Locoyard’s 1st Anniversary!
Today’s celebration is actually a day late, as yesterday marked Locoyard’s first anniversary of
Bachmann SDJR 7F 2-8-0 Class Review
There have been almost two months of teasers that this model would be reviewed soon – so here it is – the S&DJR Bachmann 7F 2-8-0!
Hornby GNR/LNER Gresley N2 class DCC Fitting Guide
Following the review of Hornby’s 00 scale recreation of GNR/LNER Gresley’s N2 class; today we look at how to fit a DCC chip to the DCC Ready version.
Bachmann LNER A1 class (60163 Tornado) DCC Fitting Guide
After reading many posts from different people on model rail forums, I approached the DCC installation of the Bachmann A1 class with a little trepidation. I’m happy to report that
Baby Nellie!
2013’s first entry in the Steam Diary is not the most glamorous, but real steam nevertheless! Eastleigh’s Lakeside Steam Railway is a dual gauge 10¼”/7¼” line that runs from “Eastleigh Parkway” station (which incidentally has a fantastic cafe)
Hornby Gresley N2 Class Model Review
A rather unplanned and surprise locomotive model review this week! This is a review of Hornby’s 00 scale version of Gresley’s successful N2 class – a popular model train subject since Hornby Dublo days.
Dukedog 9017 – A Vanishing Act!
In 2009, I witnessed the spectacle all steam enthusiasts love to see – a locomotive creating a massive cloud of steam that it disappeared in! Mistakenly I assumed that this was blowing steam out of every valve but I’ve been since corrected that the cause is likely to be caused by water coming out of…
Bachmann SDJR 7F Class – DCC fitting guide
The past few days has given much time for reflection, but it is now time to get on with the good old “bread and butter” Locoyard articles! And today, we see a DCC chip fitted to
Locoyard 2013!
Well after a roundup of all the model activity, steam activity and web site stats, it is now time to look forward into 2013. Of course, this is dependent on things going to plan so I’m afraid none of this is set in stone. With that in mind, here goes! Steam Action! One of the…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for locoyard.com. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 45,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 10 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
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