Southern Railways N15 King Arthur Class – 777 Sir Lamiel

Sir Lamiel was one of the highlights of the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala 2013

Model of the Week – British Railways Standard Class 3MT – 82019

Our model of the week is BR standard 3MT class locomotive 82019. As usual, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype,

Model of the Week – Unrebuilt West Country Class – 21C123 Blackmoor Vale

With the opening of the Bluebell Railway’s northern extension tomorrow, a model of one of the line’s locomotive’s seemed appropriate. So here we have, unrebuilt West Country Bulleid Pacific 21C123 Blackmoor Vale!

The Watercress Line’s Home Fleet in Action

The Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala

B473 – Ex-LBSCR E4 Class 0-6-2 Tank

Saturday 23rd March 2013 will see the re-opening of the rail link between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead.

Model of the Week – British Railways Standard Class 5MT – 73082 Camelot

This is the first BR standard class locomotive to feature in the Model of the week series. Once again, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype, illustrated by pictures of Bachmann’s rendition of the model (click here for the model review).

Ex-LSWR T9 class – 30120

One of the biggest stars of the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala

Model of the Week – Southern Railways 850 Lord Nelson

Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! This week we look at the history of the prototype represented by Locoyard’s much modified Bachmann 850 Lord Nelson. The Lord Nelson class was the end result of Richard Maunsell’s ambitious challenge to produce a locomotive capable of hauling 500 ton trains at an average speed…

The Great Spring Gala 2013

I am very happy to report that the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Gala truly lived up to its name and then some! Not only was it Great, but it was fantastic!

Model of the Week – BR Merchant Navy class – 35027 Port Line

Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! This week we look at one of the largest and most powerful prototype’s in the collection – Merchant Navy class 35027 Port Line. So without further ado, let’s look at the history of the locomotive this model represents.