Surrey Border and Camberley Railway
Today’s entry in the Steam Diary is a celebration of a lost miniature railway held this weekend at Eastleigh’s Lakeside Steam Railway.
Save the National Railway Museum!
Earlier in the week the Director of The Science Museum, Ian Blatchford, announced that as well as cutting back the London museum; one of the satellite museums in York, Manchester or Bradford may have to close. This is a result of spending cuts of a further 10% after around 25% of cut-backs recently. As a…
East Kent Railway Diesel Gala
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Model of the Week – Ex-SR N class – 31874
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! The N class was a successful and
1994 Bluebell Railway Scans
Another short blog post tonight, with some scanned photographs taken on the Bluebell Railway in 1994. These pictures have not been published before.
Golden Arrow Postcard from the 1950’s from Nick Littlewood
Nick Littlewood has been kind enough to send a scanned copy of a 1950’s postcard of the Golden Arrow, that had to be shared! What a fantastic illustration! They don’t make them like that any more!
1997 Watercress Line Scans
Just a short blog post tonight, with some scanned photographs taken on the Watercress Line in 1997. These pictures have not been published before. I was particularly pleased to find a picture of S15 class 30506 in steam (see below.)
Rolvenden Loco Yard
Rounding off the series of blog posts looking at the Kent and East Sussex Railway is a look in the loco yard at Rolvenden. Of particular note was the line’s only tender engine – 376 Norwegian, which has recently returned to service.
Bachmann Ex-LMS Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 Class Model Review
Known to some as the Flying or Mucky Pig, Ivatt’s 4MT is considered by many as an ugly prototype. It has a high running plate and looks American-esq looks. Despite this, it is type that has always appealed and as such a member of the class sits in the Locoyard model fleet. Today we review…
Tenterden Terrier
Terrier tank engine’s are fantastic locomotive’s and seeing one in action is always a pleasure. Tenterden is one of the best places to experience this, with two examples available in working order. It is no wonder that the Kent and East Sussex Railway named their journal “Tenterden Terrier” in recognition of this. 1872 built 32670…
Loco Yard 