Originally posted on Locksands Life:
St Agnes Railway Station On our stay in Cornwall, earlier this month I failed to take a correct turn at one point and a bit later on we stopped in a layby to look at our map (no satnav for us. Satnav is great for getting to destinations but doesn’t…
Part 2 of Sed30s look at the East Kent Railway
Good evening, As part of the Mid Hants “Canadian Pacific – Engineering a Future from the Past” project (if the Heritage Lottery grant is successful) they will be creating a historic record (oral, video and displays) of how steam trains were used for evacuations from London in the Second World War, immigrants travelling from Southampton in…
A great post looking at the East Kent Railway. The Thumpers are a brilliant train and I remember seeing them operate on the South Coast Mainline on the way to school. One of the few diesel/electrics I actually like 🙂
Good evening, today I will be doing something a different for LocoYard.com and looking a model railway company. Kytes Lights are a small company based in Bognor specialising in lights for model railways. I first came across them at the Victory Model Railway Club exhibition in 2013 and was impressed by the quality and appearance of…
Originally posted on Bristol Harbour Railway Blog:
It’s the second day of the Bristol Harbour Festival, and compared to Saturday’s thunderstorms, the weather is positively delightful. Peckett ‘Henbury’ comes out of traffic today as her 10-year boiler certificate is due to expire. She’s been a long time stalwart of the Bristol Harbour Railway from the…
Originally posted on Loco Yard:
On the first day of the 75th Anniversary of Mallard breaking the world speed record for steam traction, my friends at UK Heritage Hub published some of the first pictures of “The Gathering” here on Locoyard which gave an excellent background (click here to read it) to why all six…
Tragic News! The thoughts of everyone who writes for LocoYard.com are with her family at this terrible time.
Good afternoon, I thought I’d start this entry with the latest news on Canadian Pacific’s future. As those who regularly check the internet will know, the Mid Hants Railway were pleased to announce that it has been awarded a first-round pass by the Heritage Lottery Fund for its project “Canadian Pacific – engineering a future from…
Yesterday marked the return of the Dorset Coast Express which is a weekly steam special from London Victoria to Weymouth. The train was hauled by Black 5 44932 who I recently saw hauling the Royal Wessex (Click here) and never fails to impress. Like many others I took up position on the Campbell Road bridge in Eastleigh…
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