Graham Muz has a look at sample of the new Oxford Adams radial tank which will be coming out soon. Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road Oxford Rail, the new brand of The 4mm scale road vehicle manufacturer Oxford Diecast, announced last November their intention to enter the UK 4mm 00 scale ready…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at another locomotive in the Bigjigs Heritage Collection in the form of pannier tank 1638, based on the sole survivor of the class to be found on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Class: 1600 class Use: Shunting, Light Passenger/Goods Region:Western Era: 1949-1965 Preserved examples: 1638 – Under overhaul – Kent and…
The Lancashire & Yorkshire (L&Y) signalling school (based at the National Railway Museum), the world’s oldest operating model railway look at the Irk Valley crash of the 15th August 1953.
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at something a bit different. As most Coronation Street fans know, Roy Cropper is a huge fan of both steam locomotives and has a model railway which will soon be going on display. Since the storyline around Roy’s obsession with his model railway following Hayley’s death finished last year,…
I have long been interested in the Big Fours films after seeing them on YouTube and its really fascinating to see behind the scenes.
Despite the internet connection in the new editors house making publishing a magazine impossible, and the memory on his laptop making all the images disappear on, during or after insertion, with thanks to the University of York library’s WiFi (once he could eventually work out how to connect to it!), here for your reading pleasure…
This evening the A1 steam trust released the sad news of the passing of Dorothy Mather, she was the president of the A1 Steam Trust and Arthur Peppercorns widow (designer of the Peppercorn A1s and A2s). From everyone at LocoYard our deepest thoughts and condolences go out to her family and to the A1 Trust…
What a fab looking layout 🙂
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at some of my better photos from this years Watercress Line Autumn Steam gala. With Dave working on the Canadian Pacific stand I was left to my own devices in my hunt for some good photos. In the morning we also had the pleasure of meeting Stephen of Cornish…
When the line up for the Mid Hants gala was released the locomotive I was most excited to see was one I saw only a few years ago – the T9. Nicknamed “greyhounds”, the T9 class were a very successful design of Dugald Drummond. Built in 1899, the locomotive has worn many liveries including Southern…
Loco Yard 