Author Archives: Simon Lomax

The history of the Simplex locomotive is strongly tied to the evolution of the Dorman engines with which they were fitted. Early locomotives had petrol engines but the development of […]

One of our correspondents has recently sent us some photographs of a narrow gauge diesel locomotive hard at work at a banana plantation in Brazil. Nilson Rodrigues reports that the […]

A miraculous break in the weather allowed the weekly Moseley Railway Trust team to remain dry all weekend. This always improves the productivity, as does the appearance of a freshly […]

Our Saturday working day this week saw considerable activity and a healthy turn-out of willing volunteers. Whilst we sat in the Apedale Heritage Centre at lunchtime consuming tea and oatcakes […]

The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to announce that it has secured a PRISM grant to support the rebuilding of a unique narrow gauge railway wagon. During World War One, […]

On Saturday 17 March 2007, the development of the Moseley Railway Trust’s new site at Apedale, Staffordshire, passed a major milestone with the laying of the first track. Recent weeks […]

Porterbrook Leasing has donated two locomotive nameplates to the Moseley Railway Trust (MRT). These nameplates, removed from Class 87 and Class 90 electric locomotives, will be sold at auction to […]

The Moseley Railway Trust is launching a major appeal to raise funds to implement its ambitious development plans for a railway and museum at Apedale, Staffordshire. In 2006, the Moseley […]

The Moseley Railway Trust is delighted to announce that it has secured planning consent for the development of its new site at the Apedale Heritage Centre, Newcastle Under Lyme. At […]

Moseley Railway Trust and Apedale Heritage Centre have jointly completed the purchase 8.5 acres of land adjacent to the Heritage Centre on Thursday 13th April after an 18-month project to […]