Welcome to Steam Traction World News, Events & Blog Section
Welcome to the Steam Traction World News & Blog section, your one-stop destination for the latest updates, stories, and insights from the world of steam traction. Here, we combine news about our newest engines, product updates, and special announcements with engaging blog content that dives deep into the rich history and precise engineering behind steam traction engines.
Whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or new to the hobby, this section is designed to keep you informed, inspired, and connected with a community that shares your passion. Explore articles that offer expert tips, detailed assembly guides, and behind-the-scenes looks at how our kits are crafted to perfection. Join us as we celebrate the legacy of steam and bring the timeless tradition of traction engines into the modern era.
Christmas 2015 – Piling on the Calories
The annual tradition from Steam Traction World to produce some seasonal silliness for the Christmas holidays and this year see’s a new video based on the festive favourite ‘Stop the Cavalry’ by Jona Lewie. We have changed the words slightly but added them so you can sing or dubba, dubba dum hum along.
Special Days
We like to mark special events on Social Media – here are some recent examples.
Christmas 2014 – Brazen
Frozen Parody by Steam Traction World – Brazen No one can deny the appeal of Frozen throughout 2014 with Disney Frozen toys set to be some of the biggest sellers this Christmas. Steam Traction World have launched their Christmas campaign called Brazen – a wonderfully witty take on a ‘typical day at the office’ Parodies […]
Christmas 2013 – The Bear and the Hare
John Lewis Parody by Steam Traction World – The Bear and the Hare John Lewis Bear and the Hare Parody The best advert around for Christmas (again) the Bear and the Hare by John Lewis has been a huge hit – here’s our version albeit not costing the reported £1m of the John Lewis advert […]
Christmas 2012 – The Showmans
It’s how it all started with our Christmas present. An endearing ‘quality’ to this film that started something of an annual Steam Traction World tradition. It’s a Merry Christmas from Steam Traction World. This year our festive treat is based on the classic story of The Snowman. Isabel starts with a piano solo, Steve is […]
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People – And a Remarkable Journey
The idea of training hearing dogs to assist deaf people was first introduced to the UK 25 years ago in 1982 after Lady Beatrice Wright and vet Bruce Fogle saw a similar scheme in America. The first dog selected for training, ‘Favour’, a tan and white crossbred dog, was selected from a rescue centre and […]
Steam Car Challenge – Press
Unusual car powers charity Strathspey Herald 05 August, 2009 The village of Aviemore has witnessed many spectacles of all shapes and sizes over the years, but this week saw a first when a custom-built steam-powered car, on an historic charity drive from John O’Groats to Lands End, called in. Steam enthusiasts Dean Rogers and Steve […]
Steam Traction World Open Day
A gallery of images from our Grand Opening Day. [modula id=”689″]
Lykamobile John O Groats to Lands End Challenge
02/08: John O Groats – Inverness (120) 03/08: Inverness – Perth (113) 04/08: Perth – Edinburgh (46) 05/08: Edinburgh – Newcastle (121) 06/08: Newcastle – Pickering (88) 09/08: Pickering – Manchester (100) 10/08: Manchester – Stoke on Trent (45) 11/08: Stoke on Trent – Birmingham (44) 12/08: Birmingham – Bristol (92) 13/08: Bristol – Taunton […]