UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 29

Issue 29 of UK Heritage Hub’s ezine has been published! Click here to download and read it!

Reminder – UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 28 and 28a

Issue 28 of UK Heritage Hub’s ezine was published (click here to download and read it) last week and included a supplement on the Severn Valley Railway Autumn gala (28a). Don’t forget that UK Heritage Hub are also releasing a DVD on the event – see the trailer below for more! The DVD will be…

Model of the Week – BR Standard 7MT Class 70004 William Shakespeare

This week’s model star is prestigious member of the Locoyard fleet. A special member of the BR Standard 7MT Britannia class; 70004 William Shakespeare is a popular prototype despite it no longer being with us.

Model of the Week – SDJR Jinty 3F 23

This week’s model star is S&DJR 3F Jinty no 23, a new but regular runner in the Locoyard collection. This model is somewhat interesting as it is a model of a locomotive masquerading as a different machine! It is therefore a model of BR 47327 repainted as S&DJR number 23…

UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 28

Issue 28 of UK Heritage Hub’s ezine has been published (click here to download and read it)! As ever it is packed full of a variety of articles from many different authors from around the UK. Please note that submissions for Issue 29 are now open. If there is a topic or article that you…

Update! Rebuilt Battle of Britain Class 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair

News from the Bulleid Society reveals that scenes such as those posted here have taken a step closer to being repeated. The boiler is to be removed from it’s frames and sent to Crewe for overhaul.

Reminder! UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 27

Tonight’s blog post is both a reminder to download and checkout UK Heritage Hub’s latest ezine – 52 pages full of articles and photographs from many contributors (click here to download and read it). Also a note that submissions for Issue 28 are open – the deadline for which is 30th September. If there is…

UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 27

Our partners at UK Heritage Hub have just published the ever fantastic e-zine full of brilliant articles from a wide variety of authors. As usual, “The View From Locoyard” features, amongst these! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!

Reminder! UK Heritage Hub Newsletter Issue 26

Tonight’s blog post is both a reminder to download and checkout UK Heritage Hub’s latest ezine (click here to download and read it) and also a note that submissions for Issue 27 are still open – the deadline for which is 9th September. If there is a topic or article that you would like to…

Bachmann BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 Class Model Review

Closely related to Ivatt’s 4MT 2-6-0, the BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 class was a useful locomotive used in most regions, with the exception of the west. 115 were produced, 17 of them with a larger BR1B tender for the Southern region. The model reviewed here is catalogue reference 32-952. Without further ado, here’s the locoyard…