Stanier 45379

Tonight’s blog post is very short, publishing a few pictures taken of the Watercress Line’s resident ex-LMS Black 5 45379 working tender-first through Ropley station.

Movember is approaching!

November is a special month here at locoyard, when Movember is celebrated! As before; at locoyard we will be holding competition to spread awareness of men’s health issues. There will be a different Movember competition this year – there will be a small prize for a randomly selected entry and in return for this, all…

Contrasting Duets

This year’s warm and dry summer in the UK resulted in many heritage railway lines having to switch from steam to diesel power because of the fire risk. The Watercress Line was no exception and called in support from two class 37 diesel electric locomotives – D6836 and 37901 Mirrlees Pioneer. These two locomotives were…

Model of the Week – SECR C class 592

Our model of the Week is certainly one of the favourites of the Locoyard fleet. Today we look at the history behind the prototype that Bachmann based this fabulous model on (click here for the model review) – South Eastern and Chatham Railway C class 592.

Reminder! ‘Anything Goes’ at the Gwili in September!

The Gwili Railway is getting ready for its much-anticipated ‘Anything Goes’ Gala on Sunday 29 September. The gala will provide an opportunity for visitors young and old to enjoy an intensive and varied service between Bronwydd Arms and Llwyfan Cerrig stations, and is set to be the last major enthusiast event to take place before…

Schools class 925 Cheltenham

Officially designated class V; this class soon became known as the schools class as each locomotive were named after famous private schools. The first members of the class were built in 1930 and named after schools in the Southern region, however by the time 925 was completed in 1934 they had run out of names…

Update! Rebuilt Battle of Britain Class 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair

News from the Bulleid Society reveals that scenes such as those posted here have taken a step closer to being repeated. The boiler is to be removed from it’s frames and sent to Crewe for overhaul.

Recreating BR Standard 9F 92212

It has been quite some time since I got stuck into any “serious” modelling and as the to-do list has been growing, I thought I’d complete one project by recreating BR Standard 9F class 92212. This locomotive is normally based at the Watercress Line but has been some time out on the Bluebell Railway on…

Reminder! UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 27

Tonight’s blog post is both a reminder to download and checkout UK Heritage Hub’s latest ezine – 52 pages full of articles and photographs from many contributors (click here to download and read it). Also a note that submissions for Issue 28 are open – the deadline for which is 30th September. If there is…

35028 Clan Line – Locomotive Profile

The first in a series of locomotive profiles, looking at the wide variety of locomotives that still exist in the modern day. This video is focusing on SR Merchant Navy (rebuilt) pacific 35028 Clan Line, based at Stewarts Lane in London. If you would like to learn more, a “Model of the Week” feature was…