Apple Green 60163 Tornado – 2010
In anticipation of the review of Bachmann’s model of 60163 Tornado; today we look at few pictures of the real 2008 built beast, taken 22nd August 2010.
71000 Duke of Gloucester sunbathing in the Winter Sun
After seeing 60163 Tornado in Winchester on Monday, Simon of Brookes Castle tipped me off that 71000 Duke of Gloucester was outside in Eastleigh’s yard, so I popped down to have a look. This unique BR standard pacific has been out of action for a few months now, hopefully it will be back soon. The last…
Bachmann SECR C Class – DCC fitting guide
Adding a DCC chip to the 21 pin socket in the tender of Bachmann’s C class is a fairly easy task. However, you must be very gentle with the tender and the permanently connected locomotive as there are delicate details that could easily be broken off. After testing the model works in DC operation, the…
Winter Scenes at a real Loco Yard
After several locomotives having returned from visits to other railways, Ropley loco yard is back to looking
Happy Halloween from Locoyard!
The most horrible Halloween Blog Post has been left for Halloween Day. A terribly painted 0-6-0 is named Pumpkin, before being broken for parts. All that’s left is to say is “Happy Halloween to all Locoyard followers!”
Ghost Train
The third Halloween Entry is a yet-to-be introduced member of the Locoyard fleet making a spectral debut!
Locoyard’s Giant Pumpkin!
The second Halloween Entry is a giant pumpkin at the station. Reports that this is in fact a satsuma are as yet, unconfirmed!
Black 13 – Halloween Coven at Locoyard
In the first of a series of Halloween themed blog posts, we see a new gathering at Locoyard of all 13
Epilogue – Return of the Steam Enthusiast
Following from where we left in the previous part of this tale; 2009 started with a steam
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
Loco Yard 