5th December – Locoyard Advent Calendar
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture courtesy and copyright of Jack Peake 2014
A Pug’s Home?
No, I’m not talking about a kennel! Those who have been keeping track of what feels like an odyssey in my search to find a idea for a layout will know that the scale of my ambition has been reduced to something achievable and I have decided to create a small shunting layout. The idea…
4th December – Locoyard Advent Calendar
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture – Hornby’s Smokey Joe has been wrapped under Christmas tree’s since 1983, today we see the real thing!
TBT – Henbury Makes History – Coal Trains in 1981
Originally posted on Bristol Harbour Railway Blog:
As previously mentioned on this blog, in 1981, the Western Fuel Co.’s diesel shunter Western Pride was in need of an overhaul. This locomotive was used to shunt wagons on the dockside and into the WFC compound, as well as trip workings along the New Cut to Ashton…
3rd December – Locoyard Advent Calendar
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South Hants Model Railway Club Exhibition 2014 – Part 1 – Brixcombe and Nottingham Goods
This weekend I was able to visit (abeit briefly) the South Hants Model Railway’s club 2014 show. It was so late in the day that they ran out of show guides which does make writing blog posts about the layouts a bit trickier! But up first we have my favourite layout from the show: Brixcombe
2nd December – Locoyard Advent Calendar
Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture courtesy and copyright of Dave Bushell wychminster.wordpress.com)
Warley 2014 – The Layouts
Although we reported the news from this big railway exhibition (click here to read) we did not look at the layouts. Matt Wickham of the Bluebell Model Railway fame (check out his website here) has kindly allowed us to share his video of many of the layouts. There were some real beauties there, enjoy!
1st December – Locoyard Advent Calendar
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A day which didn’t go quite as planned!
I planned Saturday 29th December for 6 shots. Nunney Castle at Patchway and then Llanvihangle, followed by the 2 Black 5’s at Llanvihangle. I was then going across to catch 60009 before doubling back to Pilning for the returning Castle and Black 5’s. What transpired left me with no Castle shots. I then went to…
Loco Yard 