Until the end of March 2013, we were accepting nominations for locomotives considered to be the most famous! This competition was started in UK Heritage Hub’s e-magazine (Click here to download and read it). A poll is now live for all nominated entries – click here to vote!
The Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala
After a lot of time, the Locoyard model fleet page has finally been updated. This was most popular page of the website in 2012; however it became too big and corrupted so had to be closed. Hopefully we will not have the same problems this time! Not only is it better functioning, but it should…
Saturday 23rd March 2013 will see the re-opening of the rail link between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead.
Tonight we have a very special guest blog post from a fantastic artist, Stephen Bedser. Stephen has kindly written an article about how he became an artist who specialises in heritage scenes. I would strongly recommend you visit http://www.cornishinc.co.uk to see more of his fantastic works. Stephen can also be found on twitter (click here),…
One of the biggest stars of the Watercress Line’s Great Spring Steam Gala
Please click here or on the pictures above to find out more details on how to nominate the most famous steam locomotive in the world!
As a model railway brand; Bachmann have proven themselves to be real heavyweights. The past few years have seen them produce models for the mainstream that would not have seemed possible a few years ago, particularly when it comes to model locomotive’s that sit in the spectrum between high-end express and low-budget shunters; an area…
Although a last minute stand-in for the withdrawn 3717 City of Truro; the Severn Valley Railway’s large prairie tank 5164 nevertheless added some variety to
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…
Loco Yard 