Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! This week we look at the history of the prototype represented by Locoyard’s much modified Bachmann 850 Lord Nelson. The Lord Nelson class was the end result of Richard Maunsell’s ambitious challenge to produce a locomotive capable of hauling 500 ton trains at an average speed…
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! This week we look at one of the largest and most powerful prototype’s in the collection – Merchant Navy class 35027 Port Line. So without further ado, let’s look at the history of the locomotive this model represents.
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! As with last week’s N15 King Arthur class; today’s model is another another Southern prototype. The N class was a successful and
This week’s model of the week is another regular performer at Locoyard
Steadily over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing locomotives in my collection, with the general aim of providing a free resource for 00 scale steam modellers. Seeing as it is 100 days until Christmas (a scary thought!), hopefully these reviews are becoming available at just the right time! Following from the Review of …
The creation of a Loco Model Reviews Page. has proven to be very popular and as a result, and so there will be two more reviews completed by the end of the week to bolster this page to make it a more comprehensive resource for locoyard followers. So without further ado, here we have part one of…
Todays post is a reflection on the names given by Southern Railways to their top-link express locomotives. As the names are so evocative and well-thought out, I wanted to discuss some of the reasons why they work so well. I’ve illustrated the piece with locoyard fleet locomotives; both past and present. King Arthur Class Although…
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