Christmas Quiz Part Two

A few of you got the answer to Part One. They were:-
1 – Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge
2 – Statfold Barn Farm
3 - Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Stonehenge works
4 – West Lancs Light Railway, Hesketh Bank
5 – Our twin museum, the Frankfurt Fedbahn Museum

Some of the more over-confident said they wanted something more challenging. So, we've sent the MRT SR-71 out again, and it's come back with another batch of photos. Set your sherry and mince-pie addled brains working on this lot. Get in touch here with your answers and/or pathetic cries for help.

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Christmas Quiz - Part One

To challenge your brain cells whilst eating brussel sprouts and watching James Bond or the Queen or whatever on the telly, the Moseley Railway Trust proudly presents the Christmas Quiz. Using the awesome technology of Google Earth, we have satellite reconnaissance photographs of a number of locations of interest to those knowledgeable about narrow gauge railways. All you need to do is identify the places. Simples. The first four are a gentle warm-up exercise, with the fifth being rather more challenging. There's no prize, but if you want to check your answers, get in touch here (Meerkat-obsessive CMEs need not apply). I'll publish the answers and Part Two in a few days.

No.1 & No.2

No.3 & No.4

No.5

As darkness falls....

As darkness falls, the Apedale Valley Light Railway springs into life. We don't normally operate during the hours of darkness, because the Apedale Valley is a little remote from civilisation, and it is VERY dark (barely a photon or Higgs Boson to be seen). However, we ran a few trains tonight for a pre-boooked party. Doing the risk assessment took longer than we actually ran for, but that's life. With the train all lit up with fairy lights, and seriously powerful headlights on the loco frying anything which flew into their path, it was rather a magical evening. As ever, get in touch here.

Santa Claus is in the building

The Santa Special Season is in full swing at Apedale - and we've certainly been busy. Full trains full on excited kids, excited mums & dads and seen-it-all-before older siblings. Saturday was very bright and very cold - the first train arrived at Apedale Road with a distinct bow-wave as the wheels broke through the layer of ice on the railheads. Returning trains were greeted by a very odd cornucopia of characters - monkeys, elves and Fairy Godmothers. Anyway, it was all good clean fun, and we're doing it all next weekend as well. Some trains are now very full, so it would be best to check beforehand if you plan to come any distance. Check here or by e-mail here.

Santa Claus is coming to town

All over the Apedale site, Moseley Railway Trust members have been getting ready for the Santa campaign 2011. Booking are significantly ahead of this time last year - which was our first year of visits by the Bearded One - so it looks like we're going to be busy. Finishing touches have been applied to the Grotto by a team who really cannot be described as Elves. Perhaps a bit more like those funny Goblin things that they had in Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or something. This will be the first year we've has the use of Silverdale station, so work has been progressing with making that all seasonal, including commisioning of a coal burning stove. It was a bit of a struggle but I think the pyromaniac in charge got a flicker of life out of it in the end. There's still space on a few of the trains - but booking are coming in thick and fast. If you fancy roasting your chestnuts by the station stove, check here for booking - or here to get in touch.