SDJR 7F No88 (2011)

The second glimpse of steam this week is a couple of pictures taken at Crowcombe of the West Somerset Railway. This is S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 number 88 a beautiful locomotive, soon

The Dorset Coast Express (2011)

This is the first of a couple of steam glimpses, the second will be published tomorrow. This picture was taken on 23rd August 2011 and is of unrebuilt Battle of Britain class pacific 34067 Tangmere approaching Southampton Central in appalling weather conditions! You’ll be pleased to learn that tomorrow’s glimpse of steam is brighter (and…

Bodmin General Station – 2010

Another addition to the Steam Diary is a brief visit to Bodmin General, early on 17th July 2010, when Beattie Well-Tank 30587 was

Bachmann Junior 0-6-0 Tank Engine Review

Today we look at an example of Bachmann’s “Junior” range of models. Other models in this range include an

The Swanage Railway

With the exception of a very brief mention, the Swanage Railway has had very little coverage at Locoyard, for the simple reason that I’ve seen far too little of it. The Railway runs from the seaside town of Swanage to

Epilogue – Return of the Steam Enthusiast

Following from where we left in the previous part of this tale; 2009 started with a steam

Autumn 2011 Watercress Services

The Steam Diary on this blog has had several back-dated posts with the long term ambition of it being complete record from where the entries in my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast end on the About page. Despite the increasing number

60163 – Tornado – BR Brunswick Green 2011

A brief Post to fill another gap in the steam diary tonight. Here we see new-build 60163 Tornado at

Locomotives on Display at Sheffield Park – part 2

Following from the post earlier in the week are a few more photographs of locomotives on display at the engine sheds at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway. We start with two views of the unique LSWR Adams radial