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 […]

Welcome to the 2025 season

Well, hasn’t that come round quickly? Our 2025 season will start on April 12. We’ll then be running trains every weekend and bank holiday Monday until the end of October. […]