August Bank Holiday
August Bank Holiday – always a weekend of mixed emotions; nearly time to go back to school, and the Christmas trees have appeared in Woolworths (for younger readers, that used […]
Deutz problems….
A wide variety of projects progressing at the moment at Apedale. To describe two….at rather opposite ends of the spectrum. The first is a fun project by a couple of […]
Teddy Bear Outing
Just a quick reminder that this weekend – August 11 & 12 – we are once again running the popular Teddy Bear Outing event on the Apedale Valley Light Railway. […]
Tracks to the Trenches retrospective
Well folks, a holiday immediately after Tracks to the Trenches rather interrupted regular updates…apologies for that. It was a wonderful three days, and hopefully the blisters/sunburn have eased by now. […]
It’s coming home….
It would appear that Football’s not coming home after all, but lots of things have come home to Apedale instead. The Hunslet 4-6-0, no.1215, has now arrived andis being tested. […]
Tracks to the Trenches – almost time
Big reminder time – next weekend, July 13, 14 & 15 is Tracks to the Trenches at Apedale – our big World War One event. It will be the last […]
Advance tickets for Tracks to the Trenches
Thank you to all those who pre-ordered tickets for Tracks to the Trenches – we greatly value your support and hope you enjoy the show. Your tickets are being dispatched […]
Hunslet 1215 update
B y now, the entire railway world is aware that the War Office Loco Trust’s Hunslet 4-6-0 was, very sadly, unable to participate in the Hunslet125 weekend at the Ffestiniog Railway. […]
Bogie overhaul
Work continues at Apedale in preparation for Tracks to the Trenches 2018 (July 13-15, as if you didn’t know). Two WW1 bogies are having a featherlight overhaul as part of […]
The War on Wagons
With less than two months to go until Tracks to the Trenches, most activity on site is now focussing on preparations. One of these activities is extracting the various WW1 […]
