Welcome back, Hudswell 1238

Wonderful to see the re-launch of steam loco Hudswell 1238 after its overhaul. The overhaul has been undertaken entirely in-house by some of our younger members, and they should be […]

Loco Allocations – August

Here’s the plan for the Holiday Month: Full Steam for Forces August 2 & 3 – Hunslet 1215 and Kerr, Stuart “Tattoo”. Various military internal-combustion locos will work passenger and […]

Forthcoming attractions….

We’ve got a great line-up of events in the next few weeks. This Sunday is one our Car Boot Sales & Autojumbles. Details are here And then two weeks later […]

Sizzling summer special offer

To coincide with the school holidays, we’re launching a sizzling summer special! Pay once – ride all day. Yes, your standard return ticket can be used for as many train […]

Loco Allocations – July

Subject to the usual caveats, here’s the July plan: 5th July – WOTO. 6th July – Diesel. 12th & 13th July – Stanhope 19th July – Ogwen. 20th July – […]

Volunteering teamwork at its best!

During the last week, we hosted a group from AtkinsRéalis Central Rail Systems Alliance (who are based in Crewe). We had set them a pretty tough challenge. The problem was […]

A Boiler Inspector Calls

The journey of Hudswell Clarke 1238 back to the operational fleet at Apedale has taken a major step forward today. The boiler inspector attended to carry out the steam test […]