The Bodmin and Wenford Railway will be holding their Steam Spring Gala over 2nd-4th May 2015. The line is one of the best heritage railways when it comes to running prototypically correct stock and the gala will be no exception with a locomotive line-up consisting of ex London and South Western and ex Great Western…
Tonight we have a poem from retired Engine Driver John Anthony, that is sure to make you chuckle!
An agreement has been reached between the West Somerset Railway and the owners of GWR Hall class 4-6-0 no 4936 Kinlet Hall which will see the loco based on the WSR for the next five years. Although the engine’s ‘home shed’ will be Minehead it will be available for main line work as required and…
Please note that this blog post has been superseded – click here to read a newer version. At locoyard we try to keep track of 00 scale model announcements – which change rapidly in these exciting times. There are many manufacturers and special commissions from different vendors, with announcements made at various events and…
Tonight we have another story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony, this time a conversation about the worlds’s most famous steam engine – be warned, as it’s not particularly complementary!
Ex-GWR 14xx Class 1450 is set to run to Eardington Halt on the Severn Valley Railway, 17th April 2015. The station is located south of Bridgnorth, but due to its’ remote location, short platform and being on a 1 in 100 gradient, the station was removed from the preserved railway’s timetable in 1982.
Personally this ready to run model announcement is one of the most exciting 00 scale news stories that we have ever had. Locomotion Models will be producing a 1:76 scale model of GNR 4-2-2 Single No 1 in collaboration with Rapido Trains. This adds another manufacturer to the list of firms producing ready to run…
Completing the quartet of locomotives running during my last visit to the Bluebell Railway is South Eastern and Chatham Railway H class 263. Unlike S15 class 847, U class 1638 and LBSCR E4 tank B473, 263 was not running in olive green colours, but rather the magnificent fully lined SE&CR livery. The Bluebell Railway’s C…
With Bachmann’s eagerly anticipated 00 scale model of the LBSCR E4 radial tank hitting our shores and layouts, it seems a good time to have a look at the only survivor of the class on the Bluebell Railway.
Good Friday sees the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway reopen for the 2015 Season. Trains will be running every day this long bank holiday weekend with steam locomotive ‘Superb’ starting the season off.
Loco Yard 