Old Glory

THE BREGAZZI STEAM BUGGY

PART ONE

’ve loved steam since I was a youngster. Some of my earliest memories are of watching the steam train on the Isle of Man railway as it travelled on the, now closed, Peel line and as a teenager I was thrilled to be invited to visit the engine room of the Isle of Man Steam Packet ferry, (V). I loved the atmosphere in the engine room and the thrill of operating the port turbine (under very close supervision, of course) and that experience influenced me in my

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