UK Heritage Hub’s Locomotive Profile series returns with a special feature on 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ and 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’. These two ‘Castle’ class locomotives have become regular performers on the main line over the past few years and look set to continue for many years to come. For more information on 5043 ‘Earl…
Originally posted on Life's a Trip:
TIDNISH BRIDGE, N.S. — Meet Henry George Clopper Ketchum, a guy with a dream. While this 1800s railway man laid track and made a name for himself as far away as Brazil, his heart was in the Maritimes and the problems specific to transportation in this part of…
Having decided upon scale and location (click here to read more), the next thought’s are on content. What will the model railway represent? The model fleet of locoyard covers a multitude of regions and eras that worked/work in many locations. Although this has suited me well on the old layout, where fun was my only…
Artist’s impression of Broadway station by Fred Lea Whilst I’ve been away for exams and holidays and various other things the GWSR’s extension to Broadway has really got a move on. Work has not only started on the bridges, but has been going at an incredible rate. You can view progress on a new dedicated…
Dartmoor in Devon is a fantastic National Park. Much of it has a very wild feel, although I recall my grandfather telling me that in all the years when he used to walk the moors, he always met at least one other person every time! In the past, some of Dartmoor would have been industrial…
Good evening, Today I got to see Oliver Cromwell hauling this weeks Dorset Coast Express. She was due to haul next weeks service but with the FBU strikes the train has been cancelled. This is the first time I have seen the Britannia class locomotive in person and she did not disappoint.
For those of you who have followed this blog for some time, it will probably come as no surprise that this year’s summer holiday destination was Devon! This is a reason why blog posts have not been quite as plentiful as usual, as I have been far away from locoyard HQ (well a lot further…
Tonight we have the fourth blog post brought to you by Edward Farms. Edward has a fantastic website that I urge all Locoyard Followers to check out ! If you missed it previously, you can catch up with the other blog posts in the series by clicking here I will now leave you in Edward’s…
Today marks the 100th anniversary since the outbreak of the First World War. To commemorate this historic date the NRM have done a brilliant piece looking at recreating a First World War ambulance carriage.
Originally posted on Locksands Life:
St Agnes Railway Station On our stay in Cornwall, earlier this month I failed to take a correct turn at one point and a bit later on we stopped in a layby to look at our map (no satnav for us. Satnav is great for getting to destinations but doesn’t…
Loco Yard 