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Those of a certain age will associate the word “Pit” with Professor Quatermass. Sadly, he seemed to be unavailable this weekend – probably due to the inconvenience of being fictional. […]

A loco which has not previously graced this page is Motor Rail 8669 of 1941 – Apedale fleet No.21.  This is an utterly bog-standard 20/28 Simplex design – at one […]

A couple of weeks ago, we saw the new diamond crossing for the field railway under construction in the workshops at Apedale. We have not been idle in the meantime! […]

The Moseley Railway Trust is pleased to announce that the theme of the 2015 Apedale Valley Light Railway Gala will be Locos from Leeds. In a departure from previous practice, […]

With all that Christmas malarkey behind us, life gets back to normal down the Apedale Valley. This particular version of normal involves heavy fabrication work of railway crossing work. Over […]

Firstly, Happy New Year from everyone associated with the Moseley Railway Trust. Cue Drum roll. The moment you have all been waiting for – the quiz answers…. 1:- An Post […]

For some unaccountable reason, the annual Christmas Quiz has built up quite a following. This year, we have literally one person asking when it will appear. So, faced with that […]

Santa has paid his first visit to the Apedale Light Railway for 2014. It all seems to have gone jolly well, with lots of well-laden trains and rather less presents […]

Yes, only six sleeps until the Man in the Red Coat lands the sleigh at Apedale Road and hoardes of bright eyed and eager children look forward to unburdening their […]

Both regular readers will have followed the trials and tribulations of the two parallel Hudswell Clarke restoration jobs at Apedale with something close to disinterest. You will therefore be pleased […]