News

NTET and SAC Launch New Websites to Celebrate Steam’s Future and Past

May 2025 marks the launch of two brand-new websites for the National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) and the Steam Apprentice...

A Modern Spark for a Glorious Legacy: NTET and SAC Unveil Brand Refresh

The National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) and the Steam Apprentice Club (SAC) are proud to unveil refreshed brand identities that...

Steaming into the Future: The NTET and SAC Champion the Past, Inspire the Next Generation

For more than seven decades, the National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) has proudly led the way in preserving and promoting...

Steam-Powered Spectacle: NTET and SAC Announce a Full Calendar of 2025 Events

The National Traction Engine Trust (NTET) and the Steam Apprentice Club (SAC) are proud to unveil a packed programme of...

2025 NTET Engine Owners, Drivers and Crew Meeting

The 2025 NTET Engine Owners, Drivers and Crew Meeting will be held on SUNDAY 19th January 2025 at a new...

AGM 2024

Annual General Meeting2024 – Portsmouth The Annual General Meeting of the National Traction Engine Trust will be held at the...

Steam-It Seventy

Save the date – 6th of October 2024. Steam-It Sunday is an annual event encouraging members of our hobby to...

NTET Photographic Competition 2024 – Winners

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Photographic Competition Overall Winner – Alison Morrison Engine Portraits 1st Place...

NTET Photo Competition 2024

Once again we are announcing our annual NTET photographic competition.The competition is open to members and non-members of the Trust,...

Alan Holmes

It is with sadness we report the passing of our Rally Authorisation officer, Alan Holmes. Alan was well known around...

David Smith

It is with great sadness we have to report the loss of David Smith. He was admitted to hospital on...

Engine Owner’s, Driver’s and Crew’s Meeting 2024

The 2024 Engine Owners, Drivers and Crew Meeting was held on SUNDAY 21st January 2024. The meeting consisted of the...

AGM 2023

The AGM of the National Traction Engine Trust will be held at 2.30pm on Saturday 18th November at the Golden...

NTET Photo Competition 2023

The family of the late John Cook, who was a great servant of the Trust, presented a cup in his...

DVSA news on securing of loads

The DVSA has recently issued new guidance on “Securing loads on HGVs and goods vehicles”. This will affect many engine...

Ffos-y-fran Coal Mine Appeal – Heritage Road Steam Impact

Following on from our update on Friday 7th July where we shared that we had been made aware that the...

Membership Services Maintenance

At 10pm on 22nd June, 2023 we will be temporarily closing our on-line Membership Services. The outage is planned to...

Free Entry for SAC Members

Below is the list of NTET Authorised Rallies that are offering FREE entry for Steam Apprentice Club members: – The...

Ffos-Y-Fran to shut after extension rejected

The NTET was disappointed to learn of yesterday’s decision to reject plans to extend the license at Ffos-Y-Fran. A full...

CLYWD South MP Simon Baynes visit

NTET’s Head of Technical Services Unit, Tony Seddon, along with Tom Attwood, had a visit from their local MP Simon...

Webinar: The Road to Keep on Steaming?

On Tuesday 28 March, we hosted the last of our webinars scheduled for the Spring. The purpose of this webinar...

2023 Rally Organisers Seminar

Apologies for the short notice:The Rally Organisers Seminar will be held as a Zoom webinar on Sunday 19th March commencing...

Book on to this years Driving Course!

Book now to reserve your place on this years Driving Training Course with the NTET on 13th & 14th May....

WildFire Trials: Foden 5-ton Wagon

Continuing with the new iteration of Wildfire trials, on Sunday 26th February, the Foden 5 ton Wagon was steamed to...