Easter 2014 is a much quieter affair than last year’s, with a simple “eggspress” hauled by two vintage Victorian steam locomotives. Do check out Easter 2012 and 2013 for more Easter madness! As ever, I wish you all Locoyard Followers a very Happy Easter! 🙂
Having picked up another Southern Railway postcard at Medstead and Four Marks (click here to see previous blog post on the LBSCR K class), I decided again to look into the locomotive type illustrated on it – yet another locomotive from a now extinct class. The picture shows Southern railway no A781, an example of…
During the Saturday of the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014, this magnificent locomotive spent the day at Ropley. It was (as Simon described it) playing the role of the Thunderbird – the rescue locomotive. It was good to see this big powerful locomotive again, after it’s long stay at the Bluebell Railway.
Having picked up a Southern Railway postcard at Medstead and Four Marks, I decided to look into the locomotive type illustrated on it – a locomotive from a now extinct class. Since then, another couple of pictures have been added to this blog post below. The picture’s show Southern railway no B343 (above), B341 (below)…
Locoyard’s 00 scale model reviews section (click here to read) nearly has all ready to run BR Standard class models reviewed. Hornby’s version of the 4MT (75xx) 4-6-0 model is regarded as one of the best out there and has a direct competitor from Bachmann (click here to read the review). Today we look at…
Since last year’s Movember campaign, Devious Diesel from Thomas the Tank Engine and friends had become the fleet’s only non-steam locomotive, but it is now joined by a BR class08 classmate, albeit a more detailed main-range Bachmann version. Not wanting to spend too much, I picked up this model secondhand. Although Bachmann’s modern class 08…
A new, free edition of UK Heritage Hub’s fantastic e-zine is now ready to be downloaded! As usual it is full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors. I strongly advice those within an interest in heritage to check it out – click here to download and read it! Please note that submissions…
It has been some time since we’ve reviewed a new Hornby product on locoyard. This is mainly due to the production problems the firm have experienced, but also because the prototype’s have not been on the top of my personal wishlist. This, I believe, is the first of the firm’s “design clever” models that I’ve…
Please do not forget that the latest free edition of UK Heritage Hub’s fantastic e-zine full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors has been published! Do check it out – click here to download and read it! Please note that submissions for Issue 35 are now open, the deadline being the 24th…
The latest free edition of UK Heritage Hub’s fantastic e-zine full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors is ready to be downloaded. Enjoy! Click here to download and read it! Please note that submissions for Issue 34 are now open. If there is a topic or article that you would like to…
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