Fantastic and special as they are, preserved lines are not the only places to find heritage railway locomotives. The British “mainline”, or network rail is full of elderly traction manufactured a long time ago. Many machines to be found on the UK railway network have their origins in the last years of steam traction around…
We have some excellent guest blog posts from Edward Farms that detail the art of weathering. The guide is split into four sections and for all modellers out there, it is well worth checking these out: Weathering Part 1 Weathering Part 2 Weathering Part 3 Weathering Part 4 You may well wish to contribute to…
We have a new contributor who is no other than Retired Engine Driver John Anthony. Without further ado, here is John’s piece on driving the worlds fastest steam engine – 4468 Mallard!
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This amazing video show the factory processes involved in making plastic ready to run model railway trucks and locos. It is surprising how much effort is required and also explains why issues can occasional arise with our models. http://youtu.be/ejMbatOekTg
We are very fortunate at locoyard to have many authors, as can be seen in the recently updated About page. All are putting tireless efforts into supporting causes in their own time and we thought it important to draw your attention to them. If can help by reading these details and supporting them however you…
On the 10th April, LNER A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley passed over the Dawlish Sea Wall, hauling the first steam-hauled railtour across the sea wall following the severe storms of February 2014 that washed away large pieces of the track bed. UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter, James Corben, was at Dawlish today, and captured this…
Here, we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine Issue 37 ready for you to download and have a read of at your leisure; click here or on the picture above to download and read it! Featuring a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Our thanks to everyone,…
This is yet another fantastic mainline video from regular UK Heritage Hub contributor James Corben! Here we see ex-LMS Black 5 44932 in action. Please check out his youtube channel and subscribe (click here). Video description: With BR Standard 7MT 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ still undergoing it’s winter maintenance, LMS Black 5 44932 was in charge…
Having popped into Alton (click here to read more) earlier, later on the same day I visited one of my favourite places; Ropley loco yard. It was early evening and the golden light from the setting sun shone across the yard. Such high contrast can make taking a photograph quite tricky, particularly when the subject…
It was announced at the Mid-Hants Railway’s Spring steam gala 2014 that it would be the last such event attended by U class 31806, as the locomotive is due to leave the railway. The hire agreement between the locomotive’s owner with the railway is due to expire in September. A number of other locomotives also…
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