A Sleepy Saturday At Havenstreet

On a visit to the Isle of Wight last Saturday, I briefly stopped at Havenstreet on the Steam Railway.

Hornby LBSCR / Southern Terrier A1/A1X Class Review

There are currently three examples of this model in working condition in the Locoyard collection, all DCC chipped; one with a minor modification, another more so – with a Golden Arrow bunker extension kit fitted (below). In fact I’ve also got another two models; one is broken for spares and I’ve owned 2 others in…

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

LBSCR E1 Class at Havenstreet

Many of you may have found through reading in the press that the only surviving LBSCR E1 class has moved from

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…

Ajax and Invincible in 2011

Just a quick post tonight; showing a few photographs taken on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway last November. No locomotives were in steam, but I had the opportunity to have a good look at two of the railway’s locomotives; Ajax and Invincible. Invincible is a Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive built for the…

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…

Terrier A1X Isle of Wight Bunker Extension

The London Brighton and South Coast Railway’s A1/A1X terrier is a popular locomotive class for Southern region modellers. Nicknamed terriers because of their small size; relative power and the locomotive’s terrier like bark; they were to be found in use from 1872 into late BR days. Their light weight made them indispensible on light branch lines, including…