West Country Pacific 34007 Wadebridge
34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific. It is pictured at Ropley on Fathers Day in wet conditions.
Model of the Week – SDJR 7F 2-8-0 88
This week’s model star is S&DJR 7F 88, a distinctive, big blue locomotive and a favourite in the Locoyard collection. It is a relatively elderly locomotive, with an interesting tale to tell…
Where are they?
Originally posted on Staffordshire Finescale:
You may have noticed that it’s been a bit quiet on here; however, since the blog still gets a steady stream of visitors (thanks for looking by the way), this post will act as signpost pointing to where you can find the group’s current internet postings: Foundry Lane and Wolverhampton…
Black 5 – Black Soot!
Tonight we have the last back-dated blog post from the North York Moors Railway in 2011, featuring ex-LMS Black 5 class 45428 Eric Treacy at Grosmont.
All Change!
Tonight’s blog post itself may be a little short, but if you look at the menu’s above, you will see that there have been some changes to the structure of this site. These are to both try and make things a little more simple but also reflect some of the changes to the yard, particularly…
How Mallard inspired a nation.
An excellent Blog Post from the National Railway Museum that I wanted to share with locoyard followers. Enjoy! 🙂
The Bath and Bristol
Whilst A4 4464 Bittern was hitting headlines yesterday on the mainline, Bulleid pacific 34067 Tangmere was hauling the “The Bath and Bristol and is captured in these pictures at Eastleigh station, where it paused for a moment. I hope you enjoy the pictures of this mainline regular!
Model of the Week – Ex-LSWR 0298 Beattie Well Tank – 30587
This week’s model star is Beattie Well-Tank 30587. The locomotive behind this model has a very long history, so without ado, let’s find out more!
Class 37/9 D6836
Following from last week’s blog post look at the Watercress Line’s class 50 50027 Lion, today we look at another heritage diesel at Ropley – class 37 /9 D6836.
Bachmann Ex-LMS Fairburn 4MT 2-6-4T DCC Fitting Guide
The Bachmann Fairburn 4MT Tank engine is a favourite performer here at locoyard. It predates this blog, so a DCC fitting guide was never published before, however as the locomotive had a small decoder fitted but had space for a bigger one, I took the opportunity to replace it and publish this guide!
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