A pot of railway enthusiasts gold at the end of the rainbow!

The picture says it all…

Simon’s journey into the world of Volunteering – Entry 3

Image Owned by Alre Images http://www.flickr.com/photos/arleimages/5839535798/in/set-72157626851826181 We are back!! I am starting this blog with something rather special as I have been kindly allowed by Steve of Alre Images to post a couple of photos of Canadian Pacific (CP). In the first photo we have her leaving Portsmouth in 2003 which is appealing for me…

The Essex steam train week continues

Some fantastic pictures here that I felt I had to share to all locoyard followers! Brilliant!

Model Of The Week – GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro

Today we look at the history of a very special and elegant locomotive from the Locoyard fleet, quite in contrast to the Devious Diesel from Thomas the Tank engine who has starred in recent blog posts. Interestingly our model of the week isn’t quite as far removed from our new Movember star as you might…

It’s the early bird that catches the train

If there’s one tip that applies to visiting any steam gala on a preserved line, it is to get there as early as you can. The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2013 was no exception to this rule and most of the best pictures I have taken on the day were shot before 9AM. Head…

1st Movember 2013!

Thankfully the events of Halloween did not stop us with our Movember 2013 campaign! In fact , even Devious diesel has joined in with Locoyard’s campaign, to try to get as many model locomotives from around the world wearing mustaches!