Some of you may have noticed that this blog post was originally published too early, revealing a brief and unplanned behind the scenes view of locoyard! Hopefully this time you’ll see the post in it’s finished state… We often talk a lot about the engineering ingenuity, expertise and brilliance of our railways, but perhaps not as…
The final railroad I visited was the Durango & Silverton Railroad, probably the most famous one in the USA, and it is certainly a fantastic line. Once again, this was completely different to the previous railroad, but this time, for all of the right reasons. The train leaves the main depot and travels through the…
Bachmann’s newly announced 18 month plan is fairly modest with an honest admission that the firm will focus on consolidating and producing previously announced models. However there still items of interest for many modellers.
The third railroad I visited while I was in the United States of America was the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad. After the fantastic trip on the day before, this was quite a different story. My family were visiting Alamosa to visit the wonderful Cumbres and Toltec Railroad, so we decided to visit this railroad as…
Ahead of tomorrow’s forthcoming model announcements from Bachmann, Hornby have timed a new announcement that they will be crossing off another model from southern 00 scale modellers wishlists in 2016 – the original Merchant Navy class.
The second Railroad I visited was the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, which runs from Antonito, Colorado, to Chama, New Mexico. This is one of the most spectacular railroads that I have ever travelled on, not only in the scenery, but also with how the day was organised by the railroad, and then the staff were…
Loco Yard 