Hornby Railroad GNR J13 (LNER J52) Tank Model Review
On the lookout for decent, cheap 00 scale models, I came across a Hornby GNR J13. At first glance it was obvious that it was streets ahead of the J83 so decided to give it a go, so here is it’s...
View ArticleChildren in Need 2013
As many of you know, tonight is Children In Need and we are making a special mention of it to support the cause. As well as Children in Need, don’t forget that Devious Diesel and Thomas the Tank...
View ArticleHornby Railroad GWR 2721 Class Pannier Tank Model Review
Completing the reviews of cheap Hornby 0-6-0 steam engines is today’s look at Hornby’s half-cab pannier tank. It’s been in the catalogue since 1980 but had a significant makeover in 2001 and as such...
View ArticleBachmann GWR 45xx/4575 Small Prairie Tank Class Review
It may have been around for a while, but Bachmann’s 45xx/4575 model is still an important model in the firms range. It is an essential type for GWR branchlines, so an important addition to the Loco...
View ArticleStars of the Mid-Hants Spring Steam Gala 2014 Part 2 – Metropolitan Railway E...
The only small locomotive running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 was also the most colourful and oldest. Built in 1898 at Neasden Works for the Baker Street to Verney Junction service...
View ArticleM7 Tank 30053
On Easter Monday I had the pleasure of visiting and traveling on the Swanage Railway in Dorset with Mrs Locoyard. Two locomotives were in steam, including BR lined black liveried M7 tank engine 30053...
View ArticleLocomotives on Display at Sheffield Park 2014
No visit to the Bluebell Railway is complete without a peak inside the engine shed, which is home to the largest collection of locomotives of (UK) Southern origin. The Bluebell Line has another...
View ArticleBuckfastleigh, South Devon Railway 2014
If you ask a railway enthusiast to name a great locomotive works, you could get many replies. Doncaster, Derby, Swindon, Crewe, Eastleigh, St Rollox, Darlington, Brighton… a list could on and on. But...
View ArticleLondon Transport Pannier
One of the worst kept secrets of steam locomotive colour schemes was discovered a long time before Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Castle (click here for more). It is a secret that many of a western...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
As the locoyard layout is dismantled, there will be no Halloween specials today, but nevertheless I wish locoyard followers a happy Halloween 2014! Far less horrific, tonight at 7PM we will have a...
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