Movember Celebration Ends 4PM Today!
You have until 4PM to submit your entries for Movember 2013 and to have the chance of winning the prize. Click here to find out how to take part!
Model of the Week – Ivatt 4MT class 2-6-0 43160
One of the more unusual looking locomotives of the 00 scale locoyard fleet of model locomotives is Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 43160. This Bachmann model has been reviewed before (click here to read the review) and today, we look at the history of the prototype…
Reminder’s! UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 30 and Movember 2013
Two deadlines are looming! Firstly this is one of the last shouts for submissions for Movember 2013 – a fun competition that supports a charity and gives you a chance to win a prize. The competition deadline is 4PM on Saturday 30th November. Click here to read more. The second deadline is for submissions for issue…
Hornby Railroad GWR 2721 Class Pannier Tank Model Review
Completing the reviews of cheap Hornby 0-6-0 steam engines is today’s look at Hornby’s half-cab pannier tank. It’s been in the catalogue since 1980 but had a significant makeover in 2001 and as such is one of the more reasonable cheap models in the Hornby range. Without further ado, let’s have a look at this…
Swindon’s Magnificent Star
Without doubt the “Star” exhibit of Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway is the only surviving GWR Star class locomotive, 4003 Lode Star. Simon of Brookes Castle has very kindly written the following blog post detailing the history of this locomotive, which has been illustrated with pictures taken at the museum by…
Holidays Are Coming!
With Christmas day exactly one month away, today we announce that Christmas will be celebrated in style this year! As we approach the end of the Movember competition, Thomas looks on to see his December replacement arrive back in Locoyard, the specially decorated red and gold Christmas Pannier Tank. The Locoyard Advent Calendar will once…
Movember Update!
With just one week to go, so far we have had just two entries into the Movember competition for 2013. These have been excellent entries, the first from Simon Shutt (click here to view) and the second from Gary Ruming (click here to view). We want to see more entries! Don’t forget that there is a…
Model of the Week – Devious Diesel!
This week’s model of the week is one of 2013’s stars of the Locoyard Movember competition. It is also the first diesel locomotive to feature in this series of blog posts and the only diesel currently in the Locoyard fleet. Tonight we find out more about this villain from the Thomas the Tank engine and…
Model Show in Portsmouth
Hi, I came across a leaflet in my local Model Shop and thought I would share it, as it is not published anywhere online. A model show is being held at the the Victorian Pumping Station in Eastney, Portsmouth with it’s main attraction of a pair of magnificent James Watt beam steam engines also in…
The doyen of one of the most successful express locomotive classes
November is a quiet month for the steam enthusiast, with most preserved lines being closed for maintenance. So other than having fun with model railways (and of course, taking part in Movember), it is also a good time to visit museums. Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway is one such place very…
Loco Yard 