Today saw the re-release of E-G Medias Steam Locos in Profile episode featuring the Bulleid Pacifics. This episode of the hit YouTube series looks at Oliver Bulleid’s brilliant Merchant Navy, West Country & Battle Of Britain pacifics. The series has often been described as Top Gear for trains and has been put together using various…
Canadian Pacific standing in Eastleigh Works This part two in my series of blog posts that you can keep track of in a new dedicated web page (click here to view). It’s been two weeks since I was last able to work on 35005 Canadian Pacific due to my daughter’s birthday and work commitments but…
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Hayling Island branchline next month, it was only fitting that we dedicate a blog post to this famous line. Here we see an article which was first featured in Issue 25 of the UK Heritage Hub’s e-zine, back in August, written by Simon Shutt…
Today is my first part of a series of telling my journey getting involved in volunteering within the railway heritage world. You’ll be able to keep track of these blog posts in a new dedicated web page (click here to view). Being based in Portsmouth on the South Coast I had a couple of choices…
LocoYard has very kindly given me access to this blog to do blog posts on the various things I am up to. So today being the 75th anniversary of the Mallards speed record for steam of 125.88mph I thought it would be appropriate to get my Hornby Mallard to take on the Brookes Castle Power…
Loco Yard 