Remembrance Day

It being Remembrance Day; we look at a few pictures today of two steam locomotives that were built during war-time and another

Happy Bonfire Night from Locoyard

Just a quick blog post this evening to wish all Locoyard followers a Happy Bonfire Night! I hope you all have or are enjoying this season’s fireworks 🙂

Thomas the Tank Engine takes part in Movember!

Click Here to find out more about Movember and how one of your really useful engines can take part!

Happy Halloween from Locoyard!

The most horrible Halloween Blog Post has been left for Halloween Day. A terribly painted 0-6-0 is named Pumpkin, before being broken for parts. All that’s left is to say is “Happy Halloween to all Locoyard followers!”

Ghost Train

The third Halloween Entry is a yet-to-be introduced member of the Locoyard fleet making a spectral debut!

Locoyard’s Giant Pumpkin!

The second Halloween Entry is a giant pumpkin at the station. Reports that this is in fact a satsuma are as yet, unconfirmed!

Black 13 – Halloween Coven at Locoyard

In the first of a series of Halloween themed blog posts, we see a new gathering at Locoyard of all 13

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrated at Locoyard in style!

Whoever said a model railway wasn’t fit for Royalty?! To prove that it is, a royal train is in service at Locoyard to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II! A great deal of time was put into finding the right locomotive for the occasion and I’m sure many will be…

Alresford Watercress Festival 2012

Our wonderful preserved railways can not only hold their own special events, but can also support those going on in their communities. So it was today with Alresford’s annual Watercress Festival. This event was attended by some 15,000 people last year and with ideal weather conditions (mild, cloudy, but no rain) I suspect that at…