Today we look at one of two 56xx/66xx class models to be found Locoyard fleet. The model is of Mainline origin but has been improved to look a little better and represent 6619. As with all previous model of the week blog posts, we will look at the history of the prototype.
Once again, regular UK Heritage Hub contributor James Corben has very kindly allowed us to share an excellent video of his. The video shows the historical moment three days ago when the first steam hauled rail tour ran over the Bluebell Railway’s tracks since the opening of the East Grinstead extension earlier this year; hauled…
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway number 672 Fenchurch is 141 years old today! As well as celebrating it’s 141st Birthday today, last week the locomotive visited Littlehaven as part of the station’s 150th Birthday, so it’s been a back to back party-time for Fenchurch!
As is the tradition of this series of blog posts, we look at the history of the prototype behind a model from the locoyard collection.
The National Railway Museum is a fantastic collection of railway objects, all of high historical importance. In the Station Hall, some of the more opulent exhibits can be found.
As with it’s fellow Paignton and Dartmouth Railway based cousin 5239 Goliath that featured on Saturday (click here to read more), 7827 Lydham Manor has for many years been one of the stalwarts of the line’s fleet. It also shares a similar history in it’s preservation; being an ex-Barry scrapyard locomotive.
At the time of going to press, 76079 is the newest member of the 00 scale locoyard fleet of model locomotives. The real thing has featured on the website before (click here for more) and the Bachmann model has also been reviewed (click here to read the review). Today, we look at the history of…
Closely related to Ivatt’s 4MT 2-6-0, the BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 class was a useful locomotive used in most regions, with the exception of the west. 115 were produced, 17 of them with a larger BR1B tender for the Southern region. The model reviewed here is catalogue reference 32-952. Without further ado, here’s the locoyard…
Today’s model of the week is another of Locoyard’s collection of LBSCR A1X terrier’s. This time, it is arguably the most famous terrier of them all…
This is just a mini blog post for mid-day Sunday to remind you all that we have the fantastic UK Heritage Hub Magazine to read and thought it wouldn’t hurt to publish a couple of pictures of ex-LMS 2-8-0 Stanier 8F 48151 at the same time! The locomotive was sitting in the yard outside the…
Loco Yard 