Now it’s time to get back on track (please excuse the pun!) and talk about the best performing model in my collection. It also gives me a chance to praise Bachmann, as I’m well aware that some of my previous reviews have been a little critical of the firm. This is mainly due to the…
My review of locoyards best performing engine has been put on hold to publicise what is a very exciting new venture. A new campaign to free Coronation Pacific 46235 City of Birmingham from the Thinktank Museum has started from what at first might seem an unlikely source – the newly founded Cockney Coronation Society. The…
On one of my previous posts, I reviewed the Hornby T9 class, concluding that it looked fantastic but performance was poor. Well, to re-balance the review of that Hornby model I wanted to add one where Hornby managed to get almost everything right! The first King Arthur N15 prototype, was built way back in 1918…
Before I continue with todays locoyard developments, I’d just like to say thank you for all the positive comments I received from my last entry on the Watercress Line’s steam gala and of the pictures published on steam tube. They’re all very much appreciated! Today was a working from home day for me, which means…
One of my favourite locomotives is Maunsell’s four-cylinder 850 Lord Nelson. It looks and is very powerful! This model is from Bachmann and is a good runner with plenty of power. This is surprising considering that it is one of its split-chassis models. This does mean however that is a nightmare to convert to DCC.…
Another video, a little longer this time, showing most of the layout. My camera’s film function is poor to say the least, but I hope it gives you a good idea of how the new carriages and loco yard in general look, Flushglaze Bulleid rolling stock in action Part 2 21C123 Blackmore Vale is the…
Carrying on from yesterday’s post, the M7 was switched for a terrier. Certainly one of my favourite classes of locomotive, my childhood visits to the Kent and East Sussex Railway and occasional special visits to the Bluebell Railway meant I’ve seen many terriers! This 00 scale model was manufactured by Dapol, before the tooling was sold to…
Loco Yard 