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Tag Archives: Lord Nelson

Mid Hants Spring Steam Gala 2013 – Brookes Castle’s best shots

Last year I had the good fortune to attend the Watercress Line’s Spring Steam Gala and what a Gala it was. Originally it was planned to be an event where you able to see three of the National Railway Museums 4-4-0s in steam together. However as everyone knows the legendary GWR 4-4-0 City of Truro…

14/08/2014 in Brookes Castle, Watercress Line.

The Watercress Line Video

Following up from the blog post looking at 34051 Sir Winston Churchill in Ropley, today we take a slightly different perspective – a moving perspective on the Watercress Line! 

11/05/2013 in Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

A View of the Line

The day after catching the Real Ale Train (click here for more); I had a brief stop in Bowers Grove Lane to watch schools class 925 Cheltenham (above) and 850 Lord Nelson (below) pass.

30/04/2013 in Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

Spring Scenes At Ropley Loco Yard

Prior to catching the Real Ale Train (click here for more); I had a quick look at Ropley loco yard to see what was going on.  As usual there was plenty to see!

27/04/2013 in Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

The Watercress Line’s Home Fleet in Action

The Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala

19/03/2013 in Era - Post Nationalisation, Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

Model of the Week – Southern Railways 850 Lord Nelson

Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post!  This week we look at the history of the prototype represented by Locoyard’s much modified Bachmann 850 Lord Nelson. The Lord Nelson class was the end result of Richard Maunsell’s ambitious challenge to produce a locomotive capable of hauling 500 ton trains at an average speed…

08/03/2013 in Era - Grouping, Region - Southern.

The Great Spring Gala 2013

I am very happy to report that the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Gala truly lived up to its name and then some!  Not only was it Great, but it was fantastic!

03/03/2013 in Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

Watercress Great Spring Gala 2013 Locomotive Line-Up

This Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March, the Watercress Line will be holding their Great Spring Steam Gala. 

28/02/2013 in News - Preserved Railway, Real Locomotives, Region - Southern.

Lord Nelson Sunset

As promised yesterday, here are some photographs of the magnificent 850 Lord Nelson departing Ropley into the sunset.

24/02/2013 in Era - Grouping, Real Locomotives, Region - Southern, Watercress Line.

Valentine’s Day Locoyard Special 2013

Today’s Valentines blog post comes dedicated to Mrs Locoyard and features the fleet’s flagship 850 Lord Nelson hauling a rake of Pullman carriages…

14/02/2013 in Era - Grouping, Region - Southern, Seasonal Entries.

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