Being the first weekend of December, last Saturday was the first day of Santa Specials on preserved lines around the country. Eager to take some pictures for the Locoyard Advent Calendar entries, I made my way to the Watercress Line to capture some festive
As we come towards the end of November (and not to mention Movember), we approach December and Santa Special season. This is Locoyard.com’s first Christmas season and as with many seasonal events, we will be celebrating here! “And how?” I hear you ask – well we start 1st December at 6AM (GMT) with day 1…
Upon returning from a day trip last Sunday, Mrs Locoyard and I caught the steam and glow from a firebox of a steam engine heading home in the dark
After several locomotives having returned from visits to other railways, Ropley loco yard is back to looking
As with many other preserved line’s, last Sunday 4th November saw the last day of public service trains on the Watercress Line in 2012. The upcoming month of December will see steam return to
Today we look at an example of Bachmann’s “Junior” range of models. Other models in this range include an
When I first started this blog back in January, it was on the simple premise of sharing the development of my loco yard layout to anyone who may be interested. I had been writing a diary for a couple of months and the blog seemed a logical development. From this it has evolved into something…
Class: Austerity 8F 2-8-0 Use: Heavy Goods Region: Various BR regions – War Department and LNER post-nationalisation & Europe and Hong Kong Era: 1943-1967 Preserved examples: 90733 Remembrance (ex-Swedish locomotive) Manufacturer: Bachmann Motor: 3 pole Loco-drive Power: Heavyweight DCC options: none on previous versions, 21 pin dcc ready versions announced 2012 Reviewed Model – Bachmann 32-250 400 Sir Guy Williams (click here to…
Today marked a minor but significant achievement for my collection – the last working model was DCC chipped. This does not mean that all of my models are chipped – there are various projects that will require DCC chips (not to mention working motors, chassis etc!) The last to be chipped was my Hornby A4 4468 Mallard.…
Before I continue with todays locoyard developments, I’d just like to say thank you for all the positive comments I received from my last entry on the Watercress Line’s steam gala and of the pictures published on steam tube. They’re all very much appreciated! Today was a working from home day for me, which means…
Loco Yard 