No visit to the Bluebell Railway is complete without a peak inside the engine shed, which is home to the largest collection of locomotives of (UK) Southern origin. The Bluebell Line has another remarkable claim to fame to add to this – it has the largest collection of BR Standard Classes. Indeed, this collection is…
This beautifully finished locomotive is no stranger to this blog! All being well, the links to blog posts featuring this locomotive will appear automatically at the bottom of this post. 592 was built by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) in 1902 at Longhedge Works to a design by Chief Mechanical Engineer Harry Wainwright. …
Good evening, Recently I wrote a post on the stations of the Disneyland Paris Railroad (click here to read) and today I will be looking at the locomotive that was running on it. My visit to the park was at the end of peak season so unfortunately only one locomotive was running instead of the…
Good evening, Last year I visited Disneyland Paris for my daughters 4th birthday and came across the rather brilliant Disneyland Railroad. It’s a well-known fact that Walt Disney was a huge railway fan and was even building a model GWR King class (sadly he died before he could complete it). When he designed the original Disney…
A trip to the Watercress Line is always well worth it and this visit was no exception! The railway has a large fleet of locomotives that is regularly supplemented by visitors. What made this visit particularly special was of course the Heritage DMU Thumper Unit 1125 (click here for more) celebrating ten years since withdrawal…
Steam railways can be found in all shapes and sizes, but this one is unique in the UK, I believe. Brambridge Garden Centre, Hampshire is home to the UK’s only 8 1/4 inch miniature railway. Services are hauled by a delightful tank engine named Carolyn that was built in 1924.
As I passed by on the Watercress Line’s Heritage DMU Thumper Unit 1125 (click here for more), I spied a visitor sitting in Ropley loco yard sitting next to a class 08 diesel shunter (click here for more), as can be seen in the picture above. The visitor was BR Standard class 7MT 70000 Britannia,…
Those of you who follow this blog on Facebook may know that it was my birthday a few weeks ago. I was fortunate to have been gifted a new model by Mrs Locoyard, chosen because she knew how I love the Bluebell Railway – the heritage railway where the prototype of this locomotive runs. So…
The second locomotive in action at the Swanage Railway was rebuilt West Country Pacific 34028 Eddystone (the other being M7 tank 30053 – click here for more). Here are a few pictures of this large steam engine running on Easter Monday.
On Easter Monday I had the pleasure of visiting and traveling on the Swanage Railway in Dorset with Mrs Locoyard. Two locomotives were in steam, including BR lined black liveried M7 tank engine 30053 (the other being 34028 Eddystone). This characterful 0-4-4T locomotive has featured several times on this blog, but despite seeing it several…
Loco Yard 