One of our volunteers created a short video during the HoD 2023 weekend, and uploaded it to YouTube.
Continue reading “Heritage Open Days 2023 video report”ARTS – Association of Reunited Thames Staff
ARTS is the website of the Association of Reunited Thames Staff.
Continue reading “ARTS – Association of Reunited Thames Staff”ABC/Thames paintwork complete
Our “ABC/Thames” truck GNF951E has now been re-sprayed in ABC colours by Huttons Coachworks and has had Thames signage applied.
Continue reading “ABC/Thames paintwork complete”TREC OB Trucks Part 2
Derek Smith followed up his earlier posting on our Facebook group with more details of the Marconi truck and a question about TVI…
This is one of those ‘what happened to’ posts plus a little trip (for me) down memory lane.
Continue reading “TREC OB Trucks Part 2”ABC / Thames news
As detailed in the last “news update”, ABC / Thames has been at A&G having its gearbox repaired, it also needed the brake light switch rebuilding.
Both of these turned out to be “a bit of a saga”!
Continue reading “ABC / Thames news”A Rural Surprise
By Helen Casey.
Helen Casey, the widow of BECG friend Terry Casey, originally wrote this article for the National Transport Trust magazine Transport Digest.
Continue reading “A Rural Surprise”ABC / Thames on the move!
Money is available to start the rebuild of ABC Unit 5 / Thames Unit 2 – GNF 951E, but the biggest problem during the current conditions has been to find people who are willing to start work on mechanical and exterior restoration.
Continue reading “ABC / Thames on the move!”A review of the Thames Television OB fleet Part 1
Part 1 (1968 to 1980)
By Phil Nott
If you want to understand the history of Thames Television’s outside broadcast (OB) trucks, it is necessary first to appreciate the tortuous way that the broadcaster came into being. Therefore, I am starting this review of the Thames OB fleet with a little history.
Continue reading “A review of the Thames Television OB fleet Part 1”Carry on Trucking
Carry on Trucking – Jeffrey Borinsky
While many enthusiasts collect radios and televisions, broadcasting equipment is a more neglected area. The Broadcast Engineering Conservation Group (BECG) is a group of people who rescue, restore and conserve historic UK television equipment, focusing on the engineering aspects. We aim to use this to present television history to the public. Continue reading “Carry on Trucking”
ABC/Thames strip-out video
Here is a short (5 minute) video showing some of the activities during our strip-out of the vehicle.