A Sleepy Saturday At Havenstreet
On a visit to the Isle of Wight last Saturday, I briefly stopped at Havenstreet on the Steam Railway.
Day Out With Thomas
This time last year on Locoyard, a blog post was published on the “Cockney Coronation Society“. This was, of course an April fools Day joke! However, not wanting to be too predictable there is no April Fools Day joke here this year, but a lighthearted blog post none-the-less!
Thomas the Tank Engine!
On Sunday 17th I managed to squeeze in a couple of visits to Ropley, one mid-afternoon and later in early evening.
Christmas on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway
We continue looking at Christmas Steam, but this time look at a very wet Havenstreet on the Isle of Wight. War Department Hunslet Austerity WD198 Royal Engineer was in charge of services (above). Although a Santa Special, Santa was not to be found on
Epilogue – The Steam Engine Strikes Back
The previous post in this series described how the ball started rolling in my interest in steam resurfacing again. My wife-to be and I went on frequent fantastic adventures around the country that often resulted in visiting a steam railway or two. Not surprisingly the steam interest started to gain some momentum! These brief forays…
Hornby (ex-Dapol) Hunslet Austerity (J94) Review
This marks the twentieth review published on Locoyard! To finish our theme on modern steam’s hero, we
Havenstreet
As promised in the previous article on the Isle of Wight steam railway, we take a closer look at Havenstreet, the headquarters of the railway. Most people join the train at Havenstreet and it has a large car park. It isn’t the terminus of the railway however and the train will travel to Wootton, return…
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway
After the recent deluge of GWR related articles; yesterdays visit to the Isle of Wight steam railway allows for a return to Southern articles! Being the former home of Mrs Locoyard; the Isle of Wight is a place we enjoy visiting when we can. It’s always great to catch up with friends and family on…
My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 1 – the Kent and East Sussex Railway
Todays post is the first part of a series of reflections and experiences of my journey of becoming interested in real and model steam trains. Not being old enough to have experienced steam trains running on day-to-day services, my early experiences of steam trains were as a result of having a father interested in steam…
