The worlds most famous steam engine is getting closer to completion of its overhaul, with a new blog update published a few days ago at http://www.flyingscotsman.org.uk/see/photos. Amongst other items, the blog post reports that the cab, assembly of airbrake components and work on the motion are nearly finished.
Since 1967 when it was purchased from British Railway for £3,000, Standard 9F class 92203 has been owned by wildlife artist David Sheppard. Since then 92203 was named Black Prince and it has become quite a celebrity and even a record holder. In September 1982, 92203 hauled the heaviest train ever by a steam locomotive in Britain, starting an…
The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) A1/A1X class are a characterful steam locomotive type with happily an unusual number of nine survivors, made especially remarkable given that they were built 1872-1880. Their long lives were a result of them being lightweight and relatively powerful. They were used extensively on lightly laid railways that include the Isle of Wight network…
Hornby have reported some interesting news – that they will be producing a model of Peckett and Sons W4 0-4-0ST. Expected completion of this model is not until late 2016, so we have a little while to wait and save our pennies! Hornby’s choice in producing this characterful industrial type shows that the range of ready to run products 00…
October has been a great month for me! I have had the pleasure of two consecutive weekends in the west country, the first in Dorset, the second in Cornwall. Whilst in Cornwall with Mrs Locoyard and friends, we had a brief whistle-stop at Bodmin Parkway station. The hope was to catch a fleeting glance of a…
We British love almost nothing more than complaining about the weather, but the start of Autumn this 2015 has been nothing short of fantastic (ignoring the weather today at any rate!) And what better way to spend this belated summer with friends in Dorset and of course no visit to Dorset is complete without a trip to the…
Yesterday, 2nd October 2015, the Watercress Line celebrated its 150th Anniversary. To commemorate this special milestone, here is a slideshow of pictures I have taken on the line over the years. Enjoy!
Earlier in the year we reported (here) that the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway had sold their GWR prairie tank locomotive no 4588, but we were unsure of the final destination. Thanks to Colin Foster we can report that 4588 is currently in Rowsley South on the Peak Railway. Given that it is parked next to Pete…
A new update of the Canadian Pacific project has been published today – please check out http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/canpac-project-update to read it in full!
Tonight we have a short blog post to report on progress of an overhaul of a British Railways Standard class locomotive in Devon. A few days ago, the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway published pictures of their BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0, 75014 Braveheart’s boiler arriving back from Crewe at Churston on their Facebook page (click…
Loco Yard 