Resurrecting a previous thread is a picture of the display cabinet of three speed locomotives that are famous for their speed. 3440 City of Truro is allegedly the first steam locomotive to go faster than 100mph, 4472 The Flying Scotsman holds the official record for 100mph, whilst 4468 Mallard holds the world steam record…
Regular followers of my blog will be familiar with my posts reminiscing about how I became a steam enthusiast. Those who would like to catch up will find all the previous entries on my “About” page, my last post being a second set of Bluebell Railway memories. Todays post is about one single experience that I’ll…
Today’s post is a catch up on another visit to the Watercress Line, this time though it was not raining, thank goodness! I visited the railway last Sunday. Upon arrival at Alresford I managed to get a few shots of U class 31806 before it departed. This locomotive really is a credit to the railway’s…
One of the fantastic things about being a steam enthusiast is that in the UK at least, you are rarely far from a steam locomotive inone shape or form. The New Forest is no exception, with one of the star attractions being Exbury Gardens that has it’s own 12 ¼” gauge steam railway, operating around…
Following from my previous thread on my early steam locomotive experiences, here are a few more pictures of the Bluebell Railway from the 1990’s archive. Starting with the picture above of the Aveling Porter 2-2-0 geared well tank – a curiosity indeed! Now based at the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, it was based for…
Just a quick update tonight, as I’m sure many of you will, like me be watching England play in the Euro’s! This weekend I shall be adding more pictures scanned in from the Bluebell Railway in the 1990’s and will also be doing a short peice on Exbury Gardens steam railway. I am also rather…
After the logistical headache of getting every model onto the layout for Locoyardfest, it has now been time to put them away again. Rather than going back to having a large selection of models, I’ve stuck with those in British Railway colours. I will try to be a little more sensitive to eras in the…
Continuing on my previous posts on the Kent & East Sussex Railway (K&ESR), this is part two of a series of reflections and experiences on my journey of becoming interested in real and model steam trains. Although the K&ESR was my local heritage railway, I was fortunate in being taken to other preserved lines in my youth.…
Exciting news folks, the website domain http://www.locoyard.com has been purchased! All links shall remain the same, so there’s no need to update your bookmarks. However, it should make life easier for people trying to find the website. In other news, after receiving a couple of requests for a video tour of Locoyardfest , a short…
As well as being the date for Locoyardfest; Tuesday 5th June was also a good day as a steam enthusiast as I managed to squeeze in a visit to the Watercress Line. The visit was hampered by terrible weather, in fact it was pretty awful and if it wasn’t for the fact that my cameras…
Loco Yard 