8th December 2016 – Locoyard Advent Calendar

Todays special picture comes with thanks to Tony Bennett of YouTube channel kinetic .rail (please check it out and subscribe by clicking here). Click on the picture to reveal today’s Advent picture! Got a picture that you’d like to submit for the Advent Calendar? Email it to locomotiveyard@gmail.com

Beds and Bucks Open Day 2016

Last weekend was the Beds and Bucks Narrow Gauge Modellers Open Day and I was invited to bring a layout. Taking my first layout to its first exhibition was a little daunting. I’m pleased to say everything worked quite well and people liked the layout, the locos and the slow running. I was very touched…

Sunny Narrow Gauge South

Good evening, Tonight we will be looking at some great narrow gauge model railway layouts courstey of 009 adventures  A spring day in April. The countryside around Sparsholt was bathed in sunside. It was tempting to stay outside. However, the Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers exhibition was calling me (and many others) and the narrow gauge…