Happy Easter 2013 from Loco Yard!
Easter 2013 has proved to be much busier than in 2012 at Locoyard, with two important freight deliveries arriving today.
Final reminder! Nominate the most famous steam locomotive!
Nominations are now closed – click here to vote!
Model of the Week – British Railways Standard Class 3MT – 82019
Our model of the week is BR standard 3MT class locomotive 82019. As usual, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype,
The View From Locoyard – UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 19
UK Heritage Hub have just published another fantastic newsletter and as usual “The View From Locoyard” is in it! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!
The Most Famous Steam Locomotive?
Please click here or on the pictures below to find out more details on how to vote for the most famous steam locomotive in the world!
Gallery of Non-Runners!
Tonight’s blog post is a little unusual! To fill in some of the blank spaces in the “Loco Models“ page, I’ve taken a few pictures of ongoing and future projects that could add some variety to the Locoyard fleet! Enjoy!
Medstead Wagon Gang
A memorable part of the day at the the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala 2013 was a tour of the Medstead Wagon Works.
Eurotrack International Exhibition 2013 – Roundup
Today we finally wrap up looking at the International Exhibition of Model Railways 2013, starting with a brief mention of the model railways not covered previously. Unfortunately due to time constraints I was unable to capture more than glimpse of some of these layouts, so this is literally a whistle stop tour!
The Science Museum
It was a visit to the Science Museum in London that sparked the quest to find the most famous steam locomotive (click here to read more). However despite that, there had yet to be a proper article on the three locomotives to be found there, so here (at last!) it is!
Model of the Week – Unrebuilt West Country Class – 21C123 Blackmoor Vale
With the opening of the Bluebell Railway’s northern extension tomorrow, a model of one of the line’s locomotive’s seemed appropriate. So here we have, unrebuilt West Country Bulleid Pacific 21C123 Blackmoor Vale!
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