Boldly going where no man has been before……
We’ve hosted a private charter day for the Branch Line Society today; two trains were run, each full to capacity, and they set off to explore the more exotic parts […]
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
Another busy day at the Apedale Valley Light Railway has seen a number of projects progressed. A broken rail had been noted some time ago on one of the lesser-used […]
All dressed up and somewhere to go…..
All dressed up and somewhere to go – Stanhope polished to within an inch of its life and with Penrhyn couplers fitted, ready to head back to Penrhyn for next […]
Michelangelo comes out of retirement
It’s been a busy few weeks at Apedale with a variety of projects being progressed. One project which very rarely sees much limelight is the continuing programme of repairs and […]
Classic Cars
Just a reminder that this coming Bank Holiday weekend will see steam trains at Apedale on all three days from 1130 to 4pm. And the weather forecast, by August bank […]
Olympic Games
It’s been a training day at Apedale. Three of our brightest and best members have been coming to terms with the most common loco types in the collection – a […]
Andrew Barclay
By way of a change, this time we’ll take a look at one of the recent additions to the fleet at Apedale. The Kilmarnock company of Andrew Barclay is well-known […]
Forthcoming attractions
Following the success of May’s Tracks to the Trenches World War One themed event, the Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to confirm the events line-up for the remainder of 2016. […]
Training Day
We’ve had a training day at Apedale – a very necessary part of running a railway is managing the competencies of our members. The rules and regulations which apply to […]
The Bogie Man cometh
Work has continued apace this weekend on the bogies from FR117. You will recall that these are rather brutal three-piece bogies (so-called because they contain four main structural parts – […]
