From Rob Dickinson comes information relating to a Ruston & Hornsby steam roller which has appeared on his International Steam website for a considerable time now - but minus its details. Courtesy of his correspondent John Baker, Rob has received not

The article about the firm of Straker-Squire by Allan Bedford in OG 408 was excellent and contained details about most, if not all, of the firm’s products over the relatively few years it was in existence. The firm started life as Bayley-Straker at N

However, the Heritage committee had a plan which they executed really well and not one person got stuck, which, with a record entry of over 1,000 vehicles was quite an achievement. The event came through with flying colours and with a record crowd by

Well-known preservationist and do-gooder for our movement for so many years Sandy Ross from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire has relinquished ownership of his lovely Aveling & Porter L-type No.12152 piston-valve compound SC1577 which he rallied for

As I write this on Tuesday 2 April our spring events are well in progress. I had the great pleasure to be part of the excellent National Vintage Tractor Road Run, which came to East Sussex for the first time ever, on Easter Sunday, based at Plumpton

City Centre, Worcester, Worcestershire Tel: 01905 726311 Email: christmas@worcester.gov.uk www.worcesterchristmasfayre.co.uk Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough DN21 5TJ Tel: 07720 950920 Email: info@lincolnautojumble.com www.lincolnautojumble.com Admission

Some 260 tractors had entered but by the time the event got going, it was nearly 300, with entrants coming from as far afield as Cornwall and Scotland, some 572 miles in some cases. During the Saturday evening event staff from the 2024 chosen charity

Possibly best-known for being the last town in England before you arrive in France, relatively few visitors to Dover pause to consider its rich history as a port town and fortified defence since Roman times. Among all its attractions, only the 12th-c

Along-standing member of the Road Roller Association, John Hili, lives on the island of Malta. For a long time, he has owned an Aveling-Barford DX8 roller – No. AF 587 dating from 1946 - which he bought from the neighbouring island of Gozo and, more

Prickwillow Museum, Main Street, Prickwillow, Ely, Cambs CB7 4UN Tel: 01353 688360 Email: info@prickwillowmuseum.com www.prickwillowmuseum.com Admission: Adult £5, Concs £4, Child £5. Opens: 11am-4pm South Yorkshire Transport Museum, Unit 9, Waddingt

Loxwood Meadows, Loxwood, West Sussex RH14 0AL Tel: 07939 272443 Email: jeanfffjackman@gmail.com www.floralfringefair.co.uk Admission: Advance Adult £10, Child (5-13) £2.50, Family (2+2) £22 Opens: 10.30am-5pm Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire D

I have always had a keen interest in Aveling Barford machinery due to a combination of me being a heavy plant mechanic and because I am from Grantham, Lincolnshire where of course Richard Hornsby started and where Aveling Barford came from. I started

In our 2-part article we first look at the steam that ruled the roads around the museum, with a variety of manufacturers being represented. Starting things off were three Tasker engines that really looked the part in the museum’s period setting. The

Trevorgans Farm, St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6HP Organised by: St Buryan Agricultural Preservation Society www.stburyanrally.co.uk Admission: None stated Bettenhanger Park, Sandwich Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0BF Organised by: The Hill 112 Memorial