Please vote and share this poll! This poll is now closed. Results will be announced on 10th May in issue 21 of UK Heritage Hub. Contenders for the award of most famous steam locomotive are… The First “Modern” Steam locomotive:
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.
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!
Those of you who follow me on twitter (@LocoYard) will know that on 20th April, Mrs Locoyard and I had a fantastic evening on board the Watercress Line’s “Real Ale Train!” Although the railway is not a million miles from where we live,
UK Heritage Hub have just published another brilliant newsletter and as usual “The View From Locoyard” is in it! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!
This poll is now closed. Results will be announced on 10th May in issue 21 of UK Heritage Hub.
Upon a request for a picture of 6000 King George V on twitter, Nick Littlewood went way beyond the call of duty and sent in this fantastic selection of pictures that just had to be published! Locoyard followers would do well to follow Nick (@NickPLittlewood) on twitter; as he publishes a plethora of fascinating railway…
This poll is now closed. Results will be announced on 10th May in issue 21 of UK Heritage Hub.
Throughout March 2013, we were accepting nominations for a shortlist of the “most famous steam locomotives” to put together a poll to find the winner. Today after 118 different nominations; the shortlist is revealed!
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