Author Archives: Simon Lomax

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 […]

The journey of Hudswell Clarke 1238 back to the operational fleet at Apedale has taken a major step forward today. The boiler inspector attended to carry out the steam test […]

Here’s the planned loco usage on the passenger trains during the month of May. 3/4/5 May – Orenstein 5662 10 May – Hunslet 1215, subject to rectification of current issues […]

Well, hasn’t that come round quickly? Our 2025 season will start on April 12. We’ll then be running trains every weekend and bank holiday Monday until the end of October. […]

The Apedale Valley Light Railway, the West Lancashire Light Railway and Amerton Railway are 2’0” gauge railways with a lot in common. All are entirely volunteer managed and operated, all […]