Steam Loco Plan – October (and beyond)
The last full operating month of the season will see the following engines operating, subject (as ever) to mechanical whims:- October 3rd – “Stanhope”, October 4th – Diesel. October 10th […]
Gala Day One
Everything has run well, the weather was better than the forecast, and eight steam locos performing. And all happening on Sunday as well, 1130 until 1600.
Santa Bookings are now live!
We are delighted to announce that bookings are now being taken for our popular Santa trains. These run on December 12, 13, 19 and 20. These trains get very busy, […]
September Loco Roster
The plan for September is as follows:- 5th – “Ogwen”, 6th Diesel. 12 & 13th – “Stanhope” 19 & 20th – Gala weekend, so “all of them”. 26th – Hudswell […]
Fire risk – update
Following recent rainfall and a review of the national risk levels, we will be operating steam traction this weekend. The planned loco is Kerr, Stuart “Stanhope”. Trains will operate 1130 […]
September Gala Update
An update regarding our September 19 & 20 Gala. We are delighted to announce that, courtesy of the team at Statfold, we will be hosting Andrew, Barclay engine “Cegin” as […]
Welcome to “Jennie”
We are delighted to announce a new steam arrival at the Apedale Valley Light Railway. “Jennie” was built in 2008 by the Hunslet Engine Company. The loco is a modern […]
August Steam Loco plan
The planned roster for August will be as follows:- August 1st – Stanhope, 2nd – Diesel August 8th & 9th – Ogwen (as Ogwen the Welsh engine) and OK5662 (as […]
Loco Roster – July
After the Simplex take-over last weekend, we’re back! The July plan is as follows:- July 4 – Ogwen – this loco has a minor issue at the time of writing. […]
The influx continues – Motor Rail Mania updated
The visiting locos for Motor Rail Mania have started to arrive. To accomodate the newly-restored MR7522, the roster has been slightly revised. Each day we will now run a 16.30 […]
