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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
New look! We've given your favourite steam and vintage magazine a design overhaul and we've had some great comments already. To Steam add Water Londona€ s Kew Bridge Steam Museum is undergoing a major Heritage Lottery-funded transformation. Brian Gooding was invited for a sneak preview. The Fantastic World of Jean-Paul Favand John Hannavy explores a magical kingdom. Orkney Gems Islands have become a popular attraction for tourists, but away from the sandy beaches and nature trails, there are some evocative reminders of its industrial past. Bob Weir investigates. Eight-leggers, Atkinson Style Alan Barnes looks back at one of Britaina€ s iconic and successful haulers, a type which is still much loved in preservation. Worsborough Mill Museum Set within a 240 acre country park with a 60 acre reservoir, weirs and meandering footpaths is the 1645 built Worsbrough Mill, the only working water-powered three storey corn mill in South Yorkshire. Stephen Lilly went to see. A Lifetime of Heavy Haulage Pt2 John Reeves continues the story of John Antella€ s 40 years of moving heavy loads. Funfairs of 100 years ago Browsing some old photographs prompted Bob Smith to dig further into their history. This time he looks at fairs held in Southampton some 100 years ago. Ruston, Proctor: Aircraft builders in the Great War Ken Rimell looks back 100 years when at least one steam engine builder had to make aircraft as well. King of the Road Morris commercial vehicles were the backbone of Britaina€ s motor transport during the 1930s. After years of work, survivors are now thin on the ground. Bob Weir went to Lanark to see a superb example.
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