engineman- the life of Roy Wakefield; Road gangs at work- historic photos from the 1920s; tragedy in the valley- remembering the UK's worst mining disaster; plus 16 pages of news and events: John Crawley archive auction, STEC New Year run, surprise at Tom Barlow run, Kingswear Castle steams home, 100th Lake Goldsmith rally, plus much more...

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2013

In the January 2013 issue: Forgotten fowler parts discovered... and now with prolific engine rebuilder!; the steam years of Thornycroft; an original ironworks in South Wales; Tales from the workshop- Burrell traction engine nears completion; a family feat- the restoration of a sentinel wagon; Restoration down under- Bucyrus steam shovel; plus 15 pages of news and events!

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2012

In the December 2012 issue: Great Dorset Photography Competition Results!; The sole surviving tasker wagon and its return to steam; Churchill's land-rover sells for £129K!; Underground adventures at Wales' National Coal Museum; Five engines sell at auction- full report from Dingles; "A conservation not a restoration"- the story of a fine old Fowler; Petrol pioneers- Merryweathers' first motorised fire engines; Plus 21 pages of news and events- little leigh steam party, oktoberfest, Midlands model engineering exhibition, funding for Daniel Adamson, New Forest cider pressing, plus much more...

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2012

In the November 2012 issue: Show report- the largest steam wagon gathering ever at Old Warden; Beamish's commercial enterprise; A lottery roller- the full story of Allchin 1131; Gordon Howell sale; Sentinel Archive special; Cornwall's all-new harvest event; Four pages of letters; Plus Matador on tour- 1,400 miles in an 1937 AEC

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Vintage Spirit Back issue: October 2012

In the October 2012 issue: First Report! Great Dorset Steam Fair; An unusual roller- The restoration of an Aveling diesel conversion; Wanted: full-time steam bus driver!; Scotland's steam scene- the past & future; History of Morrison-electrocar- from milk floats to mobile shops; Fowlers' steam wagon failure- why only one survives; Plus 16 pages of news and events!

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2012

In the September 2012 issue: 7-Page Great Dorset Steam Fair preview and GDSF archive! 300th anniversary of the Newcomen engine - the story of a working replica; Reconstructing a Foden wagon from a handful of parts; Rare engine debuts in Cornwall; Still milling at Skidby windmill; Photographing traction engines - full five-page guide; The last Sentinel - the history of the S4 waggon; Plus 21 pages of news and events - Cheffins vintage sale, tractors rescue Cheshire steam fair, steam navvy to be restored, Castle Fraser steam fair and Boconnoc basks in sunshine.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2012

In the August 2012 issue: Unseen for 30 years - the story of a hidden Marshall roller; A preservation pioneer - Gordon Howell's life of steam; museum of the month - The Scarborough fair collection; military makeovers - Austin Champ & Land Rover 101 FC; 200 years of Scotland's paddle steamers - from Comet to the Maid of the Loch; 1939 Leyland fire engine - saved by a Dartford firefighter; plus 19 pages of news and events! Including, rain washes out rally scene, Calderdale Industrial Museum reopens, steam apprentices launch Burrell project and the Hadlow Down rally.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2012

In the July 2012 issue: The last fowler roller returns to the rally scene; Wallis - Back in steam after 50 years and on an epic road journey; Preserving the Yorkshire Dales lead mining industry; The rise and fall of Jesse Ellis & Co - The extraordinary story of a steam entrepreneur; The history of The Traction Engine Register; Plus - 20 pages of news and events! Including - Shand Masons at fire engine rally, AEC centenary celebrations, Thornycroft society rally, Pinkneys Green, Stotford Mill steam fair.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2012

In the June 2012 issue: Three rolls on my Robey - the story of a tri-tandem roller; The history of Royal Yacht Britannia; Garrett tractor restored by schoolboy; Steam at Tower Bridge; The history of Stockport's hat-making industry; Auction news - Engines remain unsold at vintage sale; Plus 18 pages of news and events including, BSEPs steam apprentice club weekend, riverside rally, disappointment at Etruria Industrial Museum and a blessed Trevithick day.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2012

In the May 2012 issue: Tales from the workshop - restorations nearing completion; Steam threshing in Cornwall; Building a fairground organ from scratch; Progress on steam tug challenge; The full story of The 'standard' Sentinel Waggon; The restoration of a 1951 Scammell drawbar tractor; Plus - 16 pages of news and events - 50th anniversary of the fairground society, Mac's cafe gathering, A2Z run, Steam pinnance and steam museum awarded lottery grants.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2012

In the April 2012 issue: Bressingham Foden joins Saunders collection and is back in steam after 40 years! 1937 AEC Matador restored for the Marque's centenary celebrations; A fatal invention - the steam motorcycle that killed its creator; 50 years of the post office vehicle club; The full story of the failed steam enterprise of J & F Howard; Working the waterways - memories of a commercial boatman; Plus 20 pages of news and events - new build engines to debut this season, Gillingham gathering, Bristol vintage sale, Brighton modelworld, RRA AGM.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2012

In the March 2012 issue: Ford Thames 400E - Restored as a mobile billboard; Working steam during WWII with the Vardy family; Workshop tales of Allchin Royal Chester; The demise of Shand, Mason - how the famous steam fire engine manufacturer lost out to its rival; Full story of Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. - A forgotten firm? 14 pages of news and events - St Columb steam-up, Brighton tramcar restoration project, Gavioli organ trust, Nottingham industrial museum reopens, Churchdown fairground extravaganza; PLUS - FREE 2012 events guide: 850+ events listed.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2012

In the February 2012 issue: The full story of Foster Showman's Lord of the Isles, Commercial archive special; Rare roller restoration nears completion; Inspired by Fred Dibnah - One man's extraordinary tribute to the late steeplejack; Preston Services new year sale; Plus 19 pages of news and events including - Five engines on Tom Barlow run, The gate gathering, STEC's new year road run, celebrations at Scarborough fair collection, three-mile charity engine pull.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2012

In the January 2012 issue: Whitby steam bus takes London by storm; The good fortune of a Davey Paxman portable; Fairground focus: RJ Lankin & Co; The story of a threshing family - rare photos of working steam in the 19th century; Restoring an old war horse - The challenging ten-year rebuild of a 1918 Dennis lorry; Plus 21 pages of news and events including - New sails at Moulton Windmill, sickening GDSF metal theft, Sodem Road Run, last season for historic gallopers and steam cider pressing weekend.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2011

In the December 2011 issue: Industrial heritage at risk - 11% in danger zone reveals government report; Working engines archive special; Two steamers join the Saunders collection; Great Dorset photography competition results; plus 23 pages of news and events - Allchin, Royal Chester at national ploughing championships, Klondyke steam party, Stotford mill working weekend, Carter's open day.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2011

In the November 2011 issue: The Full Story of Supremacy - Showman's returned to steam after 38 years; A very original Thornycroft Swiftsure; Allchin Royal Chester finds new home in Somerset; Cheshire's largest engine - first public steaming in over 50 years; Dibnah-style demolition at Fernbank Mill, Lancashire; News and Events - County Council employs 1916 roller; New Zealand McLarens head home; Engine fittings stolen in Sussex; Great Dorset Steam Fair Awards.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2011

In the October 2011 issue: First Report! Great Dorset Steam Fair; Steam heavy haulage - Roading 115 miles to Dorset; Recreating a steam racing car - The record- breaking Whistling Billy; The man behind Traction-Talk - interview with David Collidge; Plus news and events! Showman's surprise appearance at Astle Park; Major changes at Pickering; Rare gathering of ES Hindley products and HCVs Trans-Pennine run.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2011

In the September 2011 issue: GDSF Bumper Issue; Full story of Joe Chamberlain - The 21st century-built Burrell; Scammell Scarab - History of the iconic light commercial; Orton & Spooner - Early Years of the famous fairgound ride manufacturer; Record Auction Price of £550,000 for Burrell's Showman's; "The only tangible reson for holding rallies is to promote brewers' profits" - The Great Debate of 1989 featuring John Carter, Michael Oliver, Jim Sarney and Chris Edmonds; Plus, news and events - Heritage Lottery Award for Combe Mill; 40 years of Hollycombe; No beer tent at Cheshire rally; Half a century of Thames Valley Traction Engine Club.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2011

In the August 2011 issue: A one-man mill engine preservationist - David Arnfield's 50 years of rescue and restoration; Scammell Newley Restored - to Showtrac specification; M Shed - Bristol's new dockside museum; Tales from the workshop - Fowler rebuilt after 40 years; Plus 23 pages of news and events - Steam stunt at Elvaston Castle, second Les Oakes sale, mystery Fowler at Three Okefords, and Luton playground roller debuts at St Albans.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2011

In the July 2011 issue: Boxing Shows - History of the fairground scene's knockout entertainment; Threshing 100 years ago - Amazing photographs unveiled; Overcoming Disaster - Steam fire engine rebuilt from a wreck; An original Austin - The triumphant journey of an unrestored K2; Plus 20 pages of news and events - Stotfold Mill Steam Fair, Trevithick's Industrial Dartford Bronte Vintage Gathering, Belvoir Castle, Scammell Spectacular.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2011

In the June 2011 issue: Burrell Gold Medal Tractor, Sunrise - first appearance for 20 years; HCVS London to Brighton - full report on 50th Anniversary Run; The steam days of canal carrying - Early years of Fellows, Morton & Clayton; Engines gallore at Cheffins Sale; Plus 22 pages of news and events - Dibnah collection stars at Riverside Rally; London windmill re-opens; Rolling on the Dunstable Downs; Steam at Royal Wedding.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2011

In the May 2011 issue: Exclusive New Build Burrell - Joe Chamberlain in steam; Fred Dibnah engine naming ceremony; Vulcan steam fire engines; London to Brighton archive special; 17 pages of news and events - Road Roller Association AGM; Mac's Cafe bacon butty bash; Wilton Hobbies & Engineering Exhibition; Bournemouth Vintage Transport Day.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2011

In the April 2011 issue: Henry Bessemer - A Great Man of Invention; Memories of a Showman's Engine Driver - On the fairgrounds of North-West England during WWII; Restoration of Somerset Scammell - A 1952 ballast box tractor; British Hero - Only Garrett showman's road loco bought by Dibnah engine owner; 13 pages of news and events, such as MP saves cash-crisis Cruiser; Gillingham Gathering; Unseen Fred Dibnah films go on show; Brighton Modelworld; Models at Midhurst.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2011

In the March 2011 issue: FREE 2011 Events Guide with 750+ events listed; The story of a Centenarian Wallis and its return to Hampshire; Development of The Robey Tandem Roller; Great Men of Industry - Sir William Armstrong; Abbey Pumping Station faces council closure; Plus 15 pages of news and events - Bob Minney Auction, Clinker celebrates centenary, Club focus - The AEC Society; Heritage hotspot - Kelham Island Museum.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2011

In the February 2011 issue: FREE full-length dvd - Documentaries on Len Crane and the Whitby Steam Bus; Tales From The Workshop - exciting engine restorations in progress; Pat Collins Steam Archive; History of Fire King - Merryweather's steam fire engine; Restoring Brunel's Great Vision - SS Great Britain - from forgotten wreck to thriving museum; Plus 15 pages of news and events - Hungerford Victorian Extravaganza; Wimborne Christmas Carnival; Stotfold Charity Road Run; Preston Services Open Weekend.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2011

In the January 2011 issue: FREE 2011 Wallplanner; Fred Dibnah - A 21st Century Great Man of Steam; Albion Victor - Brought for just £10!; Great Gift Ideas - Bumper Christmas review section; King O' The Road - entrusted with a Council Roller; A look inside a steam driven workshop; Plus 23 pages of news and events - Long Eaton Model Show; Allchin Roller wins lottery grant; NTET AGM; Auction results from Eastnor Castle; Steam Cider Pressing.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2010

In the December 2010 issue: Great Dorset Photo Competition - Results!; A Steerman's Tale - On the road with a 13 Ton Roller; Ten engines under the hammer - two sale reports; Hidden from the Nazis - The strange survival of a Pierce-Arrow lorry; Plus 24 pages of news and events - Dunham Massey Steam Ploughing, Shillingstone Station Steam Up, Klondyke Steam Party, Steam cars take to the Cotswolds, Rare Allchin needs readers' votes.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2010

In the November 2010 issue: Issue Number 100 - 116 page Bumper issue: 50 Favourite Restoration Stories, Extended Steam Archive, 25 Centenarian Engines, 100 Goings-On 100 years ago; Auction News - nine engines sold at Thursford: Full sale report; History of The Humble Bobbin - We look back...; PLUS 25 pages of news and events: Whitby Steam Bus at Lord Mayor's Parade, Harewood Highlights Old Warren, Action at Malpas, Steam Ploughing in Leicestershire.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2010

In the October 2010 issue: First GDSF Report! Plus McLaren Special; ES Hindley Steam Wagon - The story of an amazine recreation; Leyland Beaver Tanker - A Lancashire Legend; Mark Loader of Bournemouth - The Preservation Years; PLUS - New Crossword Competition and 20 pages of news.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2010

In the September 2010 issue: J&H McLaren - 16 page special; Fred Dibnah's Engine Sells at Auction; Len Crane's Latest Restoration - Burrell Showman's Endurance Unveiled; 7-Page Great Dorset Steam Fair Preview; 40th Netley Marsh; Cornish Coastal Commercial Run

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2010

In the August 2010 issue: Joe Powell - Auction results; Mark Loader of Bournemouth - The Working Steam Days; Around the World with Fodens; Super Sentinel Debut at Belvoir Castle; Amberley mid-Summer show; Transport Trust Awards.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2010

The July 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit contains: Lakeland Steam - History of steam vessels in the Lake District; Morris Commercial FV - Restored as a brewery dray; National Brewery Centre - full report on newly opened museum; The Barlow Family - Steam in commercial use and preservation

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2010

The June 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit contains: From Road To Rails - Steam wagons converted to railway shunters; Cambridge Auction - three pedigree steamers change hands; The History Of Hornby Model Railways; A Quartet of Scammells; Freak Shows - the story of this once popular fairground attraction; Plus Trevithick Day; Steam Apprentice Club Weekend; Success at Beamish; Riverside Rally; Club Focuse - The Foden Society; and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2010

The May 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: The Birth of Steam Rallies - 60 years since 'wager for ale' engine races; Repatriated & Restored - a rare Green & Son roller; A Valient Vulcan - the story of an unusual 1925 lorry; Richard Trevithick - the greatest Great Man of Steam?; Bill Briggs' Auction Results!; Plus: Special Day for British Engineerium; Fairground Society AGM; Woody's 60th Annual CTP Gillingham Gathering; The Diary of the Whitby Steam Bus

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2010

The April 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Whitby Steam Bus - the sensational Sentinel tourist attraction; Keeping Dennis on the road - the story of a 1919 flatbed lorry; Turbine Steam Ships - at work in the '60s and '70s; William Murdoch - an overlooked Great Man of Steam?' Plus 21 pages of news; New Manx Transport Museum; Freight Weekend Success; Stoke Row Saved; Brighton Modelworld; Club Focus - Scottish Traction Engine Society; and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2010

The Vintage Spirit March 2010 issue includes: Free Events Guide for 2010; An Engine Driver's Story - Threshing in the Summer of 1944; Steam Archive in Colour; Fairground Menageries - the Story of a Dangerous Attraction; The History of Boiler Testing; Plus: Joseph Powell 1921 - 2009; Open Weekends at Preston; Haughton Road Run; Woolmer Moved to Milestones; Club Focus - The Erf Historic Vehicle Club; and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2010

The February 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Winter Workshops - Exciting engine restorations currently in progress; Memories of Michael Oliver - A full tribute to Mr Dorset from his preservation movement friends; The Last Paddle Steamers - At work in the '60s and '70s; Bradford Industrial Museum; Traction Engine Transfer Collection - A full insight into manufacturers' insignia; Plus - Presentations at Witney Lights, Hungerford Victorian Extravaganza; Reviews; Club Focus - the Lancashire Traction Engine Club

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2010

The January 2010 issue of Vintage Spirit contains: Free 2010 wallplanner; Bumper Review Section - Books & DVDs galore for great gift ideas!; Ex-Military Morris Commercial - restored as a working brewery dray; Britannia Down West - recreating a Burrell's epic 1959 journey; Michael Oliver 1934-2009; Plus 25 pages of news - Timothy West CBE Unveils Red Wheel Plaque, Seddon's Bonfire Party; Beaulieu Revives Steam Rallies and Donkin Engines Return to Steam; and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2009

The December 2009 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Rare 19th Century Engines on the Road; Steaming on Loch Katrine - Sir Walter Scott and other steamships; Jim Pengilly - a Cornishman's life of steam; Great Dorset photo competition results; The history of the bioscope; and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2009

The November issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Dr Busker - face to face with the rally scene's favourite singer; Narrowboat Steamer - the 100-year history of President; Behind the scenes at a vintage auction; Aveling Roller Restoration - an engine's return to the rally field; Bedford OB - memories of the classic coach; plus much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2009

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2009

In the September 2009 issue: W & J Glossops - A tar spraying pioneer; A Signwriter's Story - Continuing the traditional trade; Old Tim - The life of the famous Burrell crane engine; Lincolnshire Life Museum - Agricultural Advancement, Engines and Tanks; Steaming Around New Zealand - Aboard a steam ship and loco. Plus, HCVS Kent Evening; A Beam to Boconnoc; Buncombe Rollers at Sedgemoor; Hovershow 50; Sewards Steam & Vintage Gathering; Trans Pennine Run

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2009

In the August 2009 issue: Taskers of Andover - The rise and fall of a celebrated engine manufacturer; Fairground Artist Extraordinaire - The fascinating working life of Fred Fowle; The Man Behind Meccano - The genius of Frank Hornby; Museum of the Month - Hollycombe Working Steam Museum; Found in France - One Fowler Engine's Strange History. Plus, Wait & See Debuts at Stapleford; 25th Ridgeway Run; Steaming the Navy Way; Kelsall Rally; Celebrations at Copythorne; Elvaston - an Event For All. Great Dorset Preview.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2009

In the July 2009 issue: Magic Workshop - Rollers, living vans and locos at Joe Nemeth Engineering; Thornycroft J Type - The history of the iconic 3-Ton Truck; In Search of Steam - A Family of Enthusiasts; Steaming up in Shrewsbury - A trip to Coleham Pumping Station; Classy Cameronian - The Eventful Story of an Aveling Engine. Plus: Carnival of the Bizarre; 50th Celebrations at Crich; Carter's Road Run; Reading Carriage Sale; Dibnah Sons Restoring Engine; Bill Targett Rally.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2009

In the June 2009 issue: Well Worth Waiting For - Wait and See unveiled after a long restoration; From Australia to the UK - The Honeybun family's passion for steam; A Famous Steam Sale - Looking back at the Paisley Auction of 1980; The 'Original' Victorian Farm - A visit to the location of the popular TV series; Len Crane - Heavy haulage operations and rescuing abandoned engines. Plus: Commercials in Kirby Stephen; Gail Jakes Trust Charity Run; Wilton Models; Kent TEC Spring Gathering; Cheffins Vintage Sale; Noggin & natter

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2009

In the May 2009 issue: Kelly Springfield - How a US roller found a home in Britain; Fred Dibnah - Overcoming vandals and a mysterious curse at Laburnum Mill; A 14-Year Project - Building a replica Marenghi organ from scratch; Scammell Pioneer Turns Heads - The arduous restoration of a fairground workhorse; Len Crane - Owning a number of beautiful engines. Plus: 4th Gathering at Max Cafe; More Arrivals at Shildon; Downham Show; Big Wheel at Hollycombe; Tiger to Debut at Stotford Mill.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2009

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2009

In the March 2009 issue: Free 2009 Events Guide; A Statesman of Steam - The eventful early life of Len Crane; Sentinel Sentimentality - 45-year ownership of a steam tractor; Foxton Locks - The preservation of an industrial landmark; Land-Rover's 60th Anniversary - The birthday bash of the iconic Series I. Plus: London Model Exhibition; Taunton Road Run; Claymills Steam Up; Churchtown Fairground Gathering; Haughton & District Tractor Run.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2009

In the February 2009 issue: Paddling Down the Jurassic Coast - Dorset from the world's last sea-going paddle steamer; Honeymooning in Sussex - Boxing Day run with newly-weds; A Boxer Punching Above Its Weight - Recovery work with a Leyland classic; Pride and Passion - Sandy Mair of the Scottish Traction Engine Society. Plus: Scammell's Dredger Recovery; David Hirst Laid to Rest; Victorian Hungerford; Stunning Line Up at Preston's.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2009

In the January 2009 issue: 12,000 Pints to Dorset - Epic steam trip from Cornwall to Blandford; Wind Across the Landscape - Cambridgeshire's treasure trove of windmills; Roaming Around the Upper Thames - 2008 SoDEM road run; An Orton & Spooner 'Original' - Ken Fox's Orton & Spooner Wall of Death. Plus: NTET AGM Weekend - Battle of the Waltzers; Full English and a Mug of Tea and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2008

The December 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Celebrating half a century: Klondyke club's anniversary run; Summerlee reborn; The Lancaster Salvager: The weird world of Eddie Whiteside; The Puffin: A street organ built in Cornwall. Plus: Restoring a Robey; Thoughts from the living van; Barney's Barrel and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2008

The November 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Bedford's 50th - Bedfordshire Steam's 50th Rally; Unlocking the Archives - Finding information on history; Off to Bath - Bournemouth to Bath run; Great Dorset 2008 - presentations and awards. Plus, 22 pages of news; Magnificent Marshall; The Valiant Steam Pump; Working in Berwick's mud and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2008

The October 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: A great, Great Dorset 2008 - The 40th Anniversary; The case of the disappearing boilermaker - Boiler and Engineering Skills Training Trust takes shape; When road haulage was nationalised forming British Road Services in 1948. Plus, 25 pages of news; End to end by steam and pedal; Old time power; Thursford magic; Blists Hill and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2008

The September 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Aveling & Porter: A Tribute - Special 8 page feature; Over the tops - The ride that fulfilled an ambition; The magic that is Thursford - The history behind the collection. Plus: 27 pages of news; King Edward mine; Through the lens; Cornish commercials; Roading across Sussex and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2008

The August 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: 8 Pages on the Great Dorset Steam Fair - how it all began plus 2008 preview; The President returns - Burrell 2789 takes to the road again; One man and his tractors - Massey Ferguson tractors in the Scottish Borders; Lland Roving - 60th Anniversary weekend in Wales. Plus, 1950s pick-up; Abbey Hill Rally; Aveling convertible; news & events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2008

The July 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Steamy recovery - The first engine from East Preston; Beam me to Motat - Beam engine restoration in New Zealand; Restoration...or replication - How far should you go with new parts?; Cook's Classics - Scottish owners of Sir John Fowler; Stop Press! - Lillywhite engines out! Plus 26 pages of news; Channel Islands vehicles; Lancashire Lore; Pinkney's Green and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2008

The June 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Off to Scotland's far west - Fraserburgh to Ullapool by classic lorry; Steam across the Mersey - the steam tug Kerne; Dawning of the light - Surviving electric light engines; Great Dorset road spectacular. Plus, 26 pages of news; Lady Lucy; Shalford Mill and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2008

The May 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Lady Lucy to Liberty, and Charlie B besides - Don Cully's 40 years with steam; Right Royal Occasion - King's sale 20 years on; Lovingly restored - Margaret Cook's Bruder; Lothian Lass - Loving steam in Scotland. Plus, 22 pages of news; Cornish commercials; Southbrook 50; Staffs Mills and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2008

The April 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: The President's Tale - RLS 2008 President, John Plaister; A delight of model engineering; Grampian Transport Museum; 8-Page Special on the Great Dorset Steam Fair - Behind the scenes of the greatest steam show in Britain. Plus, 21 pages of news; Guernsey's Liberation Day; Vectis Venture and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2008

The March 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Free 2008 Events Guide; Among the white hills - Cornwall's China Clay Country Park; A Staffordshire Gem - Mill Meece Pumping Station; Of carnivals and steam - The Gliddon brothers of Devon. Plus, Mill hunting; Another glass of Wadworth's; News & Events and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2008

The February 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: 41 years with Number 41 - 41 years of owning Buncombe's No. 41; Lincolnshire's windmills; Granfer's Agriculture - Farming in years past; 65 and not retiring - Reflections on five years with Vintage Spirit. Plus, FWDs; Edwardian public transport; News & Events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2008

The January 2008 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Delightful Devon weekend - Steam partying in East Devon; Motoring heritage - Gaydon's Heritage Motor Museum; Reminiscences of an enthusiast - Peter Holden recalls memories of engines; Expatriate Rustons - Great War steam tractors in India. Plus, Chapel in the mill; News & Events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2007

The December 2007 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: The Drakes of Hartley Farm - Agricultural contracting in the New Forest; A century of water - Nottingham's Boughton Waterworks; Bringing up the rear - Restoring a Sentinel trailer; Off to the Isle of Ely - Haddenham rally report. Plus, Autumn at Longstock; Miller magic; News & Events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2007

The November 2007 issue of Vintage Spirit includes: Superb Scammells - Paying homage to fairground Scammells; Rattling in Poynton - Anson Engine Museum; Picture focus on Dusty Dorset - the 39th Great Dorset Steam Fair; Landscape with windmills - A tour of Suffolk windmills. Plus, 22 pages of news; Excellent Escot; News & Events; Steam Archive and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2007

In the October 2007 issue: Steam in his blood - Tony Seddon and steam engines; Tanking on - Keeping the Taunton Cider tanker going; Double helping at the 'Dabble Duck'; Classic British commercials in Shildon; Great Dorset 2007 first report; Gordon Howell - Into the Timber Trade - "I was in timber for over 50 years." Plus Free wall poster; Cocooned in Chorley and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2007

In the September 2007 issue: Ephraim - revival from rust; Johnson's of Banks - Lancashire threshing firm; Steam cultivating in the 1860s; Resting in Rugeley - Brindley Bank Pumping Station; Great Dorset Steam Fair 2007 - Final Preview. Plus, Free wall poster; Steaming for Wood; Brooklands Museum; News & Events and much more

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2007

In the August 2007 issue: Great Dorset Steam Fair 2007 - 11-Page Show Preview Special; Hampshire Bros of Ravensthorpe; Before they were scrapped - Derby's Little Eaton Waterworks; By steam car around Devon - Steam Car Club's West Country Tour. Plus, Free wall poster; Steam Archive and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2007

In the July 2007 issue: Sewards of Petersfield - Hampshire steam contractors; Steam on the Green - Returning to Pinkneys Green; A tale of Lady Lucy - Denby Colliery's engines remembered; Crofton Beam Engines - The oldest working in situ. Plus, Mendip Meander; Sussex Windmills, News & Events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2007

In the June 2007 issue: The Philadelphia - Return of the last 'barn' showman's; Gordon Howell - Man of Wood & Steam; Carter's of Mouldsworth - Cheshire threshing contractors; West from Fraserburgh - Classics to Scotland's north-west coast. Plus: Museum of the Month; News & Events and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2007

In the May 2007 issue: "This is a hobby - I am enjoying myself" - The highs and lows of running a Sentinel; Banking on a Bygone Bit - Sourcing those classic spares; Doon the watter, Solent style - Keeping the Shieldhall seaworthy; From playground to rallyfield - Redundant steam roller comes back to life. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point, Museums Guide and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2007

In the April 2007 issue: The gas man cometh - Gas from petrol & water; Princess & the Potters - Etruria Museum; A Matador, or is it? - It may be something else; Steam & Vintage fest 'down under' - Auckland's Steam & Vintage Festival. Plus, News & Events; Commentary Point; Museums Guide and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2007

In the March 2007 issue: Recycling by steam - Turning waste paper into new; Lesley's Jog 2006 - Land's End here we come!; David Limb - A Life in Steam; Saint-Aubin-Des-Bois or bust - English steam engines off to Normandy; Burrells & Bulleid - Engineer and organ custodian Peter Phillipps. Plus, News & Events; Commentary Point; Museum Listings and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2007

In the February 2007 issue: FREE 2007 Events Guide; Night Glow at Dingles - Fairground lights, sounds & memories; When coal powered London - How Britain's capital was dependent on coal; 19th Century Motorway - Scotland's Caledonian Canal; The painting of Burrell engines - Advice on correct Burrell liveries. Plus, News & Events; Commentary Point; Museum Listings and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2007

In the January 2007 issue: In Steam, Man & Boy - Growing up and working with steam; 30 years with the Ruth - Margaret Cook's 30 years with an organ; Steaming Off Down England's Minor Roads - Road run to Lechlade; Sugar mill steam engines in the Floating Flowerpot - A boilermaker's busman's holiday on Madeira. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2006

In the December 2006 issue: Lesley's Jog 2006 - the English Saga; In conversation with Bernard Jeffs - A threshman's life; Back to Highbridge - Back together after 53 years; Martha - one of the family; The Battle for Bath - End of the road for historic buildings? Plus, News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2006

In the November 2006 issue: The Great Steam Plough Challenge - Steam ploughing spectacular; Lesley's Jog 2006 - the Scottish saga; More on Great Dorset 2006; Smoke & Fire in Clwyd - Ironworks in the Industrial Revolution; Steam contracting in Orwell - Contracting near Cambridge; Museum of the Month - East Kirkby Airfield & Lancaster. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2006

In the October 2006 issue: Jim Dakin - a legend in his lifetime; Sailing On - Surviving Thames sailing barges; Steam Contracting in Orwell - A family business in a Cambridgeshire village; Lesley's Jog 2006 - the Scottish saga; 100 years of Marenghi Magic - Anderton & Rowland's organ centenary. Great Dorset 2006 first report. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2006

In the September 2006 issue: Lesley's Jog 2006 - the Scottish saga; Rallying Irish style - Ulster's Ballymena rally; Oxman Extraordinaire - Ploughing with oxen in Cirencester Park; Looking back at 50 - Four years of Vintage Spirit; Over the Hills & Humps - Classic commercials around Aberdeen. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2006

In the August 2006 issue: Great Crystal Palace Fire - The conflagration of 1936; Almere 2006 - An excellent Dutch rally; Behind the WD Foden - Denis Brandt and his engines; Sticklers & Teddy Baggies - Robbie Richards' collection. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2006

In the July 2006 issue: Devon Steam Experience - Day out with a Sentinel; Coventry Transport Museum - A new look for a motor museum; Lighting Savage Style - A Savage electric light engine; 50 years with a Big Mac - John Blagg and Captain Scott. Plus, News & Events, Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2006

In the June 2006 issue: Exclusive - VS sponsors Lesley on Jo'G to Lands End; The Road to Rangiora - Helping out at a New Zealand rally; The Shiny Ore Mine - Preserving Devon's mining heritage; Thrills in the Jungle - The return of the Jungle Thriller; A Steaming Victory - Celebrating Brunel's 200th birthday in style. Plus: News & Events; Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2006

In the May 2006 issue: Gillingham 2006 - The early season commercial vehicle meet; The Lister Years - Joe Powell's links with Listers; Steaming North - The Scottish Traction Engine Society's history; The Forgotten Genius - Sir Goldsworthy Gurney's inventions; Steam at a Herefordshire Castle - James Hervey-Bathurst steaming at Eastnor Castle. Plus, News & Events, Commentary Point and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2006

In the April 2006 issue: Museum of the Month - Portsmouth Historic Dockyard; The Birth of Hermax - Joe Powell's passion for windmills that pump water; Liveries in Outline - Introduction to steam engine liveries; Wickham Fair, Another View - A visit to one of Hampshire's two street fairs; Brunel200 - Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Plus: News & Events; The story of a village garage and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2006

In the March 2006 issue: Free 2006 Events Guide; Rallying Down Under - An English view of Australian rallies; Collecting Stationary - Dave Price's steam collection; Victorian Rails on the Pier - The famous Hythe Pier tramway; Over the Bridge to Skye - Commercials from Fraserburgh to Kyle; A Year with Clinker - A Burrell Road Loco's first year in Cornwall. Plus: News & Events; Steaming with Joe and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2006

The February 2006 issue includes: From the Driving Seat - Bournemouth to Colerne from an AEC Mercury; A Road Rail Van - Restoration of a Brayshaw van; Cathedral of Steam - Northern Mill Engine Society's museum at Bolton; Sentinels Abroad - Sentinel steam waggons in South Africa and Argentina; Stothert & Pitt Crane - Restoring a steam crane made in Bath. Plus, News & Events; Stott Park Bobbin Mill in the Lakes and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2006

In the January 2006 issue: On the Cooley Peninsula - An afternoon in Ireland; A Miners' Memorial - Cumbria's last mineral mine; Steaming Through the Forest - Ending the season in the New Forest; Fifty Years' Attraction - Rallying in the Far West; Steaming with Joe - Elder statesman Joe Powell's steam days start here. Plus, 20 news pages; Waltzing Matilda Returns from the Outback; The First Urmston Steam Party; In Conversation with Bert Bond and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2005

In the December 2005 issue: Windmill on Stilts - A landmark for drivers on the M40; Chatting with Joe - The life of Joe Powell; Old Faithful - Brian Harris's 1960 ERF Returns; Two Go Out on a Ledge - Restoring a Tong ledge van; Burrell 2626 - Award winning Road Locomotive; Cornwall & Back - 800 miles from Essex to Cornwall; Chronicles of a Country Roller; Have Horse Power, Will Travel; Four Miles; Devon Ford and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2005

In the November 2005 issue: Have Horse Power, Will Travel - Wadworth's brewery & its horses; Four Miles - Preservation New Zealand style; Dorset People - Some of the personalities in pictures; Celebrating 100 years of 'Sentinel' - Glasgow to Shrewsbury from the cab; Chatting with Joe - Conversations with steam man Joe Powell. Plus, In Battlefield Country; Ottery 2005; Smithing in Petersfield; The Maid of St Columb; 3166 at Dorset; Museum in Docklands and A Prized Acquisition.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2005

In the October 2005 issue: First Look Report - Another 'Great' Dorset; A Perfect Event - Ulster's Ballymena Rally; 150 Years of Potting - Cumbria's Wetheriggs Pottery's 150th; Heading West - On the road to St Agnes; In the Shadow of History - Lincolnshire's Dogdyke Pumping Station; The Maid of St Columb - The story of Burrell 3816, Cornish Maid. Plus, Chronicles of a Country Roller; Celebration before Oblivion; Chedworth in the 60s; Transport in the Blood; 21 Years on the Ridgeway; Heavies at Bordon and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2005

In the September 2005 issue: A Scottish Maid - Maid of the Loch looks to sail again; EJ Barnes & Joe Chamberlain - Short history of Burrell crane engine No.3166; Fifteen Miles to Langport - STEC Celebratory road run; Working for Harry - Farming for Harry Ferguson Ltd; Riding the Steam Bus - North-West Lancashire by Sentinel bus. Plus, Say it with Flowers; Celebration before Oblivion; On a Carousel; 3166 - A True Engine; Award Winning Wagon and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2005

In the August 2005 issue: Into the Fourth Generation - the early years: The Hines family of Suffolk; Scotland's Black Diamonds - The Scottish Mining Museum; It Shouldn't Happen to a Commentator! - 40 years in the steam preservation movement; 3166 - A True Engine: The reconstruction of a Burrell crane engine; On a Carousel - Restoring an 1898 set of Savage three abreast Gallopers; Mending a Broken Hart - Restoration of a rare steam car; Silver Gondola - Taking in the scenery of the Lake District. Plus, Barrington's Brace; Pre-War Nostalgia; A Little 'Do' at the Windmill; Industrial History through Models and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2005

In the July 2005 issue: Steaming North - Scottish traction Engine Society's Rally; Steam Hauled Gallopers - Moving a set by steam on the road; 3166: A True Engine - The reincarnation of Joe Chamberlain; More Than Just Concrete Cows - A profile of Milton Keynes Museum; What Makes it Go? - Lubrication, steering & braking; Industrial History through Models - How models commemorate past engineering innovation. Plus, Return to Steam; Camborne 2005; Roving through Wessex; Ken's Baby and much more.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2005

In the June 2005 issue: Aroamin' In Style - Interesting vans at a carriage sale; Ken's Baby - How Ken Foreman built his own steam tractor; Off to the Chilterns - Buckinghamshire's Chiltern Rally; What Makes it Go? - Engine Gearing; Into the Fourth Generation - The Hines family from Suffolk still earn a living from steam.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2005

In the May 2005 issue: In Quiet Retirement - Working for Chris Lambert; Changes at Covent Garden - The London Transport Museum prepares for refurbishment; Renown Returns to Burton; What Makes it Go? - Water Management; The Return of the King - The restoration of King Carnival II; A Dream Come True - The man who set his heart on an engine.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2005

In the April 2005: What Makes it Go? - Fires, Chimneys and Gauges; Followed to Fairford - Off to a Gloucestershire rally; From Cornwall to Carlisle - Travels with a Matador; Bratch Revisited - Steam day at a pumping station; The Return of the King - Restoring King Carnival II.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2005

In the March 2005: FREE 2005 Events Guide; Requiem for a Rally - Looking back at Knowl Hill Rally; Steaming to Brighton - Steam cars on the VSCC Brighton Run; Between Fishing Ports - Classios from Fraserburgh to Mallaig; What Makes it Go? Part 3 - Safety valves & governors; 70 Years in Steam - Willie Smith - Scottish TEC President.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2005

In the February 2005 issue: What Makes it Go? - Looking at Compounds; Unfinished in Wales - A collection near Brecon; A Lifetime on the Roof - 40 years a thatcher; Another Wet Day - A wet ploughing match and steam cider day; Getting Rid of Brewery Waste Part 2 - Burton's Clay Mill pumping station; Living with Patricia - Fulfilling an ambition to own a steam roller.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2005

In the January 2005 issue: What Makes it Go - New series on how an engine works; A Crossing of Two Bridges - Steaming over Scottish bridges; Fred Dibnah, MBE - Tributes to a steam ambassador; Going 'Round the Block' - Birmingham rallies in the 1980s; A Look Around Hollowell - Northampton's premier rally reviewed; Bo Peep's Return - West Country roller back to a tractor.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2004

In the December 2004 issue: NTET 50th Road Run; Down to the Coast - Devon Coastal Run; After the Rain - Boconnoc Rally visited; Liberty Liberated - Wallis back after 50 years; Hindleys of Bourton Part 2 - Dorset steam engine makers; One Man & His Engine - George Coles' 36 years with his Clayton.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2004

In the November 2004 issue: Hindley's of Bourton - Dorset engine maker remembered; Steam in the Valleys - More Welsh Trevithick celebrations; Yesteryears Remembered - Cheshire's Malpas Rally; Great Dorset Report 2004; Old Timer Goes Threshing - Steam threshing in Wiltshire; Grand Old Rose of York - Burrell 2804 White Rose restored.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2004

In the October 2004 issue: Cornish 'Enterprise' - The return of the big Ransomes; Amy Lou & Her Guardians - Restoration of a Foden lorry; Binding with Bissets - harvesting thatching straw; Great Dorset Steam Fair - First Pictures; Historics Galore - HCVS East Anglia's Millbank Gathering; Anderton & Rowland 150 - Century and a half of West Country entertainment.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2004

In the September 2004 issue: Dingles Apprentices - Youth training for steam; An American's view of the Great Dorset Steam Fair; Susie Crosses the Cotswolds - A picturesque journey by steam; A Sunny Twentieth - The Ridgeway Run; Off to the Oswestry - A Welsh Border Event; A Sentinel Family - The Goolds of Camerton.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2004

In the August 2004 issue: Fair Day in May - Wickham's 700 year old fair; Steaming Down at Dingles - Dingles Steam Village; One of a Baker's Dozen - Colne's Bancroft Mill; Lunch at Glenlivet - North-east Scotland by lorry; A Day at the Castle; A Steamy (Af)Fair - Steaming the fair the old-fashioned way

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2004

In the July 2004 issue: A Chile Return - Marshall portable comes home; A2Z 2004 - Road running alphabetically; Steam Archive - Burrell Special; First Reports: Cruising to Dordrecht - One of Europe's great steam shows; Stonehouse Steam - Road Locomotive Society open day; Belvoir Castle Rally; 'One and All': 'Charlie's Angels' take Camborne by Storm.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2004

In the June 2004 issue: Hayle & Harvey - One of Cornwall's greatest steam engine builders; Burrells at Chelmsford; Red Roller to Black McLaren; All the fun of the fair; The Lion, a Bag-A-Chisels and the AA Patrolman's House - Tracing the routes of an obsession; 100 years in steam - John Newton's family history with engines

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2004

In the May 2004 issue: Milling over 800 years - Woodbridge Tide Mill; We Have Ignition - Running a rally; Maltese Bedford - One man's dream; Penydarren Remembered - 200 years ago the railway age really began; Sirapite returns to Leiston.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2004

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2004

In the March 2004 issue: Gone From our Shores - Exported engines; Highly Original - Burrell showman's Starlight; Lights, Camera...; Road Running in Oxfordshire

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2004

In the February 2004 issue: Fergies in the Water; Supplying Enthusiasts; A Resolute Lady; Highly Original - Allan Lloyds's Story; 35 Not Out; Cladach gu Cladach; Foden Power in Dorset

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2004

In the January 2004 issue: Chasing the Crown Run; Fromebridge Surprise; The Story of Grace; Tales from the Dusty Acres; Nomansland Revisited; King Harry's Ferry; Home Entertainment

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2003

In the December 2003 issue: Fire Engines in the Park; Opening the Wey; Mill with a starring role; Hat-Trick in Hampshire - Almost; In Kernow Country; Floral Forres; Morning at Holcot

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2003

In the November 2003 issue: Ayrshire Industrials; Farming Mangapps Style; A Last Chance Taken; I wonder if they are still around - On the trail of two 'lost' engines; Garrett in the Gower; A meeting of worlds; Tipper from Talbot

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2003

In the October 2003 issue: Horse Power in 'gineral'; Trolleys from Suffolk; Engines Seen in Passing; The Great Crop Circle Road Run; Thomsons of Sauchen; Internal Fire; Deadly Scenery

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2003

In the September 2003 issue: Square Deal All Round; Spanning Speyside; Whitewebbs' World; Mr Dorset - Michael Oliver on the Great Dorset Steam Fair; Going Full Circle; Farming in Scotland; Glen Shee Road Run

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: August 2003

In the August 2003 issue: Cornish Mining Museum; Fowler Margaret Part 2; A Cotswold Easter; Unfit for a Queen - The plight of the paddle steamer Medway Queen; The Tale of Jemima; Lynton & Barnstaple; Old Farming Scenes

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: July 2003

In the July 2003 issue: Kernow Welcomes a K2; George Cushing MBE; Learning Hands On; Was Granny in the Dripping Pan? - Frances Brown on her grandmother Amy Matthews; Campbell's Steamers; Roving the Alphabet; Restoring Margaret

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: June 2003

In the June 2003 issue: Three Brothers, Part 2; Gillingham Gathering; Sussex Tractor Man; Variety is the Spice of Life! - Jeffrey Shackell & his engines; Bob's Mercury; Organs in Amersham; Creative Planet

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: May 2003

In the May 2003 issue: The Burrell Museum; Locks of Headcorn; Tasmanian Dream; Pure Nostalgia - Nostalgic artist Trevor Mitchell; Two Mills in London; Day Trip to Brighton; Winter Threshing

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: April 2003

In the April 2003 issue: Born Again Bedford; Fordingbridge Forging; Englefield Experience; Pocahontas Sentinel - Sentinel S6 returns from the USA; Rushmoor Days; Glastonbury Gallop; Underfloor Engine

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: March 2003

In the March 2003 issue: Perkins Diesels' 75th; A Dream Fulfilled, Part 2; Way Down West; Old Mill by the Stream - Armfields - millwrights & turbine builders; Old Time Harvesting; Road Run for Two; Roper Friendly

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: February 2003

In the February 2003 issue: While Shepherd's Watch; Hotting up in Worcester; Goddesses on the Street; A Dream Fulfilled - Cheshire engineman Bill Briggs; Wiltshire Working; Fraserburgh to Fort; Avelings on Rails

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: January 2003

In the January 2003 issue: Down Sussex Lanes; Crux Easton Engine; McLarens Rally in NZ; Mining Mountaineer - The story of a Foraky Mine Rescue Vehicle; Coached for Steam; Off to Colerne; By the Bucketful.

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: December 2002

In the December 2002 issue: The Wexford Three; Goodwood Revival; Americans Abroad; Steaming in the Rain - Sentinels over the Horseshoe Pass; Isleport Working; Steam Apprentices; Volvos to Sweden

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: November 2002

In the November 2002 issue: Gosforth's Steamer; New to St Agnes; Looking Back, Part 2; Pioneer of Preservation - Profiling Giles Romanes, NTET President; Over the Pennines; Leiston's Cathedral; Dungeness Dozers and Free 16 page supplement: The Spirit of Wind & Water

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: October 2002

In the October 2002 issue: All Hands to the Pump; Sale of the Year?; Taking Lynn by Steam; A Burrell in the Dale - The story of Little Mac; Over Windy Hill; Working Partners; Nostalgic Surprise and Free 16-page Great Dorset Steam Fair Supplement

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Vintage Spirit Back Issue: September 2002

In the September 2002 issue: Like a Big Kettle; Whitehaven's Gold; Corbridge Show; Steam Extreme - Memories of a King's driver; 1870s Steam Circus; N E Scotland Run; Large Engines

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Vintage Spirit First Issue: August 2002

In the very first issue: Steaming for Dorset; Shopping for Rollers; Trailable Steam Boats; Hercules - The 'Salvage Squad' Roller; Up Camborne's Hills; Mixing Hay & Steam; Scottish Sojourn

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