Gild the Golden Arrow
After much time, I have finally got round to adding the “Golden Arrow” Regalia to Hornby 70004 William Shakespeare. I also fitted a vacuum pipe, coupling hook and
Trago Mills – a brief visit
There are three Trago Mills stores in the Westcountry, two in Cornwall (Falmouth and Liskeard) and another in Devon located off the A38 in between Newton Abbott and Bovey Tracey. This article looks briefly
British Railways fab four!
From left to right BR standard 7MT 70004 William Shakespeare, rebuilt Merchant Navy 350027 Port Line, BR standard 9F 92220 Evening Star and rebuilt Westcountry Pacific 34026 Yes Tor make up a British Railway brunswick green fab-four line-up at Locoyard today. Tomorrow’s post will be continuing my story at another preserved railway from my childhood,…
Locoyard Station Waiting Room and Booking Office
The purpose of tonight’s blog post is to say thank you to my Mother-in-Law for finding the Hornby Magna Waiting room to go with the booking office, it is a great present! The station platforms, details and backgrounds still need a lot of work to get it looking as I would like, but at least…
Hornby BR Standard 7MT Britannia Class Review
Class: BR Standard 7MT Use: Express Passenger Regions: Mainly Eastern and Western, with some North Eastern and Scottish with Southern examples used for Golden Arrow and Bournemouth Belle duties only. Era: 1951-1967 Preserved examples: 70000 Britannia – Crewe Heritage Centre (working on Mainline tours) 70013 Oliver Cromwell – National Collection (working on Mainline tours) Manufacturer: Hornby Model Reviewed: Hornby R3096…
Record Breakers – Models on Display part 6
Resurrecting a previous thread is a picture of the display cabinet of three speed locomotives that are famous for their speed. 3440 City of Truro is allegedly the first steam locomotive to go faster than 100mph, 4472 The Flying Scotsman holds the official record for 100mph, whilst 4468 Mallard holds the world steam record…
Reduced Locoyard Services
Work commitments have resulted in reduced activity here at Locoyard and unfortunately this will continue through the weekend until next week. Fortunately I’ve had a little time to put they Hornby Standard 7MT through its paces so you can expect a review of this exceptional model at the end of the week. I shall also…
Hornby 7MT – Britannia class DCC fitting guide
This is almost a pointless blog post given that this was so very easy! DCC fitting the latest Hornby 7MT Britannia class is so simple that it can be summed up in one sentence: Unscrew the two screws
BR Standard 7MT 70004 William Shakespeare
There is an exciting new arrival at the yard! A Hornby Britannia class (standard 7MT) 70004 William Shakespeare. This is a limited edition and from what I can see was almost completely pre-sold. It is a commemorative edition, marking 40 years since the last Golden Arrow express ran. It comes with detailing parts including the…
Locoyard Update
Just a quick update tonight, as I’m sure many of you will, like me be watching England play in the Euro’s! This weekend I shall be adding more pictures scanned in from the Bluebell Railway in the 1990’s and will also be doing a short peice on Exbury Gardens steam railway. I am also rather…
Loco Yard 