Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2016 Preview

Good evening, Tonight we are looking at the upcoming Watercress Line gala which starts tomorrow and will be featured on Locoyard in the upcoming weeks. Traditionally Dave does the preview post but as I type this he is showing a troop of Brownies around Ropley so this time it’s up to me so here we…

The Alton exhibition 6 February 2016 – 2

Originally posted on esngblog:
Another fine layout at the Alton show was Dock Green, an O gauge shunting layout set in East London in early British Railways days.  Full marks, too for the layout name, bringing back memories of watching ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ on black-and-white television on a Saturday evening. As usual, I enjoyed…

A Chinese Beast from Lancashire

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
The 140,000 people who visited the Great Gathering in York must have noticed a rather large 4-8-4 steam locomotive sitting next to the A4’s.  The locomotive is KF7; donated to the National Railway Museum by the Chinese government and is one of two known survivors of the KF class (the…

The New Hogwarts Express?

Good evening, Tonight we are looking at something rather special! As most people know, we at LocoYard are big fans of the Harry Potter series and in particular the Hogwarts Express, so it comes as no great surprise that tonight we are looking at the new Hogwarts Express that will be featured in the new…

Trip Report – Cass Photography Workshop 2015

Originally posted on MSummers Photography:
Last fall, I attended the Cass Photography Workshops, hosted by Walter Scriptunas II and Clayton Spangler at the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.  Walter and Clayton put on a great workshop filled with many different types of photographic opportunities ranging from details to human interest to trains, plus some classroom…

The return of 34052 Lord Dowding

Good evening, Icons of Steam today announced that its rebuilt West Country class 34046 Braunton will be returning to steam in April but will be renamed as 34052 Lord Dowding. This technically means she will become a member of the Battle of Britain class with Lord Dowding being named after the Second World War Royal…

Great Central Railway’s Winter Gala

Good evening, Tonight we are having a quick look at the Great Central Railway’s Winter Gala. The GCRs Winter Galas seen by the majority of railway enthusiasts as the curtain opener to the years heritage events and this years was no different. Our little family loves steam trains, my grandfather was a fireman on them…

York Central Consultation and the National Railway museum

Good evening, Tonight we are looking at a rather interesting post by Paul Kirkman the Director of the National Railway Museum in York and he talks about the museums future plans. When I arrived at the National Railway Museum at the end of 2012, my colleagues were still a little bruised from the recent collapse…