On Friday 4th September, I visited the North Norfolk Railway for its’ annual Autumn Steam Gala, and what an event. Before it had even started, on the Thursday, two locomotives had to be withdrawn for the event. Black 5 45337 had leaky tubes and SR West Country Class 34007 Wadebridge had been stuck on the…
Last week, for my Birthday, I visited the Severn Valley Railway. I have wanted to go to the line for such a long time, and I was finally able to visit the line, which is noted to be one of the best and most popular in the country. I started my journey at Kidderminister, and was greeted…
The final railroad I visited was the Durango & Silverton Railroad, probably the most famous one in the USA, and it is certainly a fantastic line. Once again, this was completely different to the previous railroad, but this time, for all of the right reasons. The train leaves the main depot and travels through the…
The second Railroad I visited was the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, which runs from Antonito, Colorado, to Chama, New Mexico. This is one of the most spectacular railroads that I have ever travelled on, not only in the scenery, but also with how the day was organised by the railroad, and then the staff were…
One of the more unusual looking locomotives of the 00 scale locoyard fleet of model locomotives is Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 43160. This Bachmann model has been reviewed before (click here to read the review) and today, we look at the history of the prototype…
At the time of going to press, 76079 is the newest member of the 00 scale locoyard fleet of model locomotives. The real thing has featured on the website before (click here for more) and the Bachmann model has also been reviewed (click here to read the review). Today, we look at the history of…
Closely related to Ivatt’s 4MT 2-6-0, the BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 class was a useful locomotive used in most regions, with the exception of the west. 115 were produced, 17 of them with a larger BR1B tender for the Southern region. The model reviewed here is catalogue reference 32-952. Without further ado, here’s the locoyard…
Tonight’s star is BR Standard class 76079, a locomotive that is in the locoyard fleet of 00 scale models (click here to read a special feature on the model). This locomotive’s mainline performances earned it the nickname the “Pocket Rocket” and it was this locomotive that brought me back to the hobby in 2009. These…
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! The N class was a successful and
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…
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