There is perhaps nothing more “chocolate box” in appearance on the railways than a 14xx and an autocoach chuffing up and down a small branchline, and with lots of mainline engines, 1450 was a welcome reminder of a more authentic Severn Valley line image. 1450 is owned by Mike Little, and has been staying on the SVR…
The worlds most famous steam engine is getting closer to completion of its overhaul, with a new blog update published a few days ago at http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/see/photos. Amongst other items, the blog post reports that the cab, assembly of airbrake components and work on the motion are nearly finished.
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Since 1967 when it was purchased from British Railway for £3,000, Standard 9F class 92203 has been owned by wildlife artist David Sheppard. Since then 92203 was named Black Prince and it has become quite a celebrity and even a record holder. In September 1982, 92203 hauled the heaviest train ever by a steam locomotive in Britain, starting an…
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) A1/A1X class are a characterful steam locomotive type with happily an unusual number of nine survivors, made especially remarkable given that they were built 1872-1880. Their long lives were a result of them being lightweight and relatively powerful. They were used extensively on lightly laid railways that include the Isle of Wight network…
Welcome Back! As service resumes at UKHH with our September edition, Issue 59, now available at http://ukheritagehub.co.uk/UKHH59.pdf we would like to thank you all once again for your patience and continued excellent and varied contributions during the difficult transition period which saw us without the means to produce a magazine for a prolonged period of…
Hornby have reported some interesting news – that they will be producing a model of Peckett and Sons W4 0-4-0ST. Expected completion of this model is not until late 2016, so we have a little while to wait and save our pennies! Hornby’s choice in producing this characterful industrial type shows that the range of ready to run products 00…
Good evening, Following the popularity of my first review looking at the Black 5, Bigjigs have kindly sent me another loco to review and its no great surprise that I went for the ranges only Bulleid locomotive – the Bluebell Railway’s 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair. Class: Rebuilt West Country / Battle of Britain class Use: Express Passenger and…
October has been a great month for me! I have had the pleasure of two consecutive weekends in the west country, the first in Dorset, the second in Cornwall. Whilst in Cornwall with Mrs Locoyard and friends, we had a brief whistle-stop at Bodmin Parkway station. The hope was to catch a fleeting glance of a…
We British love almost nothing more than complaining about the weather, but the start of Autumn this 2015 has been nothing short of fantastic (ignoring the weather today at any rate!) And what better way to spend this belated summer with friends in Dorset and of course no visit to Dorset is complete without a trip to the…
Loco Yard 