A new blog post detailing progress on the Heritage Lottery Funded Canadian Pacific project has been published. Please click on the following link to read more: http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/canpac-overhaul-update-feb-2016
The Nene Valley Railway is home to a special blue tank engine. Although he may not look quite like the Thomas the Tank Engine of the books and films, he is the only one to be named by no other than Rev W Awdry.
The Watercress Line’s flagship steam locomotive, Merchant Navy class no. 35005 Canadian Pacific, is currently undergoing a full overhaul at Eastleigh works. Although the railway has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, they still need to raise a further £200,000. Please help return CanPac to working order. Go to http://www.watercresslinepayments.co.uk/product.php/15/no__35005_canadian_pacific to donate and http://www.watercressline.co.uk/canpac to keep up…
The latest blog post from the Watercress Line’s carriage shop has been published, including an update of the restoration of Bulleid coach 1456, one of two Bulleid designed passenger carriages being restored as part of the Canadian Pacific Project. To read the update please click on the link below: http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/whats-brewing-in-the-carriage-shop
The Sir Nigel Gresley locomotive trust’s A4 class 60007 has been transported to the National Railway Museum, York for its overhaul. The intention is to return the famous LNER A4 class Pacific to the mainline.
Earlier this month, Hornby announced a number of new product lines to be released later this year across their brands. With the resurrection of their old Thomas the Tank engine range, Hornby is looking to cater for more than just the mainly adult dominated scale model market by producing a range of battery powered toy…
Seeing as it is Saturday evening, it seemed the ideal timing to report on the Kent and East Sussex Railway’s Saturday Gang! They have started the year by publishing an update on the end of 2015. The gang work on maintaining and overhauling the railway’s fleet of locomotives. In the latest update, details of work on eight…
Stephen Bedser has long been a good friend and contributor of this website. Stephen is a talented artist who’s art has graced these online web pages and long may it continue to do so! Capturing the raw beauty of industrial heritage through water colours requires talent of which this author is deficient, but fortunately for…
In the past day or two, the Flying Scotsman has made it to national and international news after making its first test run since completion of its overhaul on the East Lancashire Railway. In doing so, it has shown that there is plenty of substance behind its claim to being the world’s most famous steam locomotive. …
In the past we’ve been somewhat lax in our coverage of models of diesel locomotives here on locoyard. But after reading a post on Graham Muz’ blog today I thought it might be time to change! Graham reported today that Heljan have announced that they plan to produce a model of the class 07, a…
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