Bigjigs Heritage Collection Sir Archibald Sinclair review

Good evening, Following the popularity of my first review looking at the Black 5, Bigjigs have kindly sent me another loco to review and its no great surprise that I went for the ranges only Bulleid locomotive – the Bluebell Railway’s 34059 Sir Archibald Sinclair. Class: Rebuilt West Country / Battle of Britain class Use: Express Passenger and…

Bigjigs Heritage Collection Black 5 review

Tonight we are looking at something rather different and another first for LocoYard in the form of a wooden train review and not just any wooden train; the Mid-Hants own Black 5 45379.Class: Stanier Black 5 (5MT) Use: Mixed Traffic Region: Midland/Scotland Era: 1934-1968 Preserved examples: 4767 (BR 44767) George Stephenson – North Yorkshire Moors Railway 4806…

UK Heritage Hub Issue 58 ready to download!

The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 58) has been released today, 13th August, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link – ukheritagehub.co.uk/ UKHH58 It works on smart phones and tablets too, so you’ll be able to read on the go! Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute…

Wootton Station

Good evening, Today we are looking at the always lovely Wootton Station on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The station is the current western terminus of the railway that is unlikely to extended any further for the foreseeable future. The original station was located further west but that site had to be abandoned due…

Project 28: The Preview

A first look at Project 28, a new film being produced by UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter James Corben. In this film, we take a look back over the past few years at some of Clan Line’s ground-breaking railtours, as well as a behind-the-scenes look inside the locomotive’s base at Stewarts Lane as the Merchant…

UK Heritage Hub Issue 54A ready to download!

The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 54+) has been released today, 8th June, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link below: Issue 54+ – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue54 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names…