Ahead of tomorrow’s publishing of the review of Bachmann’s S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 model, today we see a few pictures of the impressive structure of what was the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway’s (S&DJR) northern terminus – Bath Green Park.
Tonight we have a very special blog post brought to you by Edward Farms. Edward has a fantastic website that I urge all Locoyard Followers to check out ! Without further ado, here is the first of a series of excellent blog posts on the art of weathering… Welcome to a new series of posts…
Following the review of Hornby’s 00 scale recreation of GNR/LNER Gresley’s N2 class; today we look at how to fit a DCC chip to the DCC Ready version.
NOTE – POLL NOW CLOSED! Since 2008, new-build Peppercorn A1 Pacific Tornado has delighted steam enthusiasts across the country. The recreation of this locomotive class was not
After reading many posts from different people on model rail forums, I approached the DCC installation of the Bachmann A1 class with a little trepidation. I’m happy to report that
2013’s first entry in the Steam Diary is not the most glamorous, but real steam nevertheless! Eastleigh’s Lakeside Steam Railway is a dual gauge 10¼”/7¼” line that runs from “Eastleigh Parkway” station (which incidentally has a fantastic cafe)
A rather unplanned and surprise locomotive model review this week! This is a review of Hornby’s 00 scale version of Gresley’s successful N2 class – a popular model train subject since Hornby Dublo days.
In 2009, I witnessed the spectacle all steam enthusiasts love to see – a locomotive creating a massive cloud of steam that it disappeared in! Mistakenly I assumed that this was blowing steam out of every valve but I’ve been since corrected that the cause is likely to be caused by water coming out of…
The past few days has given much time for reflection, but it is now time to get on with the good old “bread and butter” Locoyard articles! And today, we see a DCC chip fitted to
Well after a roundup of all the model activity, steam activity and web site stats, it is now time to look forward into 2013. Of course, this is dependent on things going to plan so I’m afraid none of this is set in stone. With that in mind, here goes! Steam Action! One of the…
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