Hudswell Clarke Update

The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to report that significant progress has been made on the restoration of Hudswell Clarke steam locomotive no. 1238, built in 1916. This locomotive was […]

In the bleak mid-winter

Mother Nature was indeed bountiful in her distribution of a large amount of the white stuff on Friday night. After battling their way into the site at Apedale – with […]

Battling the Snow

In case anyone hasn’t noticed, the UK is blanketed by a layer of the white stuff, leaving chaos and disruption in its wake. The traditional railway response to a suggestion […]

Unglamorous

With the excitement of the 2012 Santa campaign behind us, the team of volunteers are Apedale have settled not into hibernation – tempting as that may be – but into […]

Happy New Year

Firstly, a slightly belated set of season’s greetings to both the readers of this. And now the moment you have all been waiting for – the answers to part 2 […]

Christmas Quiz – Part One

Bored? Fed up of hearing your relatives’ obnoxious opinions? Beginning to see things after the eighth glass of sherry (don’t worry, that’s quite normal)? Why not have a go at […]

Ho Ho Ho

The first weekend of Santa trains at Apedale has come and gone, along with most of the population of North Staffordshire it seems. My, but wasn’t Santa a busy man? […]

Only six sleeps

…until Santa arrives at Apedale. We’ve had a word, and he’s jollier and happier than ever before. So, if you’re after a truly ludicrous present – say an Aston Martin […]