This is the start of the first official weekend of the summer holiday period of 2013 and to mark it; here are some period railway posters. To make things a little interesting and seeing as it is high time that we have something exciting for locoyard followers to get involved with, today we invite you…
Locoyard’s latest edition to the fleet is Bachmann S&DJR 3F Jinty number 23 (catalogue number 32-233). Today we review the model, that is also produced by Hornby in their “Railroad” range (click here for the review).
Our partners at UK Heritage Hub have just published the fantastic e-zine full of fantastic articles. As usual, check out “The View From Locoyard”! Enjoy! Click here to download and read it!
One of the more recent additions to the Locoyard fleet is S&DJR 3F Jinty number 23. It will be reviewed in due course, but for the time being here is the guide to fit a DCC decoder.
34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific. It is pictured at Ropley on Fathers Day in wet conditions.
This week’s model star is S&DJR 7F 88, a distinctive, big blue locomotive and a favourite in the Locoyard collection. It is a relatively elderly locomotive, with an interesting tale to tell…
Tonight we have the last back-dated blog post from the North York Moors Railway in 2011, featuring ex-LMS Black 5 class 45428 Eric Treacy at Grosmont.
As you read this, for the first time in at least 45 years, all 6 remaining LNER A4 pacific’s are on the same depot, and fittingly, that is York, 50A, now the home of the National Railway Museum. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ arrived last Monday from its home base of Grosmont on the NYMR, joining…
Following from last week’s blog post look at the Watercress Line’s class 50 50027 Lion, today we look at another heritage diesel at Ropley – class 37 /9 D6836.
The Bachmann Fairburn 4MT Tank engine is a favourite performer here at locoyard. It predates this blog, so a DCC fitting guide was never published before, however as the locomotive had a small decoder fitted but had space for a bigger one, I took the opportunity to replace it and publish this guide!
Loco Yard 