One of two surviving 94xx class locomotive’s, 9400 was the first and one of the last steam locomotives to be built by the GWR. A member of the National Collection, it currently resides in STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. Hawksworth’s 9400 class were the heaviest class of pannier tank to be built…
November is a quiet month for the steam enthusiast, with most preserved lines being closed for maintenance. So other than having fun with model railways (and of course, taking part in Movember), it is also a good time to visit museums. Swindon’s STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway is one such place very…
Today we look at the history of a very special and elegant locomotive from the Locoyard fleet, quite in contrast to the Devious Diesel from Thomas the Tank engine who has starred in recent blog posts. Interestingly our model of the week isn’t quite as far removed from our new Movember star as you might…
Our model of the week is a humble 0-6-0 of Swindon origin. Bachmann’s version of the Collett Goods class is an elderly yet still decent model (click here for the review) that can be found for very reasonable prices. This weathered version, number 2253 found it’s way into the Locoyard fleet last year, originally as…
As promised when we looked at posters, railwayana and other details (click here for more) at Buckfastleigh, this is the report looking at a site visit to Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, that include photographs of 1366 class pannier tank 1369 in steam, as well as other locomotives, both steam and diesel..
Not nearly as glamorous as a 4-6-2 Pacific or as numerous in preservation as a 4-6-0, the humble 0-6-0 six coupled locomotive is without doubt one of the most historically important types in the history of the UK’s railways. To give you an idea of how important they are, consider that in 1900, one third…
Apart from being a rare and elegant survivor of early twentieth century steam power; 3717 City of Truro has an unsubstantiated claim to fame that sets it apart from other locomotives and classes of it’s era. It holds the title of unofficial first breaker of 100mph for steam traction.
Following from the blog post on GWR 3717 City of Truro, we return to the Watercress Line’s Spring steam gala of 2011
Those who have read Locoyard’s article in issue 17 of UK Heritage Hub’s newsletter, may have noticed a previously unpublished photograph of the City of Truro!
Class: GWR 49XX Hall Class Use: Mixed Traffic Region: Western Era: 1928-1965 Preserved examples: 4920 Dumbleton Hall – South Devon Railway 4930 Hagley Hall
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