A Sleepy Saturday At Havenstreet
On a visit to the Isle of Wight last Saturday, I briefly stopped at Havenstreet on the Steam Railway.
A View of the Line
The day after catching the Real Ale Train (click here for more); I had a brief stop in Bowers Grove Lane to watch schools class 925 Cheltenham (above) and 850 Lord Nelson (below) pass.
Spring Scenes At Ropley Loco Yard
Prior to catching the Real Ale Train (click here for more); I had a quick look at Ropley loco yard to see what was going on. As usual there was plenty to see!
Hornby LBSCR / Southern Terrier A1/A1X Class Review
There are currently three examples of this model in working condition in the Locoyard collection, all DCC chipped; one with a minor modification, another more so – with a Golden Arrow bunker extension kit fitted (below). In fact I’ve also got another two models; one is broken for spares and I’ve owned 2 others in…
Model of the Week – British Railways Standard Class 3MT – 82019
Our model of the week is BR standard 3MT class locomotive 82019. As usual, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype,
Model of the Week – Unrebuilt West Country Class – 21C123 Blackmoor Vale
With the opening of the Bluebell Railway’s northern extension tomorrow, a model of one of the line’s locomotive’s seemed appropriate. So here we have, unrebuilt West Country Bulleid Pacific 21C123 Blackmoor Vale!
B473 – Ex-LBSCR E4 Class 0-6-2 Tank
Saturday 23rd March 2013 will see the re-opening of the rail link between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead.
Model of the Week – British Railways Standard Class 5MT – 73082 Camelot
This is the first BR standard class locomotive to feature in the Model of the week series. Once again, we shall be looking at the history of the prototype, illustrated by pictures of Bachmann’s rendition of the model (click here for the model review).
Model of the Week – Southern Railways 850 Lord Nelson
Welcome to Locoyard’s Model of the Week Blog Post! This week we look at the history of the prototype represented by Locoyard’s much modified Bachmann 850 Lord Nelson. The Lord Nelson class was the end result of Richard Maunsell’s ambitious challenge to produce a locomotive capable of hauling 500 ton trains at an average speed…
The Great Spring Gala 2013
I am very happy to report that the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Gala truly lived up to its name and then some! Not only was it Great, but it was fantastic!
Loco Yard 