Model of the Week – Ex-LMS Black 5 – 44932
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! Today we have an example of arguably one of the most versatile steam locomotives ever constructed – the Stanier Black 5!
Grosmont Loco Yard – 2011
Tonight we go back in time to 2011 and have a good look at the North York Moors Railway’s fantastic Loco yard. Grosmont is certainly one of my favourite places in the country when it comes to steam locomotive depots.
The Watercress Line Video
Following up from the blog post looking at 34051 Sir Winston Churchill in Ropley, today we take a slightly different perspective – a moving perspective on the Watercress Line!
Hornby Stanier Black 5MT (super-detail) Review
Today we add yet another 00 scale model review to the Loco Model Reviews Page. This one is a very important addition – a type is of LMS origin, that could be found almost anywhere on the UK rail network doing almost anything asked of it! Without further ado, let’s look at Hornby’s super-detailed version…
Midland Power in a Southern Setting
Today we have a look at the Watercress Line’s resident ex-LMS “Black 5” 45379,
Black 5 – 45428 Eric Treacy – NYMR (Whitby)
Tonight we go back to 2011 to see ex-LMS Black 5 class 45428 at Whitby about to begin pulling the “Yorkshire Coast Express” to Pickering. This locomotive is named after the famous railway photographer
The Watercress Line’s Last Public Service Trains of the Season – Part 1
As with many other preserved line’s, last Sunday 4th November saw the last day of public service trains on the Watercress Line in 2012. The upcoming month of December will see steam return to
Ex-LMS Black 5 45379
Despite being a regular performer on the Watercress Line and my fairly regular visits to the railway, this locomotive has had relatively little coverage here on Locoyard and it is time for that to change! Ex-LMS Black 5 45379 re-entered for the first time in forty five years in 2010 and has since become highly
Epilogue – Return of the Steam Enthusiast
Following from where we left in the previous part of this tale; 2009 started with a steam
Final Recollections; My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 9 Chapter 3
Fittingly the final images from this series of posts were taken in black and white! My final steam memory from my younger years came from a visit to
Loco Yard 