The curse of Tangmere

Good evening, Our hobby is rather brilliant but sometimes it can be soul destroying. Last weekend Tangmere was hauling the Royal Wessex from Three Bridges to Weymouth and after seeing some of the great shots from the outward leg when I got home from work, I thought I would try to photograph her on the…

Bigjigs Heritage Collection Black 5 review

Tonight we are looking at something rather different and another first for LocoYard in the form of a wooden train review and not just any wooden train; the Mid-Hants own Black 5 45379.Class: Stanier Black 5 (5MT) Use: Mixed Traffic Region: Midland/Scotland Era: 1934-1968 Preserved examples: 4767 (BR 44767) George Stephenson – North Yorkshire Moors Railway 4806…

Day 145 The Jacobite Steam Train

Some great shots of the Jacobite service, I really want to do this trip one day Lucy's Walk Around Britain Friday 28 August 2015 Trains from Glasgow to MallaigKnoydart Ferry Office I was up early after a comfortable night on Maggie’s sofa. Due to a technical hitch with the shower I had my first bath…

Project 28: UK Heritage Hub’s Clan Line Farewell.

Good evening, Tonight we have something rather special in the form of the UK Heritage Hubs Project 28.  In a small shed, in the corner of Stewarts Lane depot, near Battersea, a steam locomotive, built in the 1940s, is being brought to life for it’s final main line railtour. Southern Railway Merchant Navy class no.35028…

Perfect Pewsey

Originally posted on Steve's Narrow Gauge Railway Adventure:
Last weekend I pottered down to Pewsey to the 009 Society’s Wiltshire Group Members Day and MOMING ’15 (MODelling MINimum Gauge Railways). There were demonstrations, trade stands, many layouts and lardy cake… all crammed into the village hall. Here are three layouts I haven’t seen before that…

GCR 567

Tonight, We are looking at one of the less well-known new build projects in the form of the GCR 567. The GCR 567 Locomotive Group has been formed to construct a classic Victorian locomotive a Great Central Railways Class 2 later re-classed as LNER D7.  Like most of the new builds the group is basing the locomotive on…

35006s first test run

Good evening Last week we reported the fantastic news that 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co. moved for the first time under its own steam in 51 years. 35006 becomes the fourth Merchant Navy class to be returned to working order in preservation and is currently the only one in serviceable condition. Other Sister locomotives that have…