Good evening, Recently I wrote a post on the stations of the Disneyland Paris Railroad (click here to read) and today I will be looking at the locomotive that was running on it. My visit to the park was at the end of peak season so unfortunately only one locomotive was running instead of the…
Following my previous post about the official Thomas the Tank engine on the Nene Valley Railway, I wanted to share a few more pictures taken. The railway was and still is home to some European locomotives that make the collection very unique in the UK (to be found in the next post in this series,…
This morning I had the pleasure of both meeting Simon of Brookes Castle and also seeing the unique British Railways Standard 8 class 71000 Duke of Gloucester at Eastleigh station. Brookes Castle has a great blog that is definitely well worth following! The Duke of Gloucester was immaculately turned out for the tour and was a…
I couldn’t resist publishing this picture of standard 3MT tank engine 82019 pulling the Royal train, with the spitfire in the sky behind! For those who missed it, you can read more about Locoyard’s Diamond Jubilee event by clicking here. For those of you who, like me are unable to attend Railfest; tomorrow, I shall be…
Whoever said a model railway wasn’t fit for Royalty?! To prove that it is, a royal train is in service at Locoyard to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II! A great deal of time was put into finding the right locomotive for the occasion and I’m sure many will be…
Just a finishing touch to my Hornby Railroad 92220 Evening Star Project, the simple addition of
Loco Yard 