One of the more prolific, and long-lasting, of the British private locomotive builders was Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd. From their Railway Foundry works in Jack Lane, Leeds, they turned […]
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Open day Retrospective
Well, that was Open Weekend 2009. The visiting engines have all returned home, the site has returned to its normal self, and the organising team’s blood pressure has dropped from […]
Open Weekend – halfway through
We’ve got halfway through the Open Weekend at Apedale, and thus far it’s going very well. The weather has been very kind to us, and we’ve seen lots of visitors, […]
Open days – Do YOU have this booked?
Just a quick update – The Moseley Railway Trust’s Open Days are getting close. The line up of visiting locos is now confirmed as the Orenstein & Koppel steam loco […]
What do these things have in common?
Probably more than you would expect. For the uninitiated, one is Class 55 “Deltic”, a 100mph diesel electric loco used on BR’s Eastern Region. The other is the Matisa tamping […]
Simply Splendid Simplexes
We’ve been focusing on infrastructure stuff in recent posts, so for a change, this week we will have a look at two locomotive projects which are on-going at the Moseley […]
Bermuda Triangle
It’s been a busy day at Apedale. The task of ballast tamping has (hopefully) been made somewhat easier by the arrival of a Matisa tamper on loan from our friends […]
Open Days Update
The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to announce that the 2009 Open Days at its Apedale site in North Staffordshire will be held on September 12 and 13 2009. This […]
The Wrath of Tamp
Tamping and Lining a railway is one of the most important, but labour intensive, elements of the construction process. The Big Railway uses large and expensive yellow machines to do […]
To Seek Out New Life …
The Apedale Community Country Park has more than railways to interest the visitor. In addition to the popular Apedale Heritage Centre and underground mine tour, there is the country park […]
