The first in a series of locomotive profiles, looking at the wide variety of locomotives that still exist in the modern day. This video is focusing on SR Merchant Navy (rebuilt) pacific 35028 Clan Line, based at Stewarts Lane in London. If you would like to learn more, a “Model of the Week” feature was…
60163 was built in 2008 and was the first mainline steam locomotive built in the UK since 92220 Evening star. Tornado’s story is a very interesting one. Rather than repeat it here, I urge you to check out the A1 Steam Trusts web site (click here) to find out more.
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…
Further to our blog post announcing the Gwili Railway’s much anticipated “Anything Goes” gala, to be held on 29th September, a few weeks back, we are now in a position to advertise the loco allocations for the event. See the original blog post here; https://locoyard.com/2013/08/13/anything-goes-at-the-gwili-in-september/ The diagrams, loco allocation and timetable have all seen the UKHH…
Our partners at UK Heritage Hub have just published the ever fantastic e-zine full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors. As usual, “The View From Locoyard” features, amongst these! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!
Every now and then, it’s worth checking out http://www.locoyard.com and looking through the webpages, as there is plenty of content. Over 3000 images, 40 web pages and over 580 blog posts with a variety of topics on heritage and model railways can be found. The blog started life as a model railway diary and to…
Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick Heritage Days English Heritage will be celebrated this weekend at Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick with free entry to steaming events on both Saturday and Sunday. On both days the museum will open at 11.00am and the mill engine will run from 1.00 to 4.30pm. The engine and its boiler will be centre pieces of the event with the 1901 Bradley engine…
Excellent blog post – I hope you don’t mind the reblog! General Eisenhower’s British train certainly is in the UK and we British are very grateful to see it alongside all it’s surviving classmates, including another visiting from Canada. I had the pleasure of seeing it earlier in the year at the National Railway Museum,…
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!
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