This locomotive is a special machine to me. It’s not just that it is the only survivor of a Victorian class of steam engine or that has strong ties with the Isle of Wight – a place without I wouldn’t have Mrs Locoyard who puts up with me! This locomotive was one that had eluded…
North Eastern Railway (NER) No. 66 Aerolite’s history is one of modification and change. Originally a 2-2-2WT (well tank), 66 was constructed in 1869 as a replacement to another locomotive with the same name that had been destroyed in a collision in the previous year. The first modification came in 1886 when side tanks were…
Built in 1889 at Horwich, the National Railway Museum’s “Lanky Tank” is the only survivor of Sir John Aspinall’s Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway class 5. These 2-4-2 radial tank engines were Aspinall’s first contribution to the railway and probably his best known, with 330 being built.
Seeing as October is now being called Stoptober as part of a campaign to encourage people to quit smoking, I felt it was very apt that we have a no smoking theme at locoyard, for the day at least. I have therefore put together a new photo gallery of all pictures of heritage diesels that…
Here is a short DVD Promo for the official UK Heritage Hub endorsed DVD featuring the best of the action from the resent Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala. The DVD will be 50 minutes in length and feature steam locomotives in action from all 3 days of the event. Locomotives featured include; Visiting locos;…
How many of you live near to or regularly travel close to a famous attraction and yet have never been there? The sort of place that you would definitely visit if you were a tourist, but despite or maybe because it is just there on your doorstep you forget about it. The Spa Valley Railway…
Today is my first part of a series of telling my journey getting involved in volunteering within the railway heritage world. You’ll be able to keep track of these blog posts in a new dedicated web page (click here to view). Being based in Portsmouth on the South Coast I had a couple of choices…
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.
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…
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…
Loco Yard 