An old warrier
We still have two more events in the main season at Apedale – Halloween on October 31st/November 1st and the Military Memories weekend on November 7th & 8th. For the […]
Steam-up in retrospect
We’re just about recovered from the September Steam-Up now. Although this wasn’t an official gala, it felt like one. We had three engines in steam, and loads of the IC […]
Steam-up Day One
Despite the weather, we’ve had a pretty good day at Apedale. It’s been Day One of September Steam-up, with three locos in steam and lots of the more obscure IC […]
September Steam-Up
Just a quick reminder that this weekend is our September Steam-up. Three locos in steam, including the visiting Jung Justine from Toddington. There’s been a shed megashunt (no wheel left […]
Classic Cars
Today’s Classic Cars Day has passed off really well. In a remarkable break from the traditional downpour of biblical proportion, it has stayed remarkably dry despite a rather dire forecast. […]
Van dalism
A project which has not featured on these pages before is the ex- Ffestiniog Railway van. This was originally van 58 on Gods’s Own Railway – see write-up here. The […]
Paying the price
In life, there is usually a price to be paid for everything. This axiom is generally true for railways as well (ask anyone who’s bought a walk-up ticket in recent […]
And for our next trick…..
Coming up next at the Apedale Valley Light Railway, we proudly present the next two special events. August 30 is Steam Trains and Classic Cars day, which pretty much sums […]
Teddy Bear Outing
Great day at Apedale – nice sunny day and lots of nice sunny visitors with various toy animals in tow. Perhaps the greatest crowd of visitors since the May gala. […]
Empty Nest Syndrome
The shed at Apedale seems suddenly to have rather more room in it than we are accustomed to. Why is this? Because it would appear that the Apedale Valley Light […]
