Please note that the second weekend (December 18 & 19) is now sold out. Sunday 12 December is almost sold out – there are a very few compartments available on […]
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Network Rail
We have welcomed a group from Network Rail for a corporate volunteering day. A small but effective team split to deliver two tasks. One team was tasked with removing 30 […]
Santa Claus is coming to town
We are delighted to announce that, after a year’s enforced absence, the Santa Special returns to Apedale. Bookings are now open for these very popular trains, which will run on […]
Another busy weekend…
Busy weekend at Apedale. The mini-digger hired in to support the Atkins event continued to re-shape the landscape, and it was good to see narrow gauge railway being used as […]
The Trojan Army
We have hosted a team from Atkins today. The team was made of of permanent way and overhead electrification engineers, and they put their collective knowledge to good work by […]
More Military Trains
Day Two of Military Trains experienced even more spectacular weather than Day One – bursts of sunshine interspersed with torrential downpours. Big thanks to those who braved the weather and […]
Military Trains – Day One
Day One of the Military Trains weekend. The mainline was occupied by the First World War, the Field Railway had wound the clock forward to the Second World War and […]
Military Trains weekend
Just a very quick reminder that this coming weekend is our Military Trains event. Performing on the main line will be Hunslet 1215 and Hudswell 1238, which will haul passenger […]
A quick look at a couple of projects
A few photos of current projects. The stripdown continues on the Avonside steam loco. Some components are proving to be distinctly reluctant to be stripped down, and in some cases […]
Up and away
Just a very short post showing a key milestone reached with the Avonside – parting the boiler from the frames. The wheels are in amazingly good order – looks like […]
