Not nearly as glamorous as a 4-6-2 Pacific or as numerous in preservation as a 4-6-0, the humble 0-6-0 six coupled locomotive is without doubt one of the most historically important types in the history of the UK’s railways. To give you an idea of how important they are, consider that in 1900, one third…
Continuing from last Saturday’s post is the final chapter of part 7 in my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast. I hope all locoyard followers will enjoy these photographs! Todays post begins in Minehead and then follows 43xx Class 7325 and Castle Class 7029 Clun Castle double-heading to Bishops Lydeard. Post thread continues – click…
Following on from my previous post, this is one of the final of this series of memories and a fantastic one at that! One of my most fond steam memories from my younger years came from a visit to the West Somerset Railway when it was celebrating its 21st anniversary in March 1997. An incredible…
Loco Yard 