Mallard 75 “The Great Goodbye” at NRM Shildon
6 glorious A4s at the great goodbye. Well worth a look
Canadian Pacific – Locomotive Profile – Part 1 The Spam Can Years
Hello Welcome to this mini series looking at Merchant Navy class locomotive Canadian Pacific. My recent blogs posting about her stripping down for costing and parts inspection has proved very popular and have taken the decision to write a mini series looking at her history. The first post will look at her life with spam…
Valentine’s Day Locoyard Special 2014
Today’s special Valentines Day post features both mine and LocoYard’s flagship and most loved locomotives hauling some rather speical trains. First we have LocoYard’s 850 Lord Nelson hauling a rake of Pullman coaches on a speical Valentine’s Day Luncheon special.
Eastleigh’s 4CEP
Whilst on the way to work on 35005 I noticed something rather special sitting in the Arlington Works in the form of 4CEP power car 61229 (7105) and driving motor brake second open S61230. I have always liked the 4CEP as they were the trains that I saw the most during my childhood and used…
Simon’s journey into the world of Volunteering – Entry 6
Nigel Kendall http://www.steamweb.net Following the bad weather the South of England is having at the moment I thought this photo of Canadian Pacific in the snow was well-suited. In the horrendous winter of 62/63 35005 thunders up through New Milton with a Bournemouth to Waterloo 2-hour express. The steam effect is enhanced by another fast-disappearing…
World War 2 Boat Plane Trains
Hey everyone. Whilst reading reading a book called “The Railway Journeys of my Childhood” by Brigadier John Faviel I noticed a reference to a sighting of a rather special train. The train entering the Clapham cutting drawn by Brigadier John Faviel
New Bachmann Branchline Train Gift Packs/Sets
On Friday Bachmann have released details of 3 new train gifts pack and 4 trains they will be releasing in 2014. The gift packs have been designed to evoke the nostalgia of Britain’s historic railways. Like the Hornby train packs they feature certificates and exclusive products, these packs make wonderful gifts for the seasoned collector or…
Preservation Volunteering Diaries
The footplate crew of the T9 share some stories Due to the popularity of my volunteer diaries working on Canadian Pacific http://www.LocoYard.com, the blog of UK Heritage Hub, will be introducing a new series of posts featuring other stories from the preservation world. As part of our ongoing recognition of the amazing volunteers who run and…
GWR 3031 Achilles Class – Dean Single – Locomotive Profile
A newly built 3050 Royal Sovereign Photo source: Wikipedia The Dean Single was a passenger steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899 under the direction of GWR’s chief mechanical engineer William Dean. The locomotive class was known by many different names such as 3031 Class or Achilles class, both named…
Life on the footplate of Clan Line
Hello everyone, I came across this rather special video on YouTube earlier today and thought it was worth a share. It shows the a couple of clips taken on the footplate of Clan line when working the VSOE Surrey Hills. She had a load of 13 coaches that day and it was Dvr Don Clarke’s…
Loco Yard 