Winter maintenance

Winter maintenance work continues apace down at the AVLR. This weekend has seen lots of very varied activities taking place. Two of the steam locos have received boiler washouts in […]

Santa wrapped

Well, folks, that’s Santa 2024 wrapped up. With a nice bow on top. We have seen lots of children, and the ratio of nice to naughty has been exceptionally good. […]

Santa update

An update on Santa Special availability…..with the train and the Grotto nearing completion, there are only a very few seats left on the Santa Specials. The second weekend – 21 […]

Remembering Fauld

80 years ago, on November 27 1944, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions on human history occurred at RAF Fauld, Staffordshire. 70 people lost their lives in a blinding cataclysm […]

Apedale Explorer IV

A pleasure to the host the Branch Line Society’s “Apedale Explorer IV” charter trains today. The morning run was enlived by a downpour, but the afternoon was better. As is […]

New Member’s Day

Just a quick reminder that this Saturday is our second New Member’s Day of 2024. This is intended to recruit new members of the Moseley Railway Trust, which is the […]

Building Branch Lines

We have a visit in the near future by the Branch Line Society. The thing about the Branch Line Society is that they like Branch Lines. So, we thought we’d […]

Loco Roster – October

The runners & riders from the Apedale stable for the last month of the season….. October 5th – OK5662. October 6th – Baguley-Drewry No.90 October 12 & 13 – Hunslet […]

Santa Claus is coming to town

Specifically on December 14, 15, 21 &22. Please book as early as possible – our Santa Specials are very popular, and we don’t want anyone disappointed. We’ve worked really hard […]