FR117 has an outing
It’s been a Big Weekend for the FR117 coach project. The bogies were fitted last weekend and the air connected up. The new electrical system has been tidied up to […]
An anniversary
So, everyone, 17th March – what’s special about that? Apparently it some sort of Saints Day, popular in Bord Na Mona land. But the real significance of 17th March 2017 […]
Apedale Update
One should never start by apologising – but sorry for the slight hiatus in publishing updates; this was due to the regular key tapper taking a trip to Germany to […]
Diana at May Gala
The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to confirm arrangements for the 2017 railway gala at the Apedale Valley Light Railway. This year’s gala, to be held on May 13 and […]
Training on the Trains
We have had a Training and Assessment day at Apedale. This has focussed on re-assessing a group of mainline passenger drivers and Guards. We are required by law to have […]
Driver Experience Dates
We have released the dates for the “Tracks to the Trenches Driver Experience” days for 2017 – they are Friday 24th March, Sunday 26th March, Monday 3rd April, Monday 24th […]
Let there be light
Another busy weekend at Apedale. A major shunt on Sunday was needed to extract the Howard petrol loco; this left the yard looking as though a diesel gala was in […]
Charging
Plenty going on at Apedale at the moment; the closed season is when the rate of working needs to increase – if nothing else, it stops us freezing solid. The […]
PRISM Grant
The Moseley Railway Trust is delighted to announce that they are the recipients of a PRISM grant from Arts Council England. The grant, for more than £13,000, will be used […]
Christmas Quiz – the answers
I We hope that you found the Quiz somewhat diverting and took your mind away from the truly awful telly offering. Inevitably, there are some debatable answers – but here […]
