Loco Roster – September

The runners and riders for September:- Saturday 31st August – Avonside “Ogwen”. Sunday 1st Sept – Motor Rail No.13 (diesel). Saturday 7th – “Stanhope”. Sunday 8th – Baguley-Drewry diesel. Saturday […]

Land Rovers & Classic Cars

A big thank you to everyone who attended both the Land Rover event (Leafers at t’Pit) and also the Classic Cars event (on bank holiday Monday). It’s a wonderful lift […]

School days

We have been honoured to host a re-union of the alumni of Moseley Hall Grammar School, Cheadle Moseley Grammar School, The Manor School and the Margaret Danyers College – the […]

Loco Roster – August

Subject, as ever, to the vagaries of antique machinery, the expected loco roster for August is as follows:- August 3 & 4 – WW1 110th anniversary weekend. Hunslet 1215 will […]

Blaenau Flyer

A busy and challenging day at Apedale. Avonside “Ogwen” made its 2024 season debut on the passenger train. Meanwhile, down at the sheds, something stirred. We have two coaches which […]

Loco Roster – July

The runners & riders for the month of July – but let us not forget that this coming weekend – June 29 & 30 – we have the honour of […]

Smokin’

Another busy weekend. Taking advantage of the good weather, a team continued track laying on the museum base. Most of the steel sleepers are in place, and a start has […]

Hudswell and a Museum

Focussing on two projects currently progressing at Apedale. The Hudswell steam loco was stood down from traffic in 2023 at the end of the current boiler certificate. The overhaul work […]

Loco Roster – June

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 […]