Author Archives: Simon Lomax

Just a very short post showing a key milestone reached with the Avonside – parting the boiler from the frames. The wheels are in amazingly good order – looks like […]

Looking forward to next weekend – July 10 & 11 – and the Classic Diesel and Steam weekend. It’s like a Diesel Gala, only with added steam locos. The format […]

Just a quick reminder that this Saturday we are hosting a visit from the IFA Club. As every schoolboy knows, IFA stands for Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau, which was the industrial conglomerate […]

Unusually, we head away from Apedale for (some) of this post. The Chemical and Insulating Company was loacted in the Faverdale area of Darlington. It was operational between 1928 and […]

This weekend has seen more work to recover the fittings from the Avonside steam loco’s boiler. A process not notable for its subtlety, but necessary; the fittings are valuable, expensive […]

We are delighted to announce an important new arrival to our collection at Apedale. Avonside 1968 was built in Bristol in 1928, not long before the end of the company, […]

A bit hot for heavy track work this weekend. But we have an important and exciting arrival this week, so we must press on and get the job done. Triple […]

Today saw Kerr, Stuart steam loco “Stanhope” haul it first trains since its ten-year overhaul – its second since rebuild from scrap condition. Driven by the owner and fired by […]

Just a quick reminder that this coming weekend will see the return to traffic of Kerr, Stuart steam loco “Stanhope” following its recent overhaul. Trains will run Saturday, Sunday and […]

We have had the honour of hosting a visit from the family of the late Mr David Jeffcoat. Mr Jeffcoat, who lived in Haslemere, was a life-long railway enthusiast. Amongst […]