The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive that was built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry. T...
26 January 2024
You may have seen a dark blue vintage van parked next to XH558 during our Airside Tours and Engine Ground Runs. ...
28 July 2023
In mid-1956 I returned to England from a two year working holiday in New Zealand and Australia, and urgently needed t...
28 July 2023
On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...
27 July 2022
On Saturday 30 August 1952, history was made as Avro Type 698, VX770, took to the sky for the first time. It was the ...
24 March 2022
Test beds
Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. It was the beginning of a ten-week conflict tha...
22 February 2022
Research into delta-wing aircraft had also been conducted by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) at Farnborough, a...
20 December 2021
William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...
29 October 2021
Whilst Mr Ewans was hard at work in the design office, a certain David Thirlby was equally hard at it on the factory ...
16 December 2020