Author Archives: Simon Lomax

Firstly, we have amended the dates for our Halloween event. This event will now run on FRIDAY October 31st and Saturday 1st November. Steam trains will run from 3pm until […]

Ideally, it would have been “15 reasons”, but most people would stop reading by then. So, we’ll just go with the best five. 1:- Eight steam locos in operation – […]

Wonderful to see the re-launch of steam loco Hudswell 1238 after its overhaul. The overhaul has been undertaken entirely in-house by some of our younger members, and they should be […]

Here’s the plan for the Holiday Month: Full Steam for Forces August 2 & 3 – Hunslet 1215 and Kerr, Stuart “Tattoo”. Various military internal-combustion locos will work passenger and […]

We’ve got a great line-up of events in the next few weeks. This Sunday is one our Car Boot Sales & Autojumbles. Details are here And then two weeks later […]

To coincide with the school holidays, we’re launching a sizzling summer special! Pay once – ride all day. Yes, your standard return ticket can be used for as many train […]

Subject to the usual caveats, here’s the July plan: 5th July – WOTO. 6th July – Diesel. 12th & 13th July – Stanhope 19th July – Ogwen. 20th July – […]

Here’s the planned loco usage for June: As ever, allocations are subject to the vagaries of antique machinery…..

During the last week, we hosted a group from AtkinsRéalis Central Rail Systems Alliance (who are based in Crewe). We had set them a pretty tough challenge. The problem was […]

Any recent visitors to the Moseley Railway Trust’s site at Apedale,Staffordshire, cannot have failed to notice the very large building which isgrowing alongside the existing station. This new building is […]