Bodmin General Station – 2010

Another addition to the Steam Diary is a brief visit to Bodmin General, early on 17th July 2010, when Beattie Well-Tank 30587 was

The Swanage Railway

With the exception of a very brief mention, the Swanage Railway has had very little coverage at Locoyard, for the simple reason that I’ve seen far too little of it. The Railway runs from the seaside town of Swanage to

Autumn 2011 Watercress Services

The Steam Diary on this blog has had several back-dated posts with the long term ambition of it being complete record from where the entries in my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast end on the About page. Despite the increasing number

60163 – Tornado – BR Brunswick Green 2011

A brief Post to fill another gap in the steam diary tonight. Here we see new-build 60163 Tornado at

Locomotives on Display at Sheffield Park – part 2

Following from the post earlier in the week are a few more photographs of locomotives on display at the engine sheds at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway. We start with two views of the unique LSWR Adams radial

Southern Locoyard Scenes

Just a quick post of three Southern scenes in today’s

Battle of Britain class 34067 Tangmere

A brief blog post tonight with a picture from 15th October 2011 of Battle of Britain class 34067 Tangmere on the return leg of a mainline excursion (The Swanage

A New Flush Glaze Project – Grafar Suburban Coaches

Some of the earliest posts on this blog looked at a Flush Glaze project to improve Bachmann Bulleid coaches. Ready installed Flush Glazing on ready to run models is a fairly modern phenomenon and in my eyes really makes a significant visual difference to the appearance of models. Although not quite as effective as the…

Locomotives on Display at Sheffield Park – part 1

August’s visit to the Bluebell Railway proved to be one of the most productive visits to a preserved line for photographs. Arriving early, I spent some time with the tripod in the engine shed before the crowds arrived, taking photographs. Today we look through some of these

Bachmann SR Pill Box Brake Van Review

Bachmann’s latest rolling stock release is of significant importance to the Southern modeller. This new super-detailed model of the SR Pill Box Brake Van is