I planned Saturday 29th December for 6 shots. Nunney Castle at Patchway and then Llanvihangle, followed by the 2 Black 5’s at Llanvihangle. I was then going across to catch 60009 before doubling back to Pilning for the returning Castle and Black 5’s. What transpired left me with no Castle shots. I then went to…
At 6AM starting tomorrow and until the 24th December we will publish a new railway themed Christmas photograph every day, each time hiding behind the locoyard engine shed doors! We would like to have a variety of images from different people this year to make things more interesting. If you have a winter themed railway…
Far too much time seems to go by whilst gathering thoughts for a new model railway (or dithering as some may say!) Over a month ago I had resolved to look for a model railway plan that didn’t involve being too big a project and something that had a scenario or story that could be…
Us railway enthusiasts have much to thank the armies of volunteers that keep heritage railways alive. There is hardly a part of the country that does not have a heritage railway nearby, which means that when on holiday in the UK you have usually have many options. An exception to this rule however, is the…
Here we have the BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine, released yesterday, 26th November, to download and read at your leisure; Issue 47 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue-47 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names being included with articles and images. You can visit our homepage…
Locoyard seems to be suffering a bit of a railway modelling drought at the moment, apart from Simon’s excellent exhibition articles, with lots of posts on the big railways. Mr Locoyard himself is still dithering about what to do ;-), so I thought I’d post a bit about a diorama I made to keep me…
The Christmas season is now upon us, with just one month to go until the big day. Santa Claus himself has already started spending his weekends at various heritage railways and at locoyard.com we are getting ready for our seasonal advent calendar. Each day at 6AM from the 1st to the 24th December we will…
Good evening, This coming Saturday (29th) is the Portsmouth Model Railway Exhibition hosted by the South Hants Model Railway Club, but before I can look at layouts from that exhibition I need to finish my look at the Fareham Railex show. The final last 2 layouts I really enjoyed watching and the job of taking…
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have long had a soft spot for the humble Hunslet Austerity saddle tank. They are the most common class of standard gauge steam locomotive in the UK and it is probably for this reason that they are generally not well-regarded amongst many steam enthusiasts. I have…
Today was the first day of the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition (www.thewarleyshow.co.uk.) Alongside the exhibition, model railway manufacturers use this show as platform to announce their new products and this year was no different. Before we look at Warley announcements, we will start with slightly older news. Hattons have commissioned DJ Models to produce…
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