Artist’s impression of Broadway station by Fred Lea Whilst I’ve been away for exams and holidays and various other things the GWSR’s extension to Broadway has really got a move on. Work has not only started on the bridges, but has been going at an incredible rate. You can view progress on a new dedicated…
Dartmoor in Devon is a fantastic National Park. Much of it has a very wild feel, although I recall my grandfather telling me that in all the years when he used to walk the moors, he always met at least one other person every time! In the past, some of Dartmoor would have been industrial…
Good evening, Today I got to see Oliver Cromwell hauling this weeks Dorset Coast Express. She was due to haul next weeks service but with the FBU strikes the train has been cancelled. This is the first time I have seen the Britannia class locomotive in person and she did not disappoint.
For those of you who have followed this blog for some time, it will probably come as no surprise that this year’s summer holiday destination was Devon! This is a reason why blog posts have not been quite as plentiful as usual, as I have been far away from locoyard HQ (well a lot further…
Tonight we have the fourth blog post brought to you by Edward Farms. Edward has a fantastic website that I urge all Locoyard Followers to check out ! If you missed it previously, you can catch up with the other blog posts in the series by clicking here I will now leave you in Edward’s…
Today marks the 100th anniversary since the outbreak of the First World War. To commemorate this historic date the NRM have done a brilliant piece looking at recreating a First World War ambulance carriage.
Originally posted on Locksands Life:
St Agnes Railway Station On our stay in Cornwall, earlier this month I failed to take a correct turn at one point and a bit later on we stopped in a layby to look at our map (no satnav for us. Satnav is great for getting to destinations but doesn’t…
Originally posted on Penlowry:
The crew of the Thunderbolt await the inspector at Mallingford (Bristol Temple Meads) For those of you with a pedigree of railways and railway films, the quote above will be all too familiar. The Titfield Thunderbolt’s inspection run crewed by the dog collar brigade, grey shirt at the controls, purple shirt…
Here is the latest UK Heritage Hub Magazine! Below is a link to the brand new e-zine Issue 42, hosted at our base of The Model Centre; http://www.themodelcentre.com/ukheritagehub As ever, this issue brings you all the latest news from around the country together with some spectacular special features.
Part 2 of Sed30s look at the East Kent Railway
Loco Yard 