Author Archives: Simon Lomax

On Monday August 26, we have our Classic Cars & Steam Trains event. We have had plenty of entries for the display at our railway site – and we look […]

The expected locos for June are as follows:- Saturday 1st – KS12395 “Stanhope. Sunday 2nd – Baguley-Drewry 3756 (diesel) Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th – Orenstein & Koppel 5662. Saturday […]

ListerFest – retrospective….three days on, and it’s all a bit of a haze. Fortunately, lots of photos and lots of positive comments to reflect on. On behalf of the Trust, […]

Well, that’s Day One of ListerFest done and dusted. Before we go any further, just a public “Many Thanks” to colleagues at the Crewe Heritage Centre for the loan of […]

ListerFest Update….A steady stream of locomotives and other exhibits have been arriving on the site during the day. Subject to mechanical condition, we are hoping that every loco will get […]

Inbetween opening a new railway, running a steam train service and hosting a bus & commercial vehicle rally, we’ve been very busy preparing for ListerFest which is, as you know, […]

A very busy weekend at Apedale. Possibly the highlight was the official completion of the Field Railway loop. A small ceremony saw the Golden Spike knocked in, followed by a […]

It’s Eurovision, there’s an Aurora Borealis and it’s the bus & commercial vehicle rally at Apedale on Sunday. Is this actually the best weekend ever? Bringing us slightly back to […]

Due to the dates and various events, we have a most unusual situation – a month where steam traction features on every operating day:- May 4/5/6 – Hunslet 1215 makes […]

Sunday 21st April saw Drive-It Day at Apedale. Blessed on good weather (remember that?) more than a hundred nostalgic road vehicles came to see us. We’d like to thank publicly […]