Author Archives: Simon Lomax

AGM day, so a chance to have an outing with a couple of the more exotic locos in the Apedale collection – specifically the recently-restored Hudswell diesel and the charecterful […]

One of the favourite locos at Apedale is the 1931 Deutz. Unfortunately, the last time it was operated, a problem became apparent with one of the flywheels. Investigation showed a […]

There is only one weekend left now before the start of our 2019 running season – and that one weekend will be largely taken up with the triumph of democracy […]

A quick look at a couple of projects from last weekend. As a site enhancement, a water supply is being provided to the Aurora North building. The primary objective is […]

Despite somewhat challenging weather at times, a few key projects have been progressed at Apedale this weekend. The frame of Ruston 179870 has been sitting inverted on a wagon for […]

A quick look at a couple of wagon project which are progressing at Apedale. The wagon fleet is often the poor relation, but we’re having a bit of a drive […]

Another busy weekend at Apedale. A small but well-formed PW gang carried out a number of maintenance jobs on the main line, including a sleeper change and checking/adjusting the gauge […]

A mite chilly down The Valley at the weekend, but the biggest job was able to be done indoors. This was accompanied by a space heater which seemed to have […]

A quick look at a few current goings-on at Apedale. The younger members (and one who stretches that definition a little) have been working on the cosmetic restoration of a […]

A job which has progressed in fits-and-starts has been the construction of a lean-to wagon store. For various reasons, this has been a low priority job, but a 2019 Resolution […]