After weeks of technical issues, the first of two “Best of” videos, edited by UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter, James Corben, is finally here. Challenged with using just one shot per month to showcase the highlights of the year, we feature the most notable railtours of the year, as well as a few personal highlights…
It has been some time since we’ve reviewed a new Hornby product on locoyard. This is mainly due to the production problems the firm have experienced, but also because the prototype’s have not been on the top of my personal wishlist. This, I believe, is the first of the firm’s “design clever” models that I’ve…
In the summer of 2013, Jeremy Hosking’s LNER A4 4464 Bittern was given special dispensation to run 3 railtours at 90mph to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 4468 Mallard’s 126mph speed record. This UK Heritage Hub video features two of those railtours, the first being the Ebor Streak on the 29th June (two shots at…
The appeal of owning a model of the unique BR Standard 8P class 71000 Duke of Gloucester proved too much and so we have a new addition to the Locoyard fleet. This is the DCC fitting guide (click here for the model review.)
I am very pleased to announce yet another member to the Locoyard team! Following our request for new members for locoyard bloggers, we’ve had another response! I would like to introduce you to Shirl aka Fireboxchaser, who will be contributing to the Locoyard blog. Shirl already has a wonderful website (click here), YouTube channel (click…
Please do not forget that the latest free edition of UK Heritage Hub’s fantastic e-zine full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors has been published! Do check it out – click here to download and read it! Please note that submissions for Issue 35 are now open, the deadline being the 24th…
I am very pleased to announce that following our request for new members for the locoyard team, that we’ve found someone! I would like to introduce you to Jonathan Malton, who will be contributing to the Locoyard blog. Jonathan has started a fantastic YouTube channel that I heartly recommend you subscribe to (click here). Today…
Originally posted on Whizzbang1698:
Chief Mechanical Engineer Frederick William Hawksworth was born 10 February 1884. He was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway (Great Britain) (GWR). Hawksworth was born in Swindon, and he joined the GWR in 1898, aged 15, but did not become CME until he was 57, in 1941.…
Today we have a special look at one of the growing collection of BR standard class locomotives in the Locoyard fleet. This is a Bachmann model that is as dependable as the prototype (click here for it’s review). Today we look at the history of the real thing…
Originally posted on Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog:
Some Early Lines BRIEF HISTORY OF EASTBOURNE – TUNBRIDGE WELLS (CUCKOO) LINE Eastbourne – Tunbridge Wells train passes Polegate ”A’ signal box in the late 1950’s The `Cuckoo Line’ from Polegate to Eridge was completed in two stages. Initially a route from Polegate to Hailsham was…
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