The front wall for the platform extension on the Apedale Valley Light Railway has been completed. This, you will recall, is needed because the reconstruction of Silverdale station is still […]
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Sludge’s Busy Day
Simplex Mechanical Handling (SMH) were the successors to Motor Rail, who built so many of the Moseley Railway Trust’s locomotive fleet. In 1979 they turned out their number 40SD516 – […]
A sigh of relief
To coin a phrase, it’s been quite a week down the Valley. The Summer Working Week for the Moseley Railway Trust at Apedale has been and gone. It’s called the […]
The Daily Grind
It’s our Summer Working Week at Apedale. As is traditional, the Sun has done a bunk and been replaced by heavy rainclouds. Has that dampened spirits? Well, just a bit. […]
Hudswell Update
Some may recall that the Moseley Railway Trust’s Hudswell Clarke steam loco no. 1238 is now under serious restoration. This loco was imported from Ghana in 2008. It had a […]
The Heat is on
Another day of progress on many fronts down in the sultry sub-tropical paradise which is the Apedale valley. The Penrhyn coach has now had the reinforcing bars installed, which was […]
Drilling Down
Some years ago, the Moseley Railway Trust built a replica of a Penrhyn Quarryman’s Coach. The vehicle has had a few public outings – at the Alan Keef Ltd open […]
Modeller’s Mecca
As both regular readers know, the Grand Opening Gala for the Apedale Valley Light Railway will be on the 18th & 19th September. Amongst other attractions, we’re planning a record […]
Testing times
As both of you will realise, we have to obtain approval from the ORR (or HMRI to old folks) for both the passenger railway – the Apedale Valley Light Railway […]
Breakthrough
As many will know, especially MRT members, one of the problems which had inhibited our ability to open the Apedale Valley Light railway to the public was the rather inconvenient […]
