The Bluebell Railway not only has an incredible collection of locomotives, but has a fleet of historic carriages that is also quite exceptional. Around 70 carriages make up a collection of vehicles that range from the Victorian era through to British Railways mark one’s of the 1950/60s. Tonight’s blog post looks at some of this…
With the exception of the picture at the top of this blog post, every picture you will see here was taken from the “Devon Belle” Pullman observation car on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (PDSR) . The carriage is one of two that ran on the Southern Railway’s Devon Belle express from London Waterloo…
Artist’s impression of Broadway station by Fred Lea Whilst I’ve been away for exams and holidays and various other things the GWSR’s extension to Broadway has really got a move on. Work has not only started on the bridges, but has been going at an incredible rate. You can view progress on a new dedicated…
Tonight we have the fourth blog post brought to you by Edward Farms. Edward has a fantastic website that I urge all Locoyard Followers to check out ! If you missed it previously, you can catch up with the other blog posts in the series by clicking here I will now leave you in Edward’s…
Over the past few days I visited the North East of England, and on Friday, I decided to visit the North East Land Air and Sea Museum (NELSAM). Apart from airplanes and war vehicles dating back to the Second World War, the trams are the latest collection of vehicles that have arrived. All apart from one…
Good afternoon, I thought I’d start this entry with the latest news on Canadian Pacific’s future. As those who regularly check the internet will know, the Mid Hants Railway were pleased to announce that it has been awarded a first-round pass by the Heritage Lottery Fund for its project “Canadian Pacific – engineering a future from…
The Bluebell Railway has always been one of my favourite places. As a child, planned visits to the Bluebell Line were anticipated with much excitement that would build up as the date approached, all the while devouring books, leaflets, magazines and brochures containing pictures an articles of it’s incredible fleet of stock. And then the…
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