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Just a very quick post to thank all our members, friends, visitors and supporters for 2019. The Santa Season is now complete, ad we have but one further operating day […]

Santa bookings update – The remaining seats for 21/22 December will be released on Saturday 21st December at 9am. Bookings can be made either in person at the station or […]

We’ve had a few enquiries about how to book the remaining seats for the Santa Trains. You can see which trains have availability at https://santa.avlr.org.uk/santastep1.phpBookings for this Saturday and Sunday […]

It’s the last weekend before the onslaught of the Santa Season, so plenty was happening at Apedale this weekend. After all the track works, checks were made with the Yellow […]

Another busy (and cold) weekend at Apedale. The annual servicing of the coaching stock was finally finished, and the train assembled ready for the Santas. Down the line, the last […]

The Winter Maintenance Programme is in full swing at the moment. Main PW task so far has been checking and greasing fishplates on the main running line – a dirty […]

Member’s Day at Apedale, which is a chance to reflect and discuss on the season just gone – many things went well, but there are always things to be learnt. […]

A major hurdle was overcome in the restoration of Motor Rail 21520. You may (or may not) recall that arguably the biggest issue with this loco when it arrived at […]

Many thanks to everyone who came to celebrate our 50th birthday this weekend. It was particularly gratifying to see the various alumni from the School Railway Society. Everyone seemed to […]

Getting ready for Moseley Railway Trust 50 – 7 locos in steam (a new record, we think), passenger rides on the Field and Our First Loco, on loan from Darlington […]