Locoyard followers were given a chance to vote for the next model to be reviewed by the Locoyardometer! Voting closed Friday 13th July 2012 at 12PM Choices were as follows: Hornby unrebuilt Westcountry/Battle of Britain Class: Bachmann N Class: Bachmann BR Standard 5MT class: Hornby LNER A3 class: Hornby LNER A4 class: Voting is closed –…
A quick blog update tonight and a sneak preview of articles to come! I am currently enjoying a short break in Devon and have managed a wondeful ride on the South Devon railway with my wife yesterday and even squeezed in a quick visit to Staverton today. A full write-up of these visits will be given; hopefully…
It probably didn’t take long to guess that after my previous blog post on the influence that the South Devon Railway had in my journey in becoming a steam enthusiast that the next would be on the Paignton and Dartmouth steam railway. Hopefully the presence of a brunswick green A3 class pacific wasn’t quite as predictable! Ever…
From left to right BR standard 7MT 70004 William Shakespeare, rebuilt Merchant Navy 350027 Port Line, BR standard 9F 92220 Evening Star and rebuilt Westcountry Pacific 34026 Yes Tor make up a British Railway brunswick green fab-four line-up at Locoyard today. Tomorrow’s post will be continuing my story at another preserved railway from my childhood,…
The purpose of tonight’s blog post is to say thank you to my Mother-in-Law for finding the Hornby Magna Waiting room to go with the booking office, it is a great present! The station platforms, details and backgrounds still need a lot of work to get it looking as I would like, but at least…
A oppurtunity for some interactive fun! Please vote for the next model review! Voting is closed – the Hornby A4 and Bachmann N class won, so expect reviews for these models soon!
As promised in yesterdays post, here are a few pictures taken at a visit to Buckfastleigh in 2010. That day, pannier tank 57xx 5786 was shunting stock around the yard. Meanwhile the beautiful (in my humble opinion) and only surving Collett Goods class 2251 0-6-0 number 3205 ran services. Meanwhile, a few other locomotives were…
In previous posts I have often mentioned that although my model locomotive focus is mainly Southern, I have interests in all regions. This is particularly true when it comes to the Great Western Railway! Having family who live in Devon, visits to what was once called the Dart Valley Railway were fairly regular, as were…
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…
Work commitments have resulted in reduced activity here at Locoyard and unfortunately this will continue through the weekend until next week. Fortunately I’ve had a little time to put they Hornby Standard 7MT through its paces so you can expect a review of this exceptional model at the end of the week. I shall also…
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