In stark contrast to the previous blog post looking at modern traction in the National Railway Museum, York (click here to read more), today we look at locomotives and carriages, some of which are replica’s, that remind us of the early days of railways in the UK. We begin with elderly 1829 built Shutt End…
Today’s Model of the Week is very different to any that have come before it! Today we look at my treasured diecast Corgi model of Stephenson’s Rocket!
The series of posts about my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast was missing a few parts, mainly due to a lack of photographs, however I have just found a few more pictures of an early memory that
Over the next few days I shall be moving away from the yard to show some of the locomotives/scenes on display. Today we shall start with my Corgi Diecast model of the Rocket. It is almost the right 1:76 scale, but unfortunately can not sit on 00 scale track. It does look good however and…
Loco Yard 