Since the withdrawal of S15 class 825 from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway earlier this year, there has been a short period of time when no S15 class locomotives are operation in this country. Fortunately, it looks as though this will change sooner rather than later!
The Gwili Railway is getting ready for its much-anticipated ‘Anything Goes’ Gala on Sunday 29 September. The gala will provide an opportunity for visitors young and old to enjoy an intensive and varied service between Bronwydd Arms and Llwyfan Cerrig stations, and is set to be the last major enthusiast event to take place before…
Not nearly as glamorous as a 4-6-2 Pacific or as numerous in preservation as a 4-6-0, the humble 0-6-0 six coupled locomotive is without doubt one of the most historically important types in the history of the UK’s railways. To give you an idea of how important they are, consider that in 1900, one third…
Trago Mills in Devon is one of a small chain of stores in the West Country and can be found near Newton Abbott. Last year I visited the store and although I reported on two small layout’s to be found there (click here for more), unfortunately I missed seeing the massive 00 scale layout. Fortunately…
The National Railway Museum in York is full of famous, momentous and historically significant items. This was particularly so during the Great Gathering when all six surviving Gresley A4 Pacific’s lined up to celebrate the fact that they are the fastest steam engine class in the world and have been for 75 years. As much…
Our Model of the Week feature today is school’s class 925 Cheltenham. Illustrated with pictures of Locoyard’s Hornby model, we look at the history of this steam engine.
Buckfastleigh station on the South Devon Railway is a delightful station and an example of the heritage movement creating something bigger and more impressive than it was in GWR and BR days.
In less than three months, Movember will be open us and as before; at locoyard.com we will be holding competition to spread awareness of men’s health issues. Click here on the picture above to learn more about last year’s competition.
The Watercress Line will be holding their Autumn Steam Gala from 25-27th October 2013 and it promises to be as good as any before! They have announced three large visitors to the event; A1 Class 60163 Tornado, BR Standard 7MT Class 70000 Britannia and rebuilt West Country Class 34046 Braunton. More details of these locomotives…
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