A short post tonight to let my followers know that for the first time in ages, there will be a few days without Locoyard blog updates. Normal services should resume by the end of the coming week, when the yard will be preparing for Jubilee celebrations! Happy modelling folks 🙂
A quick post tonight and a slight change from that planned due to work commitments. Pannier tank (8750 class) has now been re-numbered and has spent the evening running a light service train of two Maunsell carriages. The tank engine will spend a few more days on the yard; as ever it has proved it’s…
Class: Collett 5700/8750 class Use: Shunting, Light Passenger/Goods Region:Western Era: 1929-1966 Preserved examples: 3650 – Didcot Railway Centre on loan to Swindon and Cricklade Railway 3738 – Didcot Railway Centre 4612 – Bodmin and Wenford Railway 5764 – Severn Valley Railway (Ex-LT L95) 5775 – Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (Ex-LT L89) 5786 – South Devon Railway (Ex-LT…
Every few weeks, I re-shuffle my fleet of locomotives, with the aim to give them all a chance to stretch their legs and keep their motors healthy. It also allows me to squeeze in my camera into areas of the yard for a few snaps, such as the one above of M7 class 357 and…
Class: Standard 3MT Tank (2-6-2) Use: Mixed Traffic Region: Southern, Western, North East, London Midland Era: 1952-1968 Preserved examples: None – although the 82045 Locomotive Trust is building a new version. Blog Post Entry: Model of the Week Manufacturer: Bachmann Motor: 3 pole Loco-drive Power: Heavyweight DCC options: 8 pin dcc ready Locoyard Review Detailing: 4.5/5 Excellent, cab details, opening smokebox door and roof…
Todays post is a short piece about one of the lost classes of steam engine – the Standard 3MT tank. The class were designed to last for forty years, but thanks to Beeching’s axe; the longest survivor was 82019 that didn’t even reach it’s 15th Birthday. A model of this locomotive is part of my…
When I first started this blog back in January, it was on the simple premise of sharing the development of my loco yard layout to anyone who may be interested. I had been writing a diary for a couple of months and the blog seemed a logical development. From this it has evolved into something…
A quick post tonight and the second taken away from the yard of one of my static models. The below picture is the top shelf of my display cabinet. The cabinet is where I show off my non-locoyard resident models. Some of the non-residents visit the yard occasionally, but this is another that is not…
Class: Austerity 8F 2-8-0 Use: Heavy Goods Region: Various BR regions – War Department and LNER post-nationalisation & Europe and Hong Kong Era: 1943-1967 Preserved examples: 90733 Remembrance (ex-Swedish locomotive) Manufacturer: Bachmann Motor: 3 pole Loco-drive Power: Heavyweight DCC options: none on previous versions, 21 pin dcc ready versions announced 2012 Reviewed Model – Bachmann 32-250 400 Sir Guy Williams (click here to…
As promised previously, here is the DCC fitting guide for non-DCC Ready Bachmann Austerity. Note that planned future releases of this model will be fitted with a 21 pin socket for easier conversion. However, the model has been available for some time without a DCC socket and previous releases include limited editions such as my…
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