Keighley and Worth Valley Railway 50th Anniversary Return to Steam Appeal

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway are working hard to achieve the aim of returning Ivatt 2MT Tank 41241 back into running order in time for the preserved railway’s 50 Anniversary celebrations that will take place in June 2018.  41241 is the flagship locomotive of the KWVR.  The tank engine was made famous for piloting the railways first service train,…

How much of Flying Scotsman is original?

Good evening, Earlier in the year Dave wrote a very popular piece on authenticity within in the railway and wider heritage scene and this week Anthony Coulls did a very interesting piece on a similar theme with “How much of Flying Scotsman is original?” which we thought we’d look at tonight. Anthony Coulls is the…

18th December 2015 – Locoyard Advent Calendar

Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture (Copyright Brian L Dominic – taken on Flagg Fluorspar (www.mdlr.co.uk/ff.html) Towards the end of a running session on Flagg Fluorspar the battery electric locos are getting a little tired because their batteries are running down, and the operator is getting ready for a drink. The solution? The…

Bigjigs Heritage Collection Tornado Review

Good evening, Following the popularity of my previous reviews of the BigJigs heritage range, they have kindly sent me another loco to review and this time I went for one of the more famous locomotives in the range – the A1 Steam Trust’s Tornado. Class: Peppercorn A1 Pacific Use: Express Passenger Region: London and North Eastern Railway Era: 1948-1966…

December Steam

Those of you who have been following this year’s advent calendar will have seen that there have been plenty of festive shots from the Watercress Line.  As with many preserved lines, the Mid-Hants Railway is very busy at this time of year and there are plenty of special services, with Christmas dinners and Santa Specials. A lot of…