The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is holding a volunteer recruitment event on Sunday 23rd March at 10am in the AV Room at Havenstreet. From my experiences visiting the Isle of Wight Railway the current volunteers are a great bunch of friendly guys so why not go along, have a chat and find out what’s available. Whether…
One of the more popular and often over looked trains at a gala is the freight train. I have always been a big fan as they proved a different type of photo opportunity and the wide variety of wagons are interesting to look at.
Whilst at the Watercress Lines Spring Steam Gala last year myself and Dave of LocoYard went on a tour of the Medstead wagon yard. During the tour we got talking to one of the Watercress Lines wagon gang (a brilliant set of guys but are all completely insane) and he told us about their new…
Hello Welcome to this mini series looking at Merchant Navy class locomotive Canadian Pacific. My recent blogs posting about her stripping down for costing and parts inspection has proved very popular and have taken the decision to write a mini series looking at her history. The first post will look at her life with spam…
Today’s special Valentines Day post features both mine and LocoYard’s flagship and most loved locomotives hauling some rather speical trains. First we have LocoYard’s 850 Lord Nelson hauling a rake of Pullman coaches on a speical Valentine’s Day Luncheon special.
Whilst on the way to work on 35005 I noticed something rather special sitting in the Arlington Works in the form of 4CEP power car 61229 (7105) and driving motor brake second open S61230. I have always liked the 4CEP as they were the trains that I saw the most during my childhood and used…
Nigel Kendall http://www.steamweb.net Following the bad weather the South of England is having at the moment I thought this photo of Canadian Pacific in the snow was well-suited. In the horrendous winter of 62/63 35005 thunders up through New Milton with a Bournemouth to Waterloo 2-hour express. The steam effect is enhanced by another fast-disappearing…
Hey everyone. Whilst reading reading a book called “The Railway Journeys of my Childhood” by Brigadier John Faviel I noticed a reference to a sighting of a rather special train. The train entering the Clapham cutting drawn by Brigadier John Faviel
On Friday Bachmann have released details of 3 new train gifts pack and 4 trains they will be releasing in 2014. The gift packs have been designed to evoke the nostalgia of Britain’s historic railways. Like the Hornby train packs they feature certificates and exclusive products, these packs make wonderful gifts for the seasoned collector or…
The footplate crew of the T9 share some stories Due to the popularity of my volunteer diaries working on Canadian Pacific http://www.LocoYard.com, the blog of UK Heritage Hub, will be introducing a new series of posts featuring other stories from the preservation world. As part of our ongoing recognition of the amazing volunteers who run and…
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