Heritage Railways depend on volunteers, especially skilled individuals who have experience working in engineering environments. Currently the Watercress Line is looking to find new volunteer Machinist’s to help manufacture components for Canadian Pacific and other locomotives and rolling stock.
In previous Canadian Pacific updates, we have seen that the disassembly of the boiler and firebox of the mighty Merchant Navy class steam locomotive 35005 Canadian Pacific has been progressing and that unfortunately the condition between the outer and inner firebox is far worse than expected. In the latest update, the extent of this is…
Having only caught a glimpse of her on my trip on the Severn Valley Railway in 2015, I was very hopeful that I would get a good look at Ivatt 4MT 43106 this year and fortunately I wasn’t disappointed!
If there was ever proof needed that model railways can be very imaginative, this depiction of Middle Earth is definitely it! Hobbiton End is a fantastic narrow gauge branch line built by Simon Addelsee. It is set some 50 years after the Lord of the Rings novels of JRR Tolkien (and subsequent film adaptions), with the premise…
The oldest surviving Bulleid Pacific was withdrawn from service on the Watercress Line on the 6th March 2016. No 34007 Wadebridge now requires a full overhaul before she can run again. She will also need her original tender restored, as the tender she uses will be returned to 35005 Canadian Pacific (albeit with a new…
Click on the picture to reveal 2017’s final Advent picture! Merry Christmas Locoyard Followers!
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Todays special picture comes with thanks to Geoff Gauntlett (http://fifteenflatout.wordpress.com/). Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com
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