Kent and East Sussex Railway scans from the 1990’s

Today we publish the final set of never-before published scans of newly discovered pictures from the archive. These pictures are mainly from 1997 on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Enjoy!

Model of the Week – Ex-SR N class – 31874

Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! The N class was a successful and

Bachmann Ex-LMS Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 Class Model Review

Known to some as the Flying or Mucky Pig, Ivatt’s 4MT is considered by many as an ugly prototype. It has a high running plate and looks American-esq looks. Despite this, it is type that has always appealed and as such a member of the class sits in the Locoyard model fleet. Today we review…

The View From Locoyard – UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 22

UK Heritage Hub has published another brilliant newsletter and as usual “The View From Locoyard” is in it! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!

Bachmann BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 Class Model Review

BR Standard classes are popular model prototypes, so much so that in the 2013 MREmag and RMweb Poll, the two most wished for classes of 00 scale steam locomotive were standard classes (the 2MT and 3MT 2-6-0’s). But even with that said, it was a surprise to many when Hornby announced it was going to…

Secundus

Today’s blog post is the final report from a visit to the Swanage Railway and is of a remarkable narrow gauge locomotive that can be found on display at Corfe Castle Museum.

BR Standard 4MT Tank and other Swanage Railway Stock

Today we almost round-off the report from last week’s visit to the Swanage Railway, with a few pictures of BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80104 and other stock, including brake vans and cranes.

Rebuilt West Country Pacific 34028 Eddystone

Our “stead” for the day whilst visiting the Swanage Railway was the rather magnificent rebuilt West Country Pacific 34028 Eddystone.

Hornby Railroad LNER J83 Tank Model Review

In the search for a working Hornby type 7 motor, this J83 spent a brief foray on the locoyard layout before being dismantled, quite frankly in disgust! This model is very poor and it is quite surprising that Hornby sell it in this century. You’ll soon find out why I say this…

Diesel Power

Whilst at the Swanage Railway on the 13th April, I noticed that there were many diesel locomotives to be seen, many of them visitors as it was the day after the line’s diesel gala.