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

DCC Stay-Alive – is it as good as it sounds?

I’m sure I’m not alone in being frustrated by model locomotives not running well. Getting constant power to a model’s motor is an all too common problem. There is a lot that we can do to help this – keeping the track, wheels and power wipers clean and of course having good well-laid track…

Locoyard Motive Power

Another short post tonight; this time giving a motive power update. In the next few days and weeks there will be

Good Luck and thank you to all Locoyard followers! 34067 Tangmere

Seeing as there were a record number of hits to Locoyard website yesterday, I thought it not fair to give you all no blog post update today. Unfortunately I’m still unwell, so it’s a short one! Here are a couple of pictures of

Splitting Headaches and a Split Chassis – a bad combination (or why split chassis DCC conversion is VERY Hard!)

This weekend has allowed a good amount of time for working on the layout and projects. In hindsight, it should of been a good opportunity to simply operate the layout, as having caught some serious man-flu; coughing, headaches and tiredness meant full concentration wasn’t on the cards. I should have sat back with a cup…

Ashford Open Day 1992 – Prologue to My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast

The series of posts about my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast was missing a few parts, mainly due to a lack of photographs, however I have just found a few more pictures of an early memory that

Hornby (ex-Dapol) Hunslet Austerity (J94) Review

This marks the twentieth review published on Locoyard! To finish our theme on modern steam’s hero, we

A Tribute to the Hunslet Austerity Saddle Tank (J94) Part 2

In a previous blog post, we learned why and how 70 Hunslet Austerity tank engines survived into preservation. We also looked into how they were cheap and easy to build and maintain. They were a successful design that continued into production into 1964 – 4 years after the last British Railways steam engine was…

A Tribute to the Hunslet Austerity Saddle Tank (J94) Part 1

Here’s a scenario for you, and one that I’d like to know if you’ve experienced… How many of you have arrived at a preserved line, heard and seen steam… full of excitment rushed into the ticket office, glanced through the window

Locoyard’s Unsung Hero 1111 due a facelift

With the number of visits to preserved line’s that I’ve had in the past few week’s the layout has seen little action. But as days get shorter and colder, I think this will change! There has been one small purchase made