This is the 1000th blog post to be published on locoyard! Thank you to all of those who have contributed, followed and make it all so worthwhile. You are all very much appreciated! Here are a few pictures taken on the (now dismantled) layout that was the reason behind blogging in the first place.
No visit to the Bluebell Railway is complete without a peak inside the engine shed, which is home to the largest collection of locomotives of (UK) Southern origin. The Bluebell Line has another remarkable claim to fame to add to this – it has the largest collection of BR Standard Classes. Indeed, this collection is…
The Bluebell Railway for many years (until 2006) took much pride in being the only 100% steam standard gauge railway in the UK. However, as the picture of Sentinel Rolls-RoyceThomas Hill 4-w Diesel-Hydraulic loco 10241 at Horsted Keynes (complete with fluffy dice in the cab) goes to show, this is no longer the case!
Originally posted on Market Lavington Museum:
Not all items in a museum are old and here is one that is brand new. Back in the 1930s West Park Dairy, based at West Park Farm in Market Lavington had six milk tanker wagons which ran milk from Wiltshire up to London on the Great Western Railway.…
As part of the London Underground’s 150th celebration’s last year, prairie tank 5521 was painted in (albeit historical incorrect) Metropolitan lined red colours and numbered L.150. Prairie tank’s were never owned or run by London Transport, which (to be fair) is something that has been made clear by all parties.
Some interesting new announcements from Bachmann, many thanks to Graham for announcing it so quickly! Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road Today, 20/07/14, Bachmann Europe celebrated its 25th anniversary this year with a trade event at their Leicestershire headquarters. Bachmann Europe was established in England during 1989. Initially its Branchline product range consisted…
This beautifully finished locomotive is no stranger to this blog! All being well, the links to blog posts featuring this locomotive will appear automatically at the bottom of this post. 592 was built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) in 1902 at Longhedge Works to a design by Chief Mechanical Engineer Harry Wainwright. …
Originally posted on Dave Letcher Photography:
Achenseebahn locomotive “Georg” (built 1889) at Jenbach, Austria; 28-06-14
What a fantastic Photograph!
56xx 5643 was one of three locomotives in steam on the day I visited the Bluebell Line (click here to read more). The others being SECR H class 263 and SECR C class 592. The locomotive is on loan to the Bluebell Line from the Furness Rail Trust until December 2014.
Loco Yard 