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
Although the Model of the Week series has come to and end, we still will look at the history of the prototype’s represented by model locomotives in special blog posts, of which this is one! Today is a special look at a GWR member of the Locoyard fleet of locomotives. This is a Bachmann model…
A newly built 3050 Royal Sovereign Photo source: Wikipedia The Dean Single was a passenger steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899 under the direction of GWR’s chief mechanical engineer William Dean. The locomotive class was known by many different names such as 3031 Class or Achilles class, both named…
There are certain moments in life that stick with you, sometimes even though at the time they do not to be that extraordinary. It must have been in 2002 (note, none of these pictures are from this experience) when I saw my first and last mainline “Thumper”, though at the time I did not recognise…
It may have been around for a while, but Bachmann’s 45xx/4575 model is still an important model in the firms range. It is an essential type for GWR branchlines, so an important addition to the Loco Model Reviews Page. So let’s see how good the model is!
Following from yesterday’s blog post (click here to read) looking at the Great Western Railway and STEAM, the Museum of the GWR comes a fantastic article originally published in March 1942 “Railways” Magazine. This is of course another brilliant contribution from Nick Littlewood who has very kindly sent these into Locoyard. The article is presented in…
The Great Western Railway, or GWR, was known to it’s fans as “God’s Wonderful Railway”. Most people who find an interest in something often develop loyalties, particularly when it comes to anything competitive, just listen to the chants of any football game if you’re searching for an example! The same is true for railways, even…
The Bluebell Railway are very eager to increase the number of powerful steam locomotives that are available for service. Schools class V 928 Stowe would be an ideal locomotive for them, so it’s no surprise that this beautiful locomotive is the focus of their current campaign! They have released a fantastic video (see below) that…
One of the more recent additions to the Locoyard fleet is GWR small prairie tank number 4555. It will be reviewed in due course, but for the time being here is the guide to fit a DCC decoder.
Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway tries to give visitors an impression of what Swindon was like during it’s heydays in the past. One of the exhibits – 42xx class 4248 is displayed as a dismantled steam locomotive, if it was in the works.
Loco Yard 