This looks like it will be an excellent event. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend, but hopefully this reblog will help find some people who can! Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road I make no apologies for repeating myself a little but as I am long time member, and…
Given terrible storms are expected to hit southern England very soon, I thought it very fitting to publish a few pictures of 60163 Tornado battling through the pouring rain at this Weekend’s Watercress Line’s Autumn steam gala (seen alongside the failed rebuilt West Country Pacific 34046 Braunton in the picture above). I took over 800…
On the lookout for decent, cheap 00 scale models, I came across a Hornby GNR J13. At first glance it was obvious that it was streets ahead of the J83 so decided to give it a go, so here is it’s review!
What an amazing story and very fitting given that today is the start of part 2 of the Great Gathering!
Our model of the week is a humble 0-6-0 of Swindon origin. Bachmann’s version of the Collett Goods class is an elderly yet still decent model (click here for the review) that can be found for very reasonable prices. This weathered version, number 2253 found it’s way into the Locoyard fleet last year, originally as…
Issue 29 of UK Heritage Hub’s ezine has been published! Click here to download and read it!
This year, to enter Locoyard’s Movember celebrations you will be asked to make a minimum donation of £5. Details of how to make this donation can be found on the Movember web page (click here to read more). Everyone who enters the competition in 2013 will be entered into a prize draw to win this Hornby locomotive!
Tonight we have a quick look of two members of the National Collection. First (above) is North Eastern Railway 1001 class 1275 – a “long boiler” locomotive.
As we near Movember, a month when here at Locoyard we will be loco (or should that be momo?) today we look at last year’s magnificent entries to remind us how much fun it is! 2012 Competition Entries: From Brookes Castle:
The King class of steam locomotive was the most powerful 4-6-0 type built in the UK. The type were built partly in response to to the Southern Railway’s Lord Nelson class that had previously taken away the GWR Castle class’ title of “most powerful express type”.
Loco Yard 