Author Archives: Simon Lomax

Getting ready for Moseley Railway Trust 50 – 7 locos in steam (a new record, we think), passenger rides on the Field and Our First Loco, on loan from Darlington […]

We are delighted to announce two further visiting steam locos for our 50th anniversary gala on September 21 & 22. Courtesy of Graham Lee and the team at Statfold, Kerr, […]

The nights are drawing in and kids are back at school (mostly). That can only mean one thing. Yes, we are OPEN for bookings for Santa at Apedale. This year, […]

2019 sees the 50th anniversary of the school club which led to today’s Moseley Railway Trust and Apedale Valley Light Railway. 1969 saw the first horse tram operation at the […]

It was a seriously busy weekend at Apedale. On Saturday and Sunday, we hosted the “Leafers at t’pit” Land Rover rally. “Leafers” refers to older Land Rovers which have leaf, […]

As part of the preparations for the Moseley 50th Gala – September 21 & 22 – we’ve been conducting a series of tests on the Field Railway. The Field Railway […]

A couple of unusual shunts today allowed two of the current projects to have their photos taken. Motor Rail 22045 – the middle of the Yellow Line-up – is having […]

The Moseley Railway Trust will be entering its second half century in 2019! Way back in 1969, a school teacher had the idea of building a railway as an educational […]

We are pleased to announce that our special event marking the 50th anniversary of the Trust (and its predecessors) will be graced by the presence of the Bagnall locomotive “Kidbrooke”. […]

Thank you very much to everyone who came to see us for Swords to Ploughshares; we hope the sun burn is healing nicely? Time to look ahead now. Our next […]