Having picked up a Southern Railway postcard at Medstead and Four Marks, I decided to look into the locomotive type illustrated on it – a locomotive from a now extinct class. Since then, another couple of pictures have been added to this blog post below. The picture’s show Southern railway no B343 (above), B341 (below)…
This U class locomotive was one of three Richard Maunsell design’s running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 (the others being 850 Lord Nelson and schools class 925 Cheltenham). The U class is a personal favourite engine type of mine and are a well-built design, a typical product of Maunsell. This particular example…
It is strange to think that this locomotive is a classmate of 34007 Wadebridge, featured earlier in the week. 34046 Braunton is one of the rebuilt versions of the West Country class and more closely resembles the third Bulleid pacific to star at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 – 35028 Clan Line. Rebuilding transformed…
Although 34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific, it was one of three running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014. The event provided all three (currently) possible mechanical variations of Bulleid Pacific – unrebuilt light pacific, rebuilt light pacific and rebuilt Merchant Navy. Wadebridge is an example of an…
The West Country class were one of Southern Railway’s Chief Mechanical Engineer OVS Bulleid’s idiosyncratic designs. They were classified as Mixed Traffic locomotives, mainly so that authorisation to build would be granted – these are essentially an express locomotive design. Originally all were built with “air smoothed casing” to facilitate cleaning through mechanical washers, they…
Today’s model of the week is another of Locoyard’s collection of LBSCR A1X terrier’s. This time, it is arguably the most famous terrier of them all…
The National Railway Museum’s LSWR M7 tank is one of two members of the once 105 strong class of M7 tank.
Today we feature one of three Southern liveried M7 tank engine’s to be found at Locoyard. So let’s look at this 0-4-4 Tank Engine!
Our model of the week is BR standard 4MT class locomotive 75069. As usual, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype, illustrated by pictures of Bachmann’s model (click here for the model review).
34007 Wadebridge is currently the Watercress Line’s only operational Bulleid Pacific. It is pictured at Ropley on Fathers Day in wet conditions.
Loco Yard 