Established 1968 (1968) | Collection size 60+ Locomotives | |
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Type Industrial railway museum & narrow gauge railway Website Moseley Railway Trust official website | ||
Moseley railway trust apedale
The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. It originally had its base in south Manchester, but has relocated to the Apedale Community Country Park near Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, where the Apedale Valley Light Railway and an important museum are being established next to the Apedale Heritage Centre.
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- Moseley railway trust apedale
- Talyllyn railway s tamper in use on moseley railway trust s apedale light railway
- Overview
- Locomotives
- References
Phase 1 of the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge Apedale Valley Light Railway opened to the public in during July 2010. Plans for the large new museum building have been approved by the local council and it was intended that construction will commence during 2011.
It is planned that there will eventually be an industrial demonstration railway line running around the perimeter of the MRT/Apedale Heritage Centre site, connecting with a recreation of an adit called No 7 Drift, from which coal was extracted by the previous occupiers of the site, the Aurora Mining Company, until around 1996.
Talyllyn railway s tamper in use on moseley railway trust s apedale light railway
Overview
From 1998 to 2007 the Trust's collection was in storage having been forced to vacate its site at Cheadle, near Manchester, where it operated the Moseley Tramway two-foot gauge railway, using its ex-industrial locomotives. During 2007, the collection was swelled by many items from the former Cadeby Rectory Railway arriving at the Apedale site.
Due for construction is a significant museum and separate non-passenger railway to display its collection of industrial narrow gauge equipment that has been gathered from various industries around the UK over the last 30 years.
Locomotives
The Trust's steam locomotives include:
There are a four ICTemplate:Claritfy locomotives on display in the Apedale Heritage Centre, and Apedale is the base for the Trust's collection of around 60 petrol and diesel-powered narrow gauge locomotives.